Catch up on today’s top five analyst upgrades with this list compiled by The Fly: 1. McDonald’s (MCD) upgraded to Overweight from Equal Weight at Stephens with analyst Will Slabaugh saying McDonald’s core U.S. business is accelerating and positioned to show upside to consensus estimates for Q1 and fiscal 2019. 2. PG&E (PCG) upgraded to Buy from Neutral at Citi with analyst Praful Mehta saying recent comments by California Governor Gavin Newsom indicate an “increasingly likelihood of legislative action.” 3. PepsiCo (PEP) upgraded to Outperform from Neutral at Macquarie with analyst Caroline Levy saying new CEO Ramon Laguarta “moved decisively” to reset for sustained 4%-6% sales growth by stepping up marketing and capital spending. 4. Freeport McMoRan (FCX) upgraded to Buy from Neutral at Citi while Southern Copper (SCCO) was double upgraded to Buy from Sell. 5. Cosan (CZZ) upgraded to Overweight from Neutral at JPMorgan with analyst Lucas Ferreira saying the shares trade at an “excessive” 40% discount to net asset value, in the upper part of the 30%-40% range where the stock should be trading. This list is just a portion of The Fly’s full analyst coverage. To see The Fly’s full Street Research coverage, (click here.):(http://thefly.com/streetResearch.php)
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