Catch up on today’s top five analyst upgrades with this list compiled by The Fly: 1. AT&T (T) upgraded to Sector Perform from Underperform at Scotiabank with analyst Jeffrey Fan saying the stock over the past two has underperformed at down 9% compared to Verizon’s (VZ) down 2% and the up 46% for the S&P 500 Index. 2. BNY Mellon (BK) upgraded to Outperform from Market Perform at Keefe Bruyette with analyst Michael Brown expecting the “receive positive news on the capital return front,” and longer term the “considerable rate headwinds should flip to meaningful tailwinds” for the trust banks. 3. Stanley Black & Decker (SWK) upgraded to Buy from Hold at Gabelli with analyst Justin Bergner citing his increasing confidence in growth driven by e-commerce, the Black & Decker brand revitalization, and “sustained ex-urban living.” 4. Patterson Companies (PDCO) upgraded to Overweight from Neutral at Piper Sandler with analyst Jason Bednar saying he would be a buyer of the stock ahead of next week’s fiscal Q4 earnings release. 5. Boot Barn (BOOT) upgraded to Buy from Neutral at Citi with analyst Steven Zaccone viewing Boot Barn as an attractive play on the economic reopening in the near- to medium-term. 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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