Today's noteworthy upgrades include: Aaron's (AAN) upgraded to Strong Buy from Market Perform at Raymond James... Allstate (ALL) upgraded to Outperform from Neutral at Macquarie... Amedisys (AMED) upgraded to Buy from Neutral at Mizuho... Applied Materials (AMAT) upgraded to Buy from Outperform at CLSA... AstraZeneca (AZN) upgraded to Equal Weight from Underweight at Barclays... Beacon Roofing (BECN) upgraded to Outperform from Market Perform at William Blair... Burberry (BURBY) upgraded to Buy from Neutral at UBS... Burlington Stores (BURL) upgraded to Buy from Hold at BB&T... Campbell Soup (CPB) upgraded to Neutral from Underweight at JPMorgan... Carrizo Oil & Gas (CRZO) upgraded to Buy from Accumulate at KLR Group... China Mobile (CHL) upgraded to Buy from Hold at Deutsche Bank... Cypress Energy (CELP) upgraded to Strong Buy from Outperform at Raymond James... D.R. Horton (DHI) upgraded on entry level consumer focus at Sterne Agee CRT... Eaton Vance (EV) upgraded to Neutral from Negative at Susquehanna... Exelixis (EXEL) upgraded to Outperform from Market Perform at Leerink... Fifth Street Finance (FSC) upgraded to Outperform from Market Perform at Wells Fargo... Julius Baer (JBAXY) upgraded to Buy from Hold at Berenberg... Kite Pharma (KITE) upgraded to Outperform from Market Perform at FBR Capital... Lennar (LEN) upgraded on results outlook at Sterne Agee CRT... Matador (MTDR) upgraded to Accumulate from Hold at KLR Group... McDonald's (MCD) upgraded to Buy from Neutral at BTIG... Michael Kors (KORS) upgraded to Neutral from Underweight at Piper Jaffray... Microchip (MCHP) upgraded to Overweight from Equal Weight at Morgan Stanley... New York Community Bancorp (NYCB) upgraded to Market Perform at FBR Capital... Pandora (P) upgraded to Neutral from Sell at BTIG... Penn National (PENN) upgraded to Outperform from Market Perform at Telsey Advisory... Procter & Gamble (PG) upgraded on results outlook, multiple expansion at Stifel... Regeneron (REGN) upgraded to Buy from Neutral at Roth Capital... Regions Financial (RF) upgraded to Overweight from Neutral at Piper Jaffray... Retail Properties of America (RPAI) upgraded to Buy from Hold at Deutsche Bank... Shake Shack (SHAK) upgraded to Outperform from Market Perform at William Blair... Shopify (SHOP) upgraded to Overweight from Equal Weight at Morgan Stanley... Sierra Wireless (SWIR) upgraded to Outperform from Market Perform at Northland... Silgan Holdings (SLGN) upgraded to Outperform from Market Perform at Wells Fargo... Skyworks (SWKS) upgraded to Buy from Hold at Needham... Sunstone Hotel (SHO) upgraded to Buy on valuation at Evercore ISI... Tenet (THC) upgraded to Buy from Neutral at Mizuho... United Financial (UBNK) upgraded to Overweight from Neutral at Piper Jaffray... Web.com (WEB) upgraded to Buy from Hold at Craig-Hallum... Wolseley (WOSYY) upgraded to Equal Weight from Underweight at Morgan Stanley... adidas (ADDYY) upgraded to Neutral from Underperform at Credit Suisse.

In Q2: Homes closed increased 15% to 22,548 homes and 14% in value to $8.5B. Net sales orders increased 14% to 26,456 homes and 17% in value to $10.1B.

FY24 consensus $36.32B. Sees FY24: Homes closed by homebuilding operations of 89,000 homes to 91,000 homes; Share repurchases of approximately $1.6B; Income tax rate of approximately 23.5% to 24.0%. The company reiterates its fiscal 2024 guidance for cash flow provided by homebuilding operations of approximately $3B.

Notable companies reporting before tomorrow's open, with earnings consensus, include Blackstone (BX), consensus 96c... Elevance Health (ELV), consensus $10.53... D.R. Horton (DHI), consensus $3.06... Genuine Parts (GPC), consensus $2.16... Snap-on (SNA), consensus $4.64... Keycorp (KEY), consensus 22c... Ally Financial (ALLY), consensus 33c... Alaska Air (ALK), consensus ($1.05).

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Wedbush raised the firm's price target on Adidas to EUR 200 from EUR 193 and keeps a Neutral rating on the shares. Momentum appears to be building up at Adidas, following a strong Q1 preannouncement and guidance raise on both the top and bottom lines, the firm says. Wedbush believes that brand heat is accelerating, and they should benefit as channel inventory improves. That said, a lot of the good news is already factored into the stock, the firm adds.

Bernstein analyst Aneesha Sherman raised the firm's price target on Adidas to $104.20 from $100.97 and keeps a Market Perform rating on the shares. The firm notes Adidas pre-announced a strong Q1 and raised FY guide, mostly from passing on the Q1 beat. While Bernstein's numbers were already ahead of the raised full year guide, it takes them up slightly further, as the firm believes the Q2-4 guide remains conservative given the strong Q1 performance.

As previously reported, Benchmark analyst Mike Hickey initiated coverage of Penn Entertainment with a Hold rating and no price target. While the firm has concerns about the ability of ESPN Bet to significantly influence the U.S. online sports betting market, it also thinks these issues are already reflected to "some degree" in the company's current valuation and contends that given the "diminished valuation" that shares could see a potential valuation reset if ESPN Bet can gradually capture a material market share.

Citi lowered the firm's price target on McDonald's to $297 from $312 and keeps a Neutral rating on the shares. The analyst looked at the recent pullback in the shares as a potential opportunity to get more positive on McDonald's. However, while Citi thinks some of the recent pressure on shares came from faltering high-frequency data, it finds it hard to make a valuation-based or high-frequency data-driven case to own McDonald's shares ahead of a "rock and a hard case" Q1 earnings setup. If the company walks away from guidance for 3%-4% U.S. same-store-sales in 2024, it further biases estimate revisions down, and if it maintains it, optimistic guidance remains a bear case, the analyst tells investors in a research note.