Today's noteworthy upgrades include: American Capital (ACAS) upgraded on contemplated spinoff at Cantor... BCE (BCE) upgraded to Buy from Hold at Canaccord... ChannelAdvisor (ECOM) upgraded to Buy from Hold at Stifel... Clayton Williams (CWEI) upgraded to Buy from Hold at Wunderlich... Continental Resources (CLR) upgraded to Buy from Hold at Wunderlich... Eni SpA (E) upgraded to Market Perform from Underperform at BMO Capital... Harmony Gold (HMY) upgraded to Buy from Hold at Deutsche Bank... Huntington Ingalls (HII) upgraded on valuation gap, defense outlook at Wells Fargo... Live Oak Bancshares (LOB) upgraded to Buy from Hold at Sandler O'Neill... Magna (MGA) upgraded to Overweight from Neutral at JPMorgan... NVIDIA (NVDA) upgraded to Buy from Neutral at MKM Partners... Qlik Technologies (QLIK) upgraded to Outperform from Market Perform at FBR Capital... Raptor Pharmaceuticals (RPTP) upgraded to Neutral from Underperform at Wedbush... Stamps.com (STMP) upgraded to Buy from Neutral at B. Riley... Teekay Tankers (TNK) upgraded to Buy from Hold at Deutsche Bank... VEREIT (VER) upgraded to Neutral from Underweight at JPMorgan... WestRock (WRK) upgraded to Buy from Neutral at DA Davidson... Westar Energy (WR) upgraded to Neutral from Underweight at JPMorgan.

Check out this evening's top movers from around Wall Street, compiled by The Fly. HIGHER AFTER EARNINGSAudioEye (AEYE) up... To see the rest of the story go to thefly.com. See Story Here

As previously reported, CIBC analyst Stephanie Price upgraded BCE to Outperformer from Neutral with an unchanged price target of C$52. The stock is trading at a five-year trough multiple amid heightened competitive intensity, volatile interest rates and concerns around free cash flow growth, notes the analyst. While the firm recognizes these concerns, it believes that they have been "priced into the name at these levels," the analyst tells investors.

General Motors (GM) is scheduled to report quarterly results before market open on Tuesday, April 23, with a conference call scheduled for 8:30 am EST, while Ford (F) is scheduled to report after market close on Wednesday, April 24, with a conference call scheduled for 5:00 pm EST. What to watch... To see the rest of the story go to thefly.com. See Story Here

Friday's total option volume of 56.7 million contracts resulted in net open interest growth of 6.01 million calls and 5.28 million puts. NVIDIA (NVDA), Tesla (TSLA), Apple (AAPL) and Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) saw the greatest growth. Top five new positions opened include 50k Lyft (LYFT) May-24 20 calls, 44k Energy Transfer (ET) 4/26 weekly 16.5 calls, 43k Las Vegas Sands (LVS) Sep-24 41 calls, 23k Tesla (TSLA) 4/26 weekly 162.5 calls and 21k Papa John's (PZZA) Jun-24 57.5 puts.

SoftBank (SFTBY) is planning to spend Y150B, or $960M, by 2025 to boost the number crunching power at its computing facilities to develop world-class generative artificial intelligence, Nikkei Asia's staff writers report, citing sources. The company's computing power is likely to be among the highest in Japan once the investment is complete and graphics processing units will be bought from Nvidia (NVDA). Reference Link