Today's noteworthy upgrades include: AEGON (AEG) upgraded to Buy from Hold at ING Group... Ahold (AHONY) upgraded to Buy from Hold at Jefferies... Anthem (ANTM) upgraded to Buy from Neutral at Goldman... Bank of America (BAC) upgraded to Buy from Hold at Sandler O'Neill... BroadSoft (BSFT) upgraded to Outperform from Market Perform at Wells Fargo... CNOOC (CEO) upgraded to Buy from Hold at Jefferies... CalAtlantic (CAA) upgraded to Overweight from Equal Weight at Barclays... Comerica (CMA) upgraded to Outperform from Market Perform at FBR Capital... Credit Agricole (CRARY) upgraded to Neutral from Sell at Goldman... EMC Insurance (EMCI) upgraded to Buy from Hold at Sandler O'Neill... Electrolux AB (ELUXY) upgraded to Buy from Sell at UBS... Enterprise Products (EPD) upgraded to Overweight from Equal Weight at Morgan Stanley... Flotek (FTK) upgraded to Speculative Buy from Accumulate at Seaport Global... Genesco (GCO) upgraded to Overweight from Neutral at Piper Jaffray... ITG (ITG) upgraded to Overweight from Neutral at JPMorgan... Lennar (LEN) upgraded to Positive at Susquehanna... New Mountain Finance (NMFC) upgraded to Outperform from Neutral at Baird... Novozymes (NVZMY) upgraded to Neutral from Sell at Goldman... ONEOK (OKE) upgraded to Overweight from Equal Weight at Morgan Stanley... Peyto Exploration (PEYUF) upgraded to Overweight from Equal Weight at Barclays... Progressive Waste (BIN) upgraded to Overweight from Underweight at Barclays... Sanmina (SANM) upgraded on optical networking trends at RBC Capital... Sherwin-Williams (SHW) upgraded to Buy from Neutral at Goldman... Spectra Energy upgraded to Equal Weight from Underweight at Morgan Stanley... Spirit Airlines (SAVE) upgraded to Buy from Neutral at Citi... Stellus Capital (SCM) upgraded to Outperform at Baird... Tenaris (TS) upgraded to Outperform from Neutral at Macquarie... Voya Financial (VOYA) upgraded to Buy from Neutral at BofA/Merrill... Waste Connections (WCN) upgraded to Strong Buy from Outperform at Raymond James... Wayfair (W) upgraded to Buy from Neutral at Citi... Wells Fargo (WFC) upgraded to Positive at Susquehanna.

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UBS analyst Erika Najarian lowered the firm's price target on Comerica to $55 from $59 and keeps a Neutral rating on the shares. Despite the company's liability sensitive positioning, management reiterated the 2024 net interest income outlook for a decline of 11% year over year which is now based on two 25 basis point cuts, the analyst tells investors in a research note. The firm continues to view the NII outlook as a "show me" story given the uncertainty surrounding the macro-economic backdrop, and while there are attractive drivers to the 2025 outlook, including the roll-off of interest rate swaps, repricing in the securities book and tailwinds from lower deposit costs, success in 2025 is predicated on the 2024 exit point, UBS argues.

Reports Q1 CET1 capital ratio 12.01%. Reports Q1 net charge-offs .1%. "Today we reported first quarter earnings per share of $0.98," said Curtis Farmer, Comerica chairman and CEO. "Strategic rationalization efforts from 2023 and favorable pipeline trends position us for growth. Deposits outperformed normal seasonal patterns as we added new customers and expanded existing relationships while maintaining pricing discipline. Our liquidity strategy remained a highlight as we normalized our cash position, significantly reduced wholesale funding and successfully executed a record $1.0 billion debt issuance. We experienced ongoing, expected credit normalization, while net charge-offs of 10 basis points continued to be historically low. We are committed to running an efficient organization as we navigate expense pressures and execute on the action plans announced last quarter. Conservative capital management and lower loan balances further enhanced our capital position and drove our estimated CET1 ratio to 11.47, well above our 10% target."

JPMorgan upgraded JetBlue (JBLU) to Neutral from Underweight with a $7 price target. The company is increasingly well-positioned for a modest potential move to the upside based on improving market sentiment, and its upcoming Q2 guide coming next week may exceed consensus, the analyst tells investors in a research note. JetBlue is the second least-liked airline based on sell-side ratings, after Spirit (SAVE), with short interest on the stock also remaining "stubbornly high", the firm added.