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Fly News Breaks for August 2, 2016
PXD, HVT, FORM, BG, AEO
Aug 2, 2016 | 10:42 EDT
Catch up on today's top five analyst upgrades with this list compiled by The Fly: 1. American Eagle (AEO) upgraded to Buy from Neutral at BofA/Merrill with analyst Stephen Albert saying he sees upside to consensus estimates and expects multiple expansion from consistent comp performance. 2. Bunge (BG) upgraded to Buy from Neutral at BofA/Merrill with analyst Evan Morris saying he has confidence Bunge can continue to execute and said cost savings could result in upside to fiscal 2017 estimates. 3. FormFactor (FORM) upgraded to Buy from Hold at Stifel with analyst Patrick Ho saying the company's acquisition of Cascade Microtech is "transformative" and will be highly accretive as the two companies are integrated. 4. Haverty Furniture (HVT) upgraded to Strong Buy from Outperform at Raymond James with analyst Budd Bugatch saying he expects Haverty to benefit from easier comparisons in the second half of 2016, continued growth in its H-Design program, and investments in store upgrades. 5. Pioneer Natural (PXD) upgraded to Overweight from Equal Weight at Barclays with analyst Thomas Driscoll saying he believes the company will beat its revised 2016 growth guidance of 13%. This list is just a portion of The Fly's full analyst coverage. To see The Fly's full Street Research coverage, click here.