Today's noteworthy upgrades include: ASML (ASML) upgraded to Accumulate from Neutral at SNS Securities... Anacor (ANAC) upgraded to Buy from Neutral at Goldman... Artisan Partners (APAM) upgraded to Outperform from Neutral at Credit Suisse... Canadian National (CNI) upgraded to Buy from Hold at Canaccord... General Mills (GIS) upgraded to Outperform from Sector Perform at RBC Capital... Halliburton (HAL) upgraded to Accumulate from Neutral at Global Hunter... Harte-Hanks (HHS) upgraded to Outperform from Market Perform at BMO Capital... MDC Partners (MDCA) upgraded to Overweight from Neutral at Piper Jaffray... SABMiller (SBMRY) upgraded to Buy from Neutral at Nomura... Sanmina (SANM) upgraded to Neutral from Underperform at Longbow... Santander Mexico (BSMX) upgraded to Neutral from Sell at Goldman... Sherwin-Williams (SHW) upgraded to Buy from Neutral at Northcoast... Southwestern Energy (SWN) upgraded to Buy from Neutral at Global Hunter... Verisk Analytics (VRSK) assumed with an Outperform at Keefe Bruyette.

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General Mills is exploring a sale of its North America yogurt business in a deal that could be worth more than $2B, Abigail Summerville of Reuters reports, citing people familiar with the matter. The company is working with JPMorgan to gauge interest from potential buyers that could include rival snack food makers and private equity firms, sources told Reuters. Reference Link

RBC Capital lowered the firm's price target on Sherwin-Williams to $370 from $380 but keeps an Outperform rating on the shares after its Q1 results and below-consensus guide. The company's investments and ramp-up of pricing realization through 2024 should support above-market growth, while volume upside should further fuel its margin expansion, the analyst tells investors in a research note. Recovery in new residential business, strong share gains, growth in protective/marine and greater than expected capital return could also provide upside to current FY24 guidance, the firm added.

KeyBanc analyst Aleksey Yefremov last night upgraded Sherwin-Williams to Overweight from Sector Weight with a $400 price target. The analyst recommends taking advantage of the 13% pullback in shares since the recent peak in late March. The firm acknowledges a "somewhat less confident" Q1 print and more questions about volume outlook for 2024 on higher interest rates, but believes investors should focus on Sherwin-Williams' volume recovery story that it expects to unfold in 2025 and 2026. KeyBanc expects the company to continue taking share in architectural paint.

BMO Capital lowered the firm's price target on Sherwin-Williams to $377 from $385 but keeps an Outperform rating on the shares. The company's Q1 results disappointed, as weather and customer project delays in the seasonally light Q1 more than offset early share gains tied to competitor issues, but its expected market share gains should amplify results in 2025/26 when housing improves with eventual interest rate cuts, the analyst tells investors in a research note.

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Baird analyst Ghansham Panjabi raised the firm's price target on Sherwin-Williams to $310 from $300 and keeps a Neutral rating on the shares. The firm said in their opinion, current end-market weakness is a function of the lagged impact of previous increases in interest rates, noting that while raw material cost deflation was a partial offset, the recent up-tick in upstream input costs points toward a peak margin backdrop for Sherwin-Williams and peers.