Today's noteworthy upgrades include: AptarGroup (ATR) upgraded to Buy on growth outlook at BofA/Merrill...BlackRock (BLK) upgraded to Conviction Buy from Buy at Goldman...Blue Buffalo (BUFF) upgraded to Outperform from Market Perform at Wells Fargo...Civeo (CVEO) upgraded to Outperform from Sector Perform at Scotia Howard Weil...Credit Suisse (CS) upgraded to Conviction Buy from Buy at Goldman...Kimberly-Clark (KMB) upgraded to Buy from Hold at Deutsche Bank...NiSource (NI) upgraded to Hold from Sell at Argus...Nordstrom (JWN) upgraded to Buy from Hold at Stifel...ONEOK Partners (OKS) upgraded to Buy from Neutral at Citi...ONEOK (OKE) upgraded to Buy from Neutral at Citi...Owens-Illinois (OI) upgraded to Buy from Neutral at BofA/Merrill...PennTex (PTXP) upgraded to Buy from Hold at Stifel...Teradyne (TER) upgraded to Buy from Neutral at Citi...The Fresh Market (TFM) upgraded to Buy from Hold at Jefferies...Weight Watchers (WTW) upgraded to Buy from Hold at Craig-Hallum...Weyerhaeuser (WY) upgraded to Buy from Neutral at BofA/Merrill...Whirlpool (WHR) upgraded to Top Pick from Outperform at RBC Capital.

Reaffirms FY24 adjusted EBITDA view $80M-$90M and CapEx view $30M-$35M.

Barclays analyst Lauren Lieberman raised the firm's price target on Kimberly-Clark to $136 from $132 and keeps an Equal Weight rating on the shares. The company reported strong Q1 results, both on productivity and volume, the analyst tells investors in a research note.

Pre-earnings options volume in Whirlpool is 1.9x normal with calls leading puts 4:3. Implied volatility suggests the market is anticipating a move near 6.0%, or $6.38, after results are released. Median move over the past eight quarters is 3.8%.

Deutsche Bank raised the firm's price target on Kimberly-Clark to $139 from $134 and keeps a Hold rating on the shares following the Q1 report.