Catch up on today's top five analyst upgrades with this list compiled by The Fly: 1. Bank of America (BAC) upgraded to Outperform from Market Perform at BMO Capital with analyst James Fotheringham expecting upward consensus estimates revisions and a "multiple re-rating" to drive 34% total return in the shares. 2. SunPower (SPWR), SunRun (RUN) upgraded to Buy from Neutral as SolarEdge (SEDG) upgraded to Neutral from Sell at Goldman Sachs with analyst Brian Lee anticipating "volume tailwinds" in the second half of 2019 given the recent signs of strength in the sector's financing environment. 3. CNH Industrial (CNHI) upgraded to Hold from Sell at Deutsche Bank with analyst Chad Dillard saying he's turning positive on North America large agriculture. 4. U.S. Cellular (USM), Telephone and Data (TDS) upgraded to Overweight from Equal Weight at Morgan Stanley with analyst Simon Flannery stating that he sees both stocks as "very attractively valued" with each down over 20% from their recent peak levels. 5. Prosperity Bancshares (PB) upgraded to Market Perform from Underperform at Raymond James with analyst Michael Rose saying the LegacyTexas Financial (LTXB) transaction provides meaningful scale in some of the most attractive markets in the country. This list is just a portion of The Fly's full analyst coverage. To see The Fly's full Street Research coverage, click here.

SunPower told employees today it was eliminating 1,000 positions, more than 25% of its workforce. In a letter to staff, Tom Werner stated: "I'm writing to share difficult news with you as we implement changes across our organization in the days and weeks to come. To position SunPower for the future, we need to achieve financial viability, which includes simplifying our business structure, transitioning away from areas where we have been unable to sustain profitable operations, and improving financial controls. As such, we are moving to a low fixed-cost model that we believe we will be able to better flex when the market is up or down. Specifically, we are winding down our SunPower Residential Installation locations and closing SunPower Direct sales. We are also reducing our workforce to better align our business with our new focus. With this shift, we will reduce our workforce by approximately 1,000 people in the coming days and weeks. While we worked hard to avoid this outcome, the market has been slower to recover than we initially expected. Additionally, we have dedicated resources to improving our financial controls, and will continue to do so. We believe this shift in our strategy is necessary to safeguard the company's future." Reference Link