Catch up on today's top five analyst upgrades with this list compiled by The Fly: 1. Bristol-Myers (BMY) upgraded to Overweight from Equal Weight at Morgan Stanley with analyst David Risinger saying he has become more optimistic on the immuno-oncology Opdivo + Yervoy combo in first-line lung cancer, which he notes is the largest cancer market. 2. Salesforce (CRM) upgraded to Buy from Hold at Jefferies with analyst John DiFucci saying recent field checks indicate continued strong enterprise traction as well improved commercial segment momentum, likely due to moderating Microsoft (MSFT) competition. 3. Credit Suisse (CS) upgraded to Buy from Hold at Societe Generale. 4. FMC Corporation (FMC) upgraded to Buy from Neutral at Seaport Global with analyst Michael Harrison saying he sees near-term catalysts from the Ag market recovery and secular growth in lithium, which the company plans to spinoff. 5. Baidu (BIDU) upgraded to Overweight from Equal Weight at Morgan Stanley with analyst Grace Chen citing expectations for search sales reacceleration in 2018, the potential catalyst of the iQiyi IPO and the long-term potential contributions from AI. This list is just a portion of The Fly's full analyst coverage. To see The Fly's full Street Research coverage, click here.

Notable companies reporting before tomorrow's open, with earnings consensus, include Merck (MRK), consensus $1.87... Caterpillar (CAT), consensus $5.14... Comcast (CMSCA), consensus 99c... Honeywell (HON), consensus $2.17... Bristol-Myers (BMY), consensus ($4.44)... Altria (MO), consensus $1.15... Keurig Dr. Pepper (KDP), consensus 35c... GE Vernova (GEV), consensus (37c)... Royal Caribbean (RCL), consensus $1.33... Tractor Supply (TSCO), consensus $1.72... Mobileye (MBLY), consensus (6c)... Textron (TXT), consensus $1.23... LabCorp (LH), consensus $3.48... Southwest Airlines (LUV), consensus (34c)... American Airlines (AAL), consensus (29c)... Harley-Davidson (HOG), consensus $1.51.

HSBC analyst Charlene Liu lowered the firm's price target on Baidu to $145 from $157 and keeps a Buy rating on the shares following the company's developer conference. The firm says Baidu's advertising outlook remains more challenging than it expected. It cut estimates on weaker a macro envinrment.