Check out today's top analyst calls from around Wall Street, compiled by The Fly. DEUTSCHE RESUMES CATERPILLAR WITH A BUY: Deutsche Bank analyst Chad Dillard resumed coverage of Caterpillar (CAT) with a Buy rating and $177 price target. Since late cycle concerns took hold in April, the Machinery sector has underperformed the S&P 500 by 15% and is approaching valuation lows last seen during the 2015 energy and 2008 global financial crises, Dillard noted. MORGAN STANLEY UPGRADES ANTHEM TO OVERWEIGHT: Morgan Stanley analyst Zack Sopcak upgraded Anthem (ANTM) to Overweight from Equal Weight, contending that the disruption in the pharmacy benefits management landscape via M&A and government-led drug pricing reform positions Anthem for underappreciated share gain and accelerated profit growth. He raised his price target for Anthem shares to $368 from $273. BARCLAYS CUTS MYRIAD TO UNDERWEIGHT: Barclays analyst Jack Meehan downgraded Myriad Genetics (MYGN) to Underweight from Equal Weight and cut his price target for the shares to $30 from $38. With the stock near an 18-year high, several company risks create an unfavorable risk/reward profile, Meehan said. He sees "several risks" around the GeneSight Randomized Control Trial, which he thinks present risks for payor coverage. Further, the analyst is cautious around the sustainability of hereditary cancer testing pricing longer term. CITI STARTS UNIVERSAL DISPLAY WITH A BUY: Citi analyst Atif Malik started Universal Display (OLED) with a Buy rating and $153 price target. The analyst said that despite a 52% recovery in the stock price in the last two months after a sharp correction in 2018 on weak iPhone X demand, he sees "steady improvement" in OLED fundamentals and stock price through 2019. He believes Samsung Galaxy Note and two of the three upcoming iPhone models using OLED is a "strong indicator that adoption is headed in the right direction." UBS CUTS GE PRICE TARGET TO $13: UBS analyst Steven Winoker lowered his price target for shares of General Electric (GE) to $13 from $16 and kept a Neutral rating on the name. There should be no argument that GE Power is struggling, Winoker said. The analyst points out that GE Power sales fell 26% in Q2 as GE's overall revenue dropped 18%. While cost cuts in the segment remain a focus, end markets are "far from cooperative with regard to pricing, demand and competition," Winoker added. The analyst sees an "even harder road ahead for GE Power."

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Still does not expect significant change in machine dealer inventory compared to 2023. Still expects 2024 full-year adjusted operating profit margin to be in the top half of the updated target range relative to the expected corresponding level of sales and revenues. Still expects 2024 full-year ME&T free cash flow to be in the top half of the updated target range. Still anticipates another year of services growth.

Sees Q2 dealer inventories of machines down year-over-year. Expects Q2 price realization to remain favorable vs, last year. Sees Q2 adjusted operating profit margin similar to 2Q23. Guidance taken from Q1 investor presentation slides.

Reports Q1 revenue $15.8B, consensus $16.04B. "I'm pleased with our team's performance that resulted in higher adjusted operating profit margin, record adjusted profit per share and strong ME&T free cash flow. Our strong balance sheet and ME&T free cash flow allowed us to deploy a record $5.1 billion of cash for share repurchases and dividends in the first quarter," said Chairman and CEO Jim Umpleby. "We continue to execute our strategy for long-term profitable growth."

Citi raised the firm's price target on GE Aerospace to $186 from $120.43 and keeps a Buy rating on the shares. The company's' Q1 was better than expected and it modestly increased its full-year EBIT outlook, the analyst tells investors in a research note. The firm says commercial aftermarket demand remains robust.

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.

BofA analyst Ronald Epstein raised the firm's price target on GE Aerospace to $180 from $165 and keeps a Buy rating on the shares. GE boasts a unique portfolio with exposure across aircraft manufacturers, aircraft classes, legacy/new/nextgen platforms, and aftermarket/OE customers, says the firm, which believes GE is "strongly positioned to benefit from secular commercial aero growth."

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Unusual total active option classes on open include: ImmunityBio (IBRX), Halliburton (HAL), Redfin (RDFN), Nokia (NOK), Matterport (MTTR), General Motors (GM), UPS (UPS), Philip Morris (PM), PepsiCo (PEP), and General Electric (GE).

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Expects FY24 margins up about 50 bps vs. flat previously. Says "encouraged" by strong start to year.

Says all segments contributed to growth in Q1. Says "great confidence" in forward trajectory. Says demand "remained resilient" in Q1. Says can track about 80% of delivery challenges to 15 suppliers. Comments taken from Q1 earnings conference call.

Sees FY24 revenue growth LDD+, consensus $36.43B. Sees FY24 free cash flow greater than $5B, greater than 100% conversion. Commercial Engines & Services: Continue to expect revenue growth of mid-to-high teens and increasing operating profit to a range of $6.1 to $6.4 billion, up from our original guidance of $6.0 to $6.3 billion. Defense & Propulsion Technologies: Continue to expect revenue growth of mid-single-digits to high-single-digits and operating profit of $1.0 to $1.3 billion. Corporate: Continue to expect cost of approximately $1 billion, including $600 million of expense and $400 million of eliminations.

Reports Q1 revenue $16.1B, consensus $15.34B. GE Aerospace Chairman and CEO H. Lawrence Culp, Jr. said, "We marked a new beginning in early April with the successful spin-off of GE Vernova and launch of GE Aerospace, completing our multi-year transformation. Our teams achieved this milestone while delivering strong results in the first quarter led by significant profit and cash growth at GE Aerospace." Culp continued, "At GE Aerospace, Commercial Engines & Services and Defense & Propulsion Technologies drove double-digit revenue, profit and free cash flow growth in the quarter. Given our solid start to the year and outlook for the remainder of 2024, we are raising our full-year profit and free cash flow guidance. Moving forward as a focused global aerospace leader, we will continue to prioritize safety, quality, delivery, and cost - always in that order - while also investing in our future and driving long term profitable growth."