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Fly News Breaks for August 26, 2019
VICI, ELP, CGC, LYFT, DISH
Aug 26, 2019 | 10:07 EDT
Catch up on today's top five analyst upgrades with this list compiled by The Fly: 1. Dish (DISH) double upgraded to Strong Buy from Market Perform at Raymond James with analyst Richard Prentiss saying following the recent pullback on investor concerns about the shift from a spectrum bank to a wireless operator, now is the "opportune time" to buy shares of Dish. 2. Lyft (LYFT) upgraded to Buy from Neutral at Guggenheim with analyst Jake Fuller saying improving U.S. ride hail competitive dynamics and Lyft's "surprising leverage to that trend" should allow the company to reach EBITDA positive in 2021 versus prior expectations of 2023. 3. Canopy Growth (CGC) upgraded to Buy from Neutral at Seaport Global with analyst Brett Hundley saying Canopy shares have now "round-tripped themselves" year-to-date, and are down 7.4% compared to a 13.6% increase in the S&P 500. 4. Copel (ELP) upgraded to Overweight from Neutral at JPMorgan with analyst Fernando Abdalla saying the company's cash flows are expanding in 2019 and its leverage coming down with the start-up of important greenfield projects. 5. VICI Properties (VICI) upgraded to Overweight from Equal Weight at Morgan Stanley with analyst Thomas Allen saying the stock has underperformed since the merger announcement between Eldorado Resorts (ERI) and Caesars Entertainment (CZR) on concerns that the deal will result in greater tenant risk, but he believes that it makes Caesar's rent "better covered by free cash flows" in a recession and that the underperformance is overdone. This list is just a portion of The Fly's full analyst coverage. To see The Fly's full Street Research coverage, click here.