Catch up on today's top five analyst downgrades with this list compiled by The Fly: 1. F5 Networks (FFIV) double-downgraded to Underperform from Buy at BofA/Merrill with analyst Tal Liani warning about pressure on the company's revenue growth amid a "secular shift in demand from appliance-based Application Delivery Controllers to software and cloud-based solutions," which has weighed on pricing and also brought in competition from VMware (VMW), Amazon (AMZN), Google (GOOG) along with content delivery network providers like Akamai (AKAM). 2. Waters (WAT) downgraded to Neutral from Buy at BTIG with analyst Sun Ji Nam citing the 19% year-to-date run-up in the stock price and her lacking conviction on why the shares should trade at a premium relative to their peer group. 3. Etsy (ETSY) downgraded to Underweight from Equal Weight at Morgan Stanley with analyst Lauren Cassel saying her analysis indicates that headwinds from new state sales tax legislation and Etsy pulling back on its investment in Product Listing Ads could more than offset the benefits of free shipping. 4. At Home Group (HOME) downgraded to Market Perform from Outperform at William Blair with analyst Daniel Hofkin citing "limited visibility" following the company's guidance cut. 5. Discover (DFS) and Synchrony (SYF) were downgraded to Neutral from Buy at Nomura Instinet. This list is just a portion of The Fly's full analyst coverage. To see The Fly's full Street Research coverage, click here.

BMO Capital analyst James Fotheringham raised the firm's price target on Synchrony to $41 from $40 and keeps a Market Perform rating on the shares after its Q1 earings beat. The company's lower-than-previously modeled RSA payments more than offset higher expected credit and operating costs, the analyst tells investors in a research note.

Says receivables growth consistent with expectations, payment rate slightly lower than expectations and purchase volume below expectations. Says net interest income growth higher than expectations due to lower than expected payment rate and lower than expected deposit betas. Says credit, RSA and other expense largely in-line with expectations. Says expects typical seasonality in purchase volume, loan receivables, net interest income and in credit performance. Says expects net charge-offs to peak mid-year. Says expects reserve coverage at year-end to be lower than '23 year-end rate. Says expects RSA to align to program performance and function as designed. Comments taken from Q1 earnings conference call.

Reports Q1 revenue $4.8B, consensus $4.45B. Reports Q1 CET1 capital ratio 12.6%. Reports Q1 net charge-offs 6.31%. "Synchrony's first quarter performance highlights the resiliency of our business model and focus on delivering sustainable, strong results for each of our stakeholders," said Brian Doubles, Synchrony's President and Chief Executive Officer.