Catch up on today's top five analyst upgrades with this list compiled by The Fly: 1. Ford (F) upgraded to Buy from Neutral at Goldman Sachs with analyst David Tamberrino saying he views the stock as a "product and self-help story" along with an "attractive" dividend yield. 2. Helmerich & Payne (HP) upgraded to Market Perform from Underperform at BMO Capital. 3. STMicroelectronics (STM) upgraded to Neutral from Sell at UBS. 4. AB InBev (BUD) upgraded to Outperform from Sector Perform at RBC Capital with analyst James Edwardes Jones saying while the company's Q3 results were "disappointing," he believes that shares were also oversold given that the company's "sales growth looks OK relative to the rest of the consumer staples sector." 5. ConocoPhillips (COP) upgraded to Buy from Neutral at BofA/Merrill with analyst Doug Leggate saying ConocoPhillips' has a favorably leveraged oil portfolio mix which is overlooked by the market and benefits from the 2014 change in the Alaska tax regime. This list is just a portion of The Fly's full analyst coverage. To see The Fly's full Street Research coverage, click here.

Ford is recalling over 456,000 Bronco Sport and Maverick vehicles due to a battery detection issue that can result in loss of drive power, increasing the risk of a crash, Wyatte Grantham-Philips of The Associated Press reports, citing documents published by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. The recall covers about 403,000 model year 2021-2024 Bronco Sports produced between February 2020 and March 2024, as well as more than 53,000 model year 2022-2023 Mavericks manufactured from February 2021 to October 2022, according to the report. A Ford spokesperson confirmed to The Associated Press Wednesday, that the software update should arrive by later in the second quarter, commenting that "safety is a top priority, and we are taking proactive measures to address this issue promptly and effectively." Reference Link