Catch up on today's top five analyst initiations with this list compiled by The Fly: 1. Kraft Heinz (KHC) and ConAgra Brands (CAG) were initiated with Buy ratings at Deutsche Bank. The firm also initiated Campbell Soup (CPB), J.M. Smucker (SJM) General Mills (GIS), Hershey (HSY), Kellogg (K) and Mondelez (MDLZ) with a Hold, as well as Pinnacle Foods (PF), Hostess Brands (TWNK) and Snyder's Lance (LNCE) with a Buy. 2. MasterCard (MA) and Visa (V) initiated with Buy ratings at Loop Capital by analyst Joseph Vafi. 3. Bioverativ (BIVV) initiated with an Outperform rating and $56 price target at Leerink by analyst Jason Gerberry. 4. Encana (ECA) initiated with an Overweight at JPMorgan. The firm also reinstated Cheniere Energy (LNG) and Cheniere Energy Partners LP (CQH) with Overweight ratings. 5. Blueprint Medicines (BPMC) initiated with an Overweight at Morgan Stanley by analyst Andrew Berens. This list is just a portion of The Fly's full analyst coverage. To see The Fly's full Street Research coverage, click here

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Bullish option flow detected in Kraft Heinz with 6,559 calls trading, 1.0x expected, and implied vol increasing over 1 point to 23.05%. 6/7 weekly 42 calls and Dec-24 40 calls are the most active options, with total volume in those strikes near 3,400 contracts. The Put/Call Ratio is 0.24. Earnings are expected on May 1st.

General Mills is exploring a sale of its North America yogurt business in a deal that could be worth more than $2B, Abigail Summerville of Reuters reports, citing people familiar with the matter. The company is working with JPMorgan to gauge interest from potential buyers that could include rival snack food makers and private equity firms, sources told Reuters. Reference Link

Bernstein analyst Harshita Rawat raised the firm's price target on Visa to $310 from $304 and keeps an Outperform rating on the shares. The firm notes Visa delivered a strong Q2 and intact 2024 guidance. Going into the quarter, there were growing concerns regarding negative revisions due to multi-year low FX volatility and somewhat high volumes baked into the guide. The beat in the quarter and management commentary regarding the second half of the year may lead to consensus numbers going up modestly, Bernstein adds.

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Wedbush analyst Moshe Katri raised the firm's price target on Visa to $300 from $280 and keeps an Outperform rating on the shares. The firm notes Visa reported stronger than expected Q2/FY24 results, while reiterating FY24 guidance.

Citi raised the firm's price target on Visa to $321 from $314 and keeps a Buy rating on the shares. the company's March quarter results featured a top- and bottom-line beat and while the reiterated fiscal 2024 outlook implies lower second half of the year revenues, a modest step-up in growth remains embedded and the low double-digit exit rate bodes well for fiscal 2025, the analyst tells investors in a research note. The firm says the clarity on Visa's revenue trajectory and breadth of opportunity should support the multiple.