Catch up on today's top five analyst upgrades with this list compiled by The Fly: 1. Legg Mason (LM) upgraded to Outperform at Credit Suisse by analyst Craig Siegenthaler, who cited a "severely" discounted valuation. He said Legg Mason's has strong free cash flow generation, which it can divert from buybacks to net reduction if market conditions or flows weaken. 2. Mead Johnson (MJN) upgraded to Outperform at Credit Suisse with analyst Robert Moskow saying it makes sense for both Nestle (NSRGY) and Danone (DANOY) to view Mead Johnson as an attractive target at this point in time and believes management and the board would take a bid seriously. 3. Monster Beverage (MNST) upgraded to Conviction Buy at Goldman by analyst Judy Hong, who said the 11% year-to-date pullback in shares has created an attractive entry point. 4. Sherwin-Williams (SHW) upgraded to Buy at Longbow with analyst Dmitry Silversteyn saying the North American paint market appears to be growing at a 3%-5% rate in Q1, suggesting benefits from better weather. 5. Kraft Heinz (KHC) upgraded to Conviction Buy at Goldman by analyst Judy Hong, who said margin upside potential from the company's "aggressive" cost-cutting is being underappreciated by investors. 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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RBC Capital lowered the firm's price target on Sherwin-Williams to $370 from $380 but keeps an Outperform rating on the shares after its Q1 results and below-consensus guide. The company's investments and ramp-up of pricing realization through 2024 should support above-market growth, while volume upside should further fuel its margin expansion, the analyst tells investors in a research note. Recovery in new residential business, strong share gains, growth in protective/marine and greater than expected capital return could also provide upside to current FY24 guidance, the firm added.

Truist downgraded Monster Beverage to Sell from Buy with a price target of $46, down from $65.

KeyBanc analyst Aleksey Yefremov last night upgraded Sherwin-Williams to Overweight from Sector Weight with a $400 price target. The analyst recommends taking advantage of the 13% pullback in shares since the recent peak in late March. The firm acknowledges a "somewhat less confident" Q1 print and more questions about volume outlook for 2024 on higher interest rates, but believes investors should focus on Sherwin-Williams' volume recovery story that it expects to unfold in 2025 and 2026. KeyBanc expects the company to continue taking share in architectural paint.

JPMorgan analyst Andrea Teixeira downgraded Monster Beverage to Neutral from Overweight with a price target of $59, down from $66, ahead of the company's Q1 earnings report on May 8. While the shares have already sold off, there are limited catalysts to the upside at this point as "long-hoped for potential price increases somehow lost their attractiveness" due to the latest run up in aluminum prices and an already-stretched lower income consumer, the analyst tells investors in a research note. Moreover, the firm says Monster's tracked and untracked channel trends are still challenged and it appears that household penetration and buy rates are pressured.

BMO Capital lowered the firm's price target on Sherwin-Williams to $377 from $385 but keeps an Outperform rating on the shares. The company's Q1 results disappointed, as weather and customer project delays in the seasonally light Q1 more than offset early share gains tied to competitor issues, but its expected market share gains should amplify results in 2025/26 when housing improves with eventual interest rate cuts, the analyst tells investors in a research note.

Baird analyst Ghansham Panjabi raised the firm's price target on Sherwin-Williams to $310 from $300 and keeps a Neutral rating on the shares. The firm said in their opinion, current end-market weakness is a function of the lagged impact of previous increases in interest rates, noting that while raw material cost deflation was a partial offset, the recent up-tick in upstream input costs points toward a peak margin backdrop for Sherwin-Williams and peers.

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Sees FY24 revenue growth up in low to mid-single digits, consensus $23.78B.

Consensus for Q2 revenue is $6.36B.