Catch up on today's top five analyst upgrades with this list compiled by The Fly: 1. MasterCard (MA) upgraded to Buy from Hold at Argus with analyst Stephen Biggar saying the stock should trade above its historical average earnings multiple, with effective tax rate of 20% seen below 27% in 2017 as well as continued strong purchase volumes and growth in cross-border volumes and processed transactions. 2. Tableau (DATA) upgraded to Hold from Sell at Maxim with analyst Nehal Chokshi citing normalized bookings accelerating to 26% growth in the fourth quarter and sees normalized sales productivity stabilizing at about a 33% level. 3. Mondelez (MDLZ) upgraded to Buy from Hold at Societe Generale with analyst Warren Ackerman saying fourth quarter results were "solid" as emerging markets are rebounding strongly and the worst is over in North America. 4. Huntington Ingalls (HII) upgraded to Outperform from Market Perform at Cowen with analyst Gautam Khanna saying the shares are "excessively discounted" relative to the large cap defense peer average. 5. Sherwin-Williams (SHW) upgraded to Buy from Neutral at Seaport Global with analyst Michael Harrison saying the Valspar deal adds another layer of potential growth. This list is just a portion of The Fly's full analyst coverage. To see The Fly's full Street Research coverage, click here.

Baird analyst David Koning raised the firm's price target on MasterCard to $545 from $525 and keeps an Outperform rating on the shares. The firm thinks Q1 revenue/EPS beat mildly and guidance will be mildly raised. They like the stock over the course of 2024 as a steady grinder.