Catch up on today's top five analyst upgrades with this list compiled by The Fly: 1. Marathon Oil (MRO) upgraded to Buy from Hold at Stifel with analyst Derrick Whitfield saying he believes the company is well positioned to outperform in 2020 based on its commitment to shareholder returns and improving capital efficiency. 2. Denali Therapeutics (DNLI) upgraded to Buy from Neutral at Goldman Sachs analyst Salveen Richter saying he believes Denali is evolving into a triple platform story with a small molecule portfolio targeting mutated genetic targets/pathways; a leverageable multi-modality blood brain barrier Transport Vehicle platform; and a potential next-generation viral vector gene therapy vertical. 3. e.l.f. Beauty (ELF) upgraded to Buy from Hold at Jefferies with analyst Stephanie Wissink saying the stock is down 25% from its multi-year high of $19.96 that was reached on November 7. 4. Chipotle (CMG) upgraded to Neutral from Sell at UBS with analyst Dennis Geiger saying he is increasingly more confident in the sustainability of the company's strong sales and earnings growth over the next couple of years, with results having exceeded his expectations "significantly" over the recent quarters. 5. Biogen (BIIB) upgraded to Buy from Hold at Canaccord with analyst Sumant Kulkarni saying he admits to being "surprised as anyone" by Biogen's "sudden revival" in October of aducanumab for early Alzheimer's disease. 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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For 2024, management is anticipating the following: Full year comparable restaurant sales growth in the mid to high-single digit range; 285 to 315 new restaurant openings with over 80% having a Chipotlane. An estimated underlying effective full year tax rate between 25% and 27% before discrete items.

Reports Q1 revenue $2.7B, consensus $2.67B. Comparable restaurant sales increased 7.0%. "We had another outstanding quarter driven by our improvement in throughput and successful marketing initiatives, including Braised Beef Barbacoa and Chicken Al Pastor, which drove strong sales and transactions. The results we are seeing from our focus on developing exceptional people, preparing delicious food and fast throughput gives me confidence that we can achieve our long-term target of more than doubling our business in North America and expanding internationally," said Brian Niccol, Chairman and CEO, Chipotle.

Pre-earnings options volume in Chipotle is 1.5x normal with puts leading calls 9:7. Implied volatility suggests the market is anticipating a move near 5.3%, or $154.14, after results are released. Median move over the past eight quarters is 7.0%.

Notable companies reporting after the market close, with earnings consensus, include Meta Plataforms (META), consensus $4.32... IBM (IBM), consensus $1.60... ServiceNow (NOW), consensus $3.14... Lam Research (LRCX), consensus $7.30... Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG), consensus $11.68... O'Reilly Automotive (ORLY), consensus $9.26... Ford Motor (F), consensus 42c... United Rentals (URI), consensus $8.32... Align Technology (ALGN), consensus $1.97... Molina Healthcare (MOH), consensus $5.59... Teradyne (TER), consensus 33c... Universa Health Services (UHS), consensus $3.16... Western Union (WU), consensus 41c.

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