Catch up on today's top five analyst upgrades with this list compiled by The Fly: 1. Netflix (NFLX) upgraded to Outperform from Market Perform at William Blair with analysts led by Ralph Schackart citing its belief the long term risk/reward is favorable. 2. L-3 Communications (LLL) upgraded to Overweight from Neutral at JPMorgan with analyst Seth Seifman saying L-3's turnaround is already underway but sees further free-cash-flow growth and further valuation upside. 3. Guess (GES) upgraded to Buy from Neutral with analyst Jeff Van Sinderen saying he believes the "end game" for Guess will be a sale of the company. 4. Transocean (RIG) upgraded to Neutral from Sell at Citi with analyst Scott Gruber saying the company has exceeded cost reductions while the backlog remains superior to peers. 5. Primoris (PRIM) upgraded to Buy from Neutral at Seaport Global with analyst Ryan Cassil saying there are fairly low expectations assumed in management's guidance of 90c-$1.10 and the possibility of project starts ahead of management's internal forecast. This list is just a portion of The Fly's full analyst coverage. To see The Fly's full Street Research coverage, click here.

Transocean issued a quarterly Fleet Status Report that provides the current status of, and contract information for, the company's fleet of offshore drilling rigs. Deepwater Asgard - awarded a 365-day contract extension in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico at a rate of $505K. Deepwater Skyros - customer exercised a three-well option in Angola at a rate of $400K. The aggregate incremental backlog associated with these fixtures is approximately $248M. As of April 17, 2024, the company's total backlog is approximately $8.9B.