Catch up on today's top five analyst upgrades with this list compiled by The Fly:1. NVIDIA (NVDA) upgraded to Conviction Buy from Buy at Goldman with analyst Toshiya Hari saying he expects AI/ML capacity additions to drive TAM expansion, high barriers of entry faced by competition and NVIDIA continues to leverage its position to gain greater share of the ML hardware TAM. 2. Carlyle Group (CG) upgraded to Buy from Neutral at Citi with analyst William Katz saying he expects a favorable FPAUM inflection into 2017, setting the stable for the next DE upcycle, and views valuation as compelling. 3. Alcoa (AA) upgraded to Outperform from Neutral at Macquarie saying it is the best way to participate in the pick up in global GDP and recommends using any weakness to build or initiate positions. 4. AMD (AMD) upgraded to Buy on deep learning and AI opportunity at Mizuho with analyst Vijay Rakesh saying he sees deep learning and Artificial Intelligence as the next big computing paradigm and believes the company has an opportunity for deep learning with its new Radeon ProGFx/Ryzen products. 5. Caterpillar (CAT) upgraded to Positive from Mixed at OTR Global with the firm saying its checks indicate the rate of decline in year-over-year global new equipment orders has moderated in Q4 due to strength in EMEA and Asia/Pacific. This list is just a portion of The Fly's full analyst coverage. To see The Fly's full Street Research coverage, click here.

B. Riley analyst Lucas Pipes raised the firm's price target on Alcoa to $31 from $25 and keeps a Neutral rating on the shares following the Q1 report. Compared to estimates, aluminum shipments were stronger and third-party alumina shipments also came in better, the analyst tells investors in a research note. The firm increased estimates on higher London Metal Exchange pricing.

TD Cowen raised the firm's price target on AMD to $200 from $185 and keeps a Buy rating on the shares. The analyst expect data center strength and "well-known softness elsewhere" when AMD reports Q1 results. The firm sees AMD as generating upwards of $10.00 in earnings per share by 2027, or a nearly 40% annual growth off of 2023. TD increased its MI300 2024 revenue estimate to $4.5B from $4B, saying ramps at several customers will continue to happen more quickly than typical. AMD remains one of its top picks.

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The company states: "Adjusted EBITDA excluding special items was $132 million, a sequential increase of $43 million primarily due to lower energy and raw material costs, partially offset by lower average realized third-party price for aluminum and higher production costs."

Reports Q1 revenue $2.60B, consensus $2.56B. "In the first quarter of 2024, we finalized the terms of our acquisition of Alumina Limited, which will bring strategic, operational, and financial flexibility," said Alcoa CEO William Oplinger. "Raw material prices and markets are improving, and we are implementing near-term improvements to further strengthen Alcoa for the future."

Pre-earnings options volume in Alcoa is 1.1x normal with calls leading puts 3:2. Implied volatility suggests the market is anticipating a move near 5.4%, or $1.97, after results are released. Median move over the past eight quarters is 4.8%.

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Barclays analyst Tom O'Malley raised the firm's price target on Broadcom (AVGO) to $1,500 from $1,405 and keeps an Overweight rating on the shares after hosting management for meetings. Broadcom is one of the unique companies that has a comprehensive view of the semis industry while also capable of providing an "intimate look" at the artificial intelligence market via custom silicon, the analyst tells investors in a research note. The firm says management highlighted the company's inroads with the consumer-facing AI world, providing a differing viewpoint versus Nvidia's (NVDA) vision of the world - pointing to a two-part market of consumer and enterprise that could grow to a 50/50 split over time. Barclays came away from the meetings "with a valuable second opinion on the future of AI and a greater appreciation for the company's many ways to win."