Catch up on today's top five analyst upgrades with this list compiled by The Fly: 1. Owens Corning (OC) upgraded to Outperform from Neutral at Wedbush with analyst Al Kaschalk saying the company's second-half 2017 results should be helped by improving weather, rebounding inflation, improved housing and industrial markets versus last year, and recent major storms. 2. Alcoa (AA) upgraded to Outperform from Market Perform at BMO Capital with analyst David Gagliano citing what he sees as "the recent disconnect" between "solid aluminum and alumina prices" and "soft Alcoa shares." He thinks that these trends have created "a solid buying opportunity." 3. CME Group (CME) upgraded to Outperform from Underperform at RBC Capital with analyst Peter Lenardos saying he expects supportive volume levels with growth of 7% in 2017 versus consensus of 5% and benefits from regulatory tailwinds and tax policy. 4. ArcelorMittal (MT) upgraded to Overweight from Neutral at JPMorgan with analyst Roger Bell citing relative valuation. The analyst believes the company's higher U.S. exposure relative to European Steel peers will become an advantage over the remainder of the year. He raised his price target for the shares to EUR 10 from EUR 7.80. 5. CIBC (CM) upgraded to Neutral from Underperform at Credit Suisse. 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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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.

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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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