Catch up on today's top five analyst downgrades with this list compiled by The Fly: 1. SAP (SAP) downgraded to Underperform from Hold at Jefferies with analyst Milan Radia saying the company's "journey from licence centricity to subscription will remain prone to shorter-term growth rate inconsistencies." 2. Vodafone (VOD) downgraded to Neutral from Outperform at Macquarie with the firm saying the company faces structural challenges and either needs to pursue Mergers & Acquisitions or continually spend more on networks given competition from incumbents and challengers. 3. Waste Connections (WCN) downgraded to Hold from Buy at TD Securities with analyst Damir Gunja citing valuation and maintained a $78 price target on the stock. 4. Atwood Oceanics (ATW) downgraded to Hold from Buy at Johnson Rice with the firm saying recent liquidity catalysts are now largely reflective in shares, while out year contract coverage concerns remain and multiples currently stand at a solid premium to peer averages on our out-year forecast. 5. Baidu (BIDU) downgraded to Neutral from Buy at Citi with analyst Alicia Yap citing concerns about near-term revenue. This list is just a portion of The Fly's full analyst coverage. To see The Fly's full Street Research coverage, click here.

Berenberg raised the firm's price target on SAP to EUR 195 from EUR 190 and keeps a Buy rating on the shares.

HSBC raised the firm's price target on SAP to EUR 200 from EUR 180 and keeps a Buy rating on the shares. The company's Q1 report was "solid even if not spectacular" as it sees continued strong momentum, the analyst tells investors in a research note. The firm says SAP's long-term revenue growth prospects are supported by a shift to cloud combined with monetization of its artificial intelligence opportunity.

HSBC analyst Charlene Liu lowered the firm's price target on Baidu to $145 from $157 and keeps a Buy rating on the shares following the company's developer conference. The firm says Baidu's advertising outlook remains more challenging than it expected. It cut estimates on weaker a macro envinrment.

Barclays lowered the firm's price target on SAP to $210 from $212 and keeps an Overweight rating on the shares post the Q1 report. SAP is well positioned for artificial intelligence, but the near-term financial impact is likely to be limited, while any restructuring creep should drive further EBIT upside, files to sell common stock, no amount given