Catch up on today's top five analyst upgrades with this list compiled by The Fly: 1. Tesla (TSLA) upgraded to Buy from Hold at Berenberg with analyst Alexander Haissl arguing that the threat of traditional car manufactures to Tesla is overstated. Traditional carmakers are yet to demonstrate a clear pathway to mass-market electric vehicles that can realistically compete with Tesla, Haissl tells investors in a research note. He calls the near-term for Tesla "unimportant" and views company's margin and free cash flow potential over the long-term as "superior." 2. Tableau (DATA) upgraded to Buy from Neutral at Goldman Sachs with analyst Jesse Hulsing saying the company's transition to predominantly recurring revenue can drive nearly $1.2B of annual recurring revenue by the second quarter of 2020. 3. Sherwin-Williams (SHW) upgraded to Buy from Neutral at Longbow with analyst Dmitry Silverstein citing improving same-store volume trends, a growing DIY channel, Valspar integration and accretion, and possible margin upside form price increases and/or a reversal in raw material prices. 4. Regional Management (RM) upgraded to Outperform from Market Perform at JMP Securities with analyst David Scharf saying the company's delinquencies have reached the lowest level since it went public in 2012, and he thinks that changes it is making will enhance its credit management capabilities. 5. Guidewire (GWRE) upgraded to Overweight from Neutral at Piper Jaffray with analyst Alex Zukin saying the recent quarter suggests accelerating revenue growth and improving profitability. This list is just a portion of The Fly's full analyst coverage. To see The Fly's full Street Research coverage, click here.

Tuesday's total option volume of 40.6 million contracts resulted in net open interest growth of 5.36 million calls and 4.67 million puts. Tesla (TSLA), AGNC Investment Corp. (AGNC), Amazon (AMZN) and Ford (F) saw the greatest growth. Top five new positions opened include 40k Wal-Mart (WMT) May-24 59 calls, 37k AGNC Investment Corp. (AGNC) Sep-24 8 puts, 36k AGNC Investment Corp. (AGNC) Sep-24 7 puts, 28k Ford (F) 4/26 weekly 13 calls and 26k Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF) May-24 20 calls.

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Roth MKM analyst Craig Irwin keeps a Neutral rating and $85 price target on Tesla after its Q1 earnings miss while noting that the stock's valuation now looks "even more stretched". The company has shifted the focus to a pull-forward in low-cost vehicle production to as early as late-2024, vs. prior expectation of the second half of 2025, noting that it will use existing production lines and believes the new vehicles will allow for annual production of around 3M vehicles before additional capex, the analyst tells investors in a research note. The planned unveiling of RoboTaxi at the August 8th Analyst Day could also backfile, with the management continuing to talk up autonomy in spite of the "too slow" progress, the firm added.

At the conclusion of the company's earnings conference call yesterday, Martin Viecha stated: "I wanted to let the investment community know that about a month ago, I met up with Elon and Vaibhav and announced that I'll be moving on from the world of Investor Relations. I'll be hanging around for another couple of months or so. So feel free to reach out at any time. But after the seven year sprint, I'm going to be taking a break and spending some good quality time with my family."

Wedbush analyst Daniel Ives lowered the firm's price target on Tesla to $275 from $300 and keeps an Outperform rating on the shares. Tesla delivered a rip the band-aid off Q1 and disaster results that were well expected by the Street after a brutal delivery quarter as demand softened globally with China the main culprit for weakness, the firm says. Last night, in a much needed conference call, "Elon Musk finally stepped up as the adult in the room and laid the foundation for Tesla's growth strategy with most importantly a lower cost vehicle now slated for 2025 production and delivery." While the firm believes the bears so far in 2024 have won this battle and been very right, the next wave of the Tesla growth story and autonomous vision is now forming.

Truist lowered the firm's price target on Tesla to $162 from $176 and keeps a Hold rating on the shares. The company's Q1 results underperformed expectations, but its messaging around new auto products and improving AI developments were distinctly positive surprise intended to smoothe the performance between the prior growth wave of Model 3/Y demand and the next growth wave around the next-gen vehicle ramp, the analyst tells investors in a research note. The firm adds however that risks remain elevated and include a big recent price cut, significant recent management dislocations, and the overhang from CEO Musk's compensation package dispute.

Baird analyst Ghansham Panjabi raised the firm's price target on Sherwin-Williams to $310 from $300 and keeps a Neutral rating on the shares. The firm said in their opinion, current end-market weakness is a function of the lagged impact of previous increases in interest rates, noting that while raw material cost deflation was a partial offset, the recent up-tick in upstream input costs points toward a peak margin backdrop for Sherwin-Williams and peers.

UBS lowered the firm's price target on Tesla to $147 from $160 and keeps a Neutral rating on the shares. UBS remains on the sidelines after Tesla's Q1 results, and while Tesla is increasingly a play on autonomy and progress is being made, the firm is cautious on near-term viability. UBS sees limited growth for the current lineup and lack of clarity on what these "new vehicles" could bring, the analyst tells investors in a research note.

BofA upgraded Tesla to Buy from Neutral with a $220 price target.