Catch up on today's top five analyst upgrades with this list compiled by The Fly: 1. UPS (UPS) upgraded to Buy from Hold at Deutsche Bank with analyst Amit Mehrotra saying the current valuation overly discounts the company's heightened investment cycle given its e-commerce growth opportunities. 2. Waters (WAT) upgraded to Equal Weight from Underweight at Morgan Stanley with analyst Steve Beuchaw citing the firm's October lab survey indicated that Pharma R&D budgets will accelerate in 2018 and Waters' implied market share loss in Pharma labs has moderated. 3. Globus Medical (GMED) upgraded to Outperform from Market Perform at Wells Fargo with analyst Larry Biegelsen saying he likes the company's diversification strategy amid a "weak" spine market. 4. eBay (EBAY) upgraded to Outperform from Market Perform at BMO Capital with analyst Daniel Salmon saying the current consensus for Gross Merchandise Volume are conservative, as it will likely accelerate its growth rate in 2018. 5. Owens Corning (OC) upgraded to Top Pick from Outperform at RBC Capital with analyst Robert Wetenhall saying the rating change reflects his increased confidence in fiscal 2018 outlook, projecting a double-digit EBITDA growth rate and a robust free cash flow generation. This list is just a portion of The Fly's full analyst coverage. To see The Fly's full Street Research coverage,
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