Catch up on today's top five analyst downgrades with this list compiled by The Fly: 1. Wayfair (W) downgraded to Neutral from Outperform at Wedbush with analyst Seth Basham citing rising CAC and profitability pressures. 2. JetBlue (JBLU) downgraded to Neutral from Overweight at JPMorgan with analyst Jamie Baker saying a lack of pilot progress, a "paucity of international RASM exposure," and the "uphill battle" to rein in non-labor costs represent "burdens" for JetBlue shareholders. 3. Owens Corning (OC) downgraded to Outperform from Top Pick at RBC Capital with analyst Michael Eisen citing the company's first quarter earnings miss. 4. Colgate-Palmolive (CL) downgraded to Equal Weight from Overweight at Morgan Stanley with analyst Dara Mohsenian saying the company posted weak organic sales in Q1 and pointed out on its associated call that emerging markets are decelerating. 5. Pinnacle Foods (PF) downgraded to Neutral from Buy at Buckingham with analyst Eric Larson citing valuation. 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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Based on current spot rates: The company is raising its net sales growth guidance to 2% to 5% (versus 1% to 4% previously) including a mid-single-digit negative impact from foreign exchange (versus low-single-digit negative impact previously). FY24 revenue consensus $18.83B. The company is raising its organic sales growth guidance to 5% to 7% (versus 3% to 5% previously). On a GAAP basis, the company still expects gross profit margin expansion, increased advertising investment and double-digit earnings-per-share growth. On a non-GAAP (Base Business) basis, the company still expects gross profit margin expansion, increased advertising investment and mid to high-single-digit earnings-per-share growth.

Reports Q1 revenue $5.07B, consensus $4.63B. Noel Wallace, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, commented on the Base Business first quarter results, "We are very pleased to have started 2024 with another quarter of strong top and bottom line performance as we continued to execute our strategy successfully. Net sales increased 6.2% and organic sales grew 9.8%, with organic sales growth in every division and across all categories. We are particularly pleased to have delivered double-digit growth in operating profit, net income and earnings per share for the third consecutive quarter while still investing for the long-term health of our business. The strong gross and operating margin expansion in the quarter funded a 16% increase in advertising and we expect strong levels of brand investment over the balance of 2024. We also continued to invest behind building and scaling the capabilities needed to drive our growth going forward, in areas like innovation, digital, data and analytics, revenue growth management and marketing effectiveness. Our strong growth momentum and great start to the year add to our confidence that we are executing the right strategies to deliver on our updated 2024 financial targets and generate consistent, compounded earnings per share growth."

Notable companies reporting before tomorrow's open, with earnings consensus, include Exxon Mobil (XOM), consensus $2.20... Chevron (CVX), consensus $2.87... AbbVie (ABBV), consensus $2.23... HCA Healthcare (HCA), consensus $5.01... Colgate-Palmolive (CL), consensus 81c... Charter (CHTR), consensus $7.92... AutoNation (AN), consensus $4.27.

Argus raised the firm's price target on Owens Corning to $182 from $175 and keeps a Buy rating on the shares. The analyst cites the company's Q1 earnings beat while noting that the composite and building materials demand is impacted by the changes in the housing and construction markets which have been strong in recent quarters. Argus adds that the company's balance sheet is clean, and the management has recently hiked the dividend by 15%, signaling confidence in the outlook and a commitment to shareholder returns.

RBC Capital raised the firm's price target on Owens Corning to $192 from $175 and keeps an Outperform rating on the shares. The company's Q1 results saw another strong margin result in Roofing, with incremental pricing gains in Roofing/Insulation driving further upside while more than offsetting ongoing Composites weakness, the analyst tells investors in a research note. RBC adds that it continues to see strength supported by lean channel inventories and solid sell-through even as comps become more difficult.

Bullish option flow detected in Wayfair with 10,218 calls trading, 1.2x expected, and implied vol increasing almost 4 points to 81.40%. May-24 60 puts and Sep-24 60 calls are the most active options, with total volume in those strikes near 3,800 contracts. The Put/Call Ratio is 0.64. Earnings are expected on May 2nd.

TD Cowen raised the firm's price target on Wayfair to $55 from $50 and keeps a Hold rating on the shares. The firm said they expect the company to report revenue and EBITDA slightly below current consensus estimates when it reports earnings.

Sees Q2 EBIT margin 20%. Sees FY24 effective tax rate 24%-26%.

Sees FY24 interest expense $70M-$80M; effective tax rate on adjusted earnings 24%-26%; capital additions $550M; and depreciation and amortization $550M.