Today's noteworthy upgrades include: 58.com (WUBA) upgraded to Buy from Hold at Summit Research... Altria Group (MO) upgraded to Buy from Outperform at CLSA... Ares Commercial (ACRE) upgraded to Outperform from Market Perform at FBR Capital... BAE Systems (BAESY) upgraded to Overweight from Equal Weight at Morgan Stanley... BGC Partners (BGCP) upgraded to Strong Buy from Outperform at Raymond James... Cognizant (CTSH) upgraded to Buy on valuation at CLSA... Edwards Lifesciences (EW) upgraded to Overweight from Equal Weight at Morgan Stanley... Guess (GES) upgraded to Neutral from Underweight at Piper Jaffray... MarkWest Energy (MWE) upgraded to Overweight from Equal Weight at Barclays... Palo Alto (PANW) upgraded to Outperform following checks at Cowen... The Medicines Co. (MDCO) upgraded to Buy from Neutral at Mizuho... TripAdvisor (TRIP) upgraded to Equal Weight from Underweight at Barclays... Union Pacific (UNP) upgraded to Outperform at Cowen... United Continental (UAL) upgraded to Buy from Fair Value at CRT Capital... eHealth (EHTH) upgraded on Medicare outlook, risk/reward at RBC Capital.

Still expects 2024 GAAP net income ($40M)-($20M) and adjusted EBITDA ($5M)-$20M.

KeyBanc lowered the firm's price target on Palo Alto Networks to $355 from $380 on lower peer multiples, while keeping an Overweight rating on the shares. The firm says that at some point, the case for optimism needs to be backed up by some optimistic data, and its 1Q24 VAR Survey did not deliver it. IT budgets are still in hiding at this point, with just 50% of KeyBanc's respondents meeting or exceeding their goal in the Q1, the lowest quarterly reading since the heart of the pandemic, and sentiment from the follow-up calls with some individuals also has down ticked. The firm's Q4 2023 VAR survey was iffy, the outlook in 2024 from its CIO survey in January was also not great, its SMB survey was worse than expected, and now 2024 is off to a difficult start - "let's just call a trend a trend," KeyBanc adds.

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Says without approximately $200M impact Boeing (BA) 737 MAX 9 from grounding, United (UAL) would have reported a quarterly profit.

Seaport Research raised the firm's price target on United Airlines to $66 from $60 and keeps a Buy rating on the shares. The company reported Q1 results that "handily bettered consensus," the analyst tells investors. The firm notes no change has been made to its thesis made in January, but notes consensus for the year has to move higher.

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