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Catch up on today's top five analyst upgrades with this list compiled by The Fly: 1. Verizon (VZ) upgraded to Buy from Neutral at MoffettNathanson by analyst Craig Moffett, who said its 2017 earnings trajectory is better than AT&T's (T) and most, if not all, of the bad news is reflected in valuation. 2. Community Health (CYH) upgraded to Neutral from Underperform at Mizuho by analyst Dr. Sheryl Skolnick, who believes Community Health may have given itself some breathing room ahead of its looming 2018/19 maturity wall and taken some credit induced pressure off the stock with its inline Q4 EBITDA report and reasonable 2017 guidance. 3. Meritor (MTOR) upgraded to Overweight from Sector Weight at KeyBanc by analyst Brett Hoselton, who said higher North America Class 8 production and net new business will likely drive revenue growth ahead of consensus expectations. 4. Viper Energy (VNOM) upgraded to Strong Buy from Market Perform at Raymond James by analyst John Freeman, who has increased confidence Viper can outperform significantly following additional clarity into the company's drilling inventory and views Viper as a potential candidate to be added to the Alerian MLP index later this year. 5. Laredo Petroleum (LPI) upgraded to Overweight from Neutral at Piper Jaffrayby analyst Kashy Harrison, citing valuation and the company's improved balance sheet. The analyst sees upside to 2018 consensus production estimates. This list is just a portion of The Fly's full analyst coverage. To see The Fly's full Street Research coverage, http://thefly.com/streetResearch.php