As reported earlier, DA Davidson analyst Steven Chercover upgraded Gratfelter to Buy from Neutral and raised his price target to $23 from $19. The analyst notes that he is "incrementally positive" on the stock based on his view of the announced acquisition of GP's European airlaid nonwoven business, which adds 35K tonnes per year in capacity to the company's existing 129K tpy. Chercover also cites the potential benefits of a sale of Gratfelter's Paper business along with the continued momentum in Paper pricing, benefiting near term results and possibly increasing the value of the sale.

Catch up on today's top five analyst upgrades with this list compiled by The Fly: 1. Citi (C) upgraded to Buy from Hold at Deutsche Bank. 2. BT Group (BT) upgraded to Buy from Hold at Jefferies with analyst Jeremy Dellis saying reducing the dividend to increase investment in fiber-to-the-premises networks to satisfy demands by British telecommunications regulator Ofcom could make BT a "geat deal more investable." 3. Duke Energy (DUK) upgraded to Buy from Neutral at BofA/Merrill with analyst Julien Dumoulin-Smith citing recent share underperformance and resolved regulatory overhangs. 4. Glatfelter (GLT) upgraded to Buy from Neutral at DA Davidson with analyst Steven Chercover saying he is "incrementally positive" on the stock based on his view of the announced acquisition of GP's European airlaid nonwoven business, which adds 35K tonnes per year in capacity to the company's existing 129K tpy. 5. Intelsat (I) upgraded to Outperform from Sector Perform at RBC Capital with analyst Wilton Fry citing his expected FCC release of the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking this week that will lead to adoption of the company's C-band proposal, "conservatively" estimating that this could add over $19 in earnings per share. This list is just a portion of The Fly's full analyst coverage. To see The Fly's full Street Research coverage, click here.