Catch up on today's top five analyst upgrades with this list compiled by The Fly: 1. Nike (NKE) upgraded to Buy from Hold at HSBC. 2. Bank of America (BAC) upgraded to Buy from Hold at Edward Jones and to Buy from Neutral at UBS. 3. Wendy's (WEN) upgraded to Outperform from Perform at Oppenheimer with analyst Brian Bittner saying his work reveals an "intriguing setup" as Street's earnings and free cash flow estimates through 2020 have reset to levels that create an improved scenario for meets or beats, same-store sales appear to have drivers to accelerate into 2019 against conservative sell-side forecasts of sub-2% perpetually, new international strategy could unlock faster-than-expected long-term unit growth, and valuation at about 8% free cash flow yield implies very attractive upside/downside case against a highly stable financial model. 4. Akamai (AKAM) upgraded to Overweight from Sector Weight at KeyBanc with analyst Brandon Nispel saying his data tracker suggests upside to Q4 revenue, decreasing the risk to a Q1 and 2019 guide below expectations. 5. Foot Locker (FL) upgraded to Outperform from Neutral at Baird with analyst Jonathan Komp citing its relative valuation and strong backward looking indicators providing reason for optimism. This list is just a portion of The Fly's full analyst coverage. To see The Fly's full Street Research coverage, click here.

As previously reported, Morgan Stanley analyst Keith Weiss upgraded Akamai to Overweight from Equal Weight, citing his increased confidence in durable high single digit revenue growth and margins improving. He expects stabilization in Media, continued rapid growth in Security and a "sticky customer base" in Web Performance can all drive durable double-digit operating income growth, which does not look priced in, Weiss stated. However, he trimmed his price target on Akamai shares to $79 from $82.

Catch up on today's top five analyst upgrades with this list compiled by The Fly: 1. Viacom (VIA, VIAB) upgraded to Buy from Hold at Pivotal Research with analyst Brian Wieser citing valuation. 2. Citi (C) upgraded to Outperform from Market Perform at BMO Capital with analyst James Fotheringham saying the bank's Q4 earnings and outlook were "just fine," but the stock trades "as if tragedy were nigh" at a 2-year forward multiple of 6.3-times earnings relative to the average historical valuation of 9.5-times. 3. Grainger (GWW) upgraded to Outperform from Neutral at Macquarie. 4. Helmerich & Payne (HP) upgraded to Overweight from Neutral at JPMorgan with analyst Sean Meakim saying while Helmerich is not immune from lower exploration and production spending, there is too much pessimism on the company's ability to sustain EBITDA in such an environment. 5. Akamai (AKAM) upgraded to Overweight from Equal Weight at Morgan Stanley with analyst Keith Weiss citing his increased confidence in durable high single digit revenue growth and margins improving. This list is just a portion of The Fly's full analyst coverage. To see The Fly's full Street Research coverage, click here.