Catch up on today's top five analyst upgrades with this list compiled by The Fly: 1. Foot Locker (FL) upgraded to Buy from Hold at Pivotal Research with analyst Mitch Kummetz saying the company on Friday reported much better than expected Q4 results, and its fiscal 2019 same-store-sales and earnings growth outlook was also well above consensus. 2. Hasbro (HAS) upgraded to Market Perform from Underperform at BMO Capital with analyst Gerrick Johnson saying the stock's multiple will expand as "major theatrical events" approach later in the year. 3. Hertz (HTZ) upgraded to Buy from Neutral at Northcoast. 4. Extended Stay America (STAY) upgraded to Buy from Neutral at Goldman Sachs with analyst Stephen Grambling citing the company's Q4 earnings report. 5. Kraft Heinz (KHC) upgraded to Equal Weight from Underweight at Morgan Stanley with analyst Dara Mohsenian saying he believes FY19 estimates now look achievable following their recent correction. This list is just a portion of The Fly's full analyst coverage. To see The Fly's full Street Research coverage, click here.

Barclays analyst Brian Johnson upgraded Hertz Global Holdings to Overweight from Equal Weight with an unchanged price target of $19. The company's "impressive" Q2 plus favorable industry dynamics offers a "better runway for transformation," Johnson tells investors in a research note. The analyst views Hertz as a turnaround story "incrementally validated" by recent events, and he believes the recent share weakness presents a buying opportunity.

Catch up on today's top five analyst upgrades with this list compiled by The Fly: 1. Disney (DIS) upgraded to Outperform from Neutral at Credit Suisse with analyst Douglas Mitchelson saying he sees less risk to estimates now that the fiscal 2020 consensus earnings per share estimate dropped from over $8 per share a year ago to ~$6 per share today. 2. Lyft (LYFT) upgraded to Outperform from Neutral at Wedbush and to Neutral from Underweight at Atlantic Equities. 3. Roku (ROKU) was upgraded to Overweight from Equal Weight at Stephens and to Buy from Neutral at Rosenblatt. 4. Hertz (HTZ) upgraded to Overweight from Equal Weight at Barclays with analyst Brian Johnson saying the company's "impressive" Q2 plus favorable industry dynamics offers a "better runway for transformation." 5. Dollar General (DG) upgraded to Buy from Neutral at Goldman Sachs with analyst Christopher Prykull saying the broader market volatility that has brought shares of Dollar General down has created an opportunity for investors to step into a "favorably positioned" retailer. This list is just a portion of The Fly's full analyst coverage. To see The Fly's full Street Research coverage, click here.