Fly Intel: Today's top analyst calls on Wall Street

Check out today's top analyst calls from around Wall Street, compiled by The Fly: TENARIS DOUBLE UPGRADED TO BUY: BofA Merrill Lynch analyst Joao Vicor Lorenzi double upgraded Tenaris (TS) to Buy from Underperform and raised his price target on shares to $40 from $30. Lorenzi expects Tenaris to benefit from a sustained, broad based recovery in its end markets that should result in a muli-year period of strong earnings momentum. The analyst also said the recent pullback in shares has created a compelling buying opportunity. In late morning trading, Tenaris shares are higher by 5.3%. CITI UPGRADES BARRICK TO BUY: Citi analyst Alexander Hacking upgraded Barrick Gold (ABX) to Buy from Neutral and raised his price target for the shares to $14 from $11, saying the company's acquisition of Randgold (GOLD) is a win for Barrick on two levels. One, Barrick management gets an upgrade to the most successful CEO in the sector, which adds "significant credibility" to its turnaround. Two, the deal solidifies Barrick's capital allocation by removing the acquisition overhang and accelerating assets sales, the analyst added. RAYMOND JAMES CUTS INTEL TO UNDERPERFORM: Raymond James analyst Chris Caso downgraded Intel (INTC) to Underperform from Market Perform based on sector cyclical concerns following checks in Asia. Caso's checks indicate there has been a negative sentiment shift during the month of September among suppliers, with several trends clearly worsening. The analyst has concluded that the the semiconductor sector has entered a cyclical downturn and has made a broad call to downgrade nearly all of his stocks under coverage. For Intel, Caso said the company's CPU shortages are well-know, but recent checks suggest shortages on some new high margin SKUs, which will limit near-term upside. SIRIUS CUT TO NEUTRAL FOLLOWING PANDORA ACQUISITION: Credit Suisse analyst Brian Russo downgraded Sirius XM (SIRI) to Neutral and lowered his price target for the shares to $7.50 from $8.50. The company's acquisition of Pandora Media (P) "changes the story," Russo said. The analyst believes the opportunities and potential synergies between the two companies, as well as management's capital deployment intentions, are "unclear at this time." Further, Russo thinks shares of Sirius XM could be range-bound through the deal's expected close in Q1 of 2019. BENCHMARK STARTS CANOPY WITH A BUY: Benchmark analyst Mike Hickey initiated Canopy Growth (CGC) with a Buy rating and C$100 price target, citing Canopy's early leadership in the medical cannabis market and upcoming legalization of recreational cannabis in Canada and the meaningful investment from Constellation Brands (STZ). That investment accelerates the ongoing build-out of its international production and distribution operations and domestic retail infrastructure to meet rapidly growing global demand, Hickey said.