Fly Intel: Top five analyst upgrades

Catch up on today's top five analyst upgrades with this list compiled by The Fly: 1. Deere (DE) upgraded to Buy from Neutral at BofA/Merrill. 2. Brinker (EAT) upgraded to Overweight from Neutral at JPMorgan with analyst John Ivankoe saying the stock has become more attractive after the 9.5% pullback following the company's fiscal Q3 results. 3. Hilton (HLT) upgraded to Neutral from Underperform at Longbow with analyst Alton Stump citing valuation. 4. Crocs (CROX) upgraded to Overweight from Neutral at Piper Jaffray with analyst Erinn Murphy saying channel checks suggest the company's outlets have been seeing "solid" traffic during the summer season while pricing appears to be better versus the April/May season. 5. Hillenbrand (HI) upgraded to Buy from Neutral at DA Davidson with analyst Matt Summerville saying he is positive on Hillenbrand's $2B acquisition of Milacron announced last week, calling the deal "transformational" toward becoming a more diversified global enterprise and sees a "significant cash accretion potential" from the transaction. This list is just a portion of The Fly's full analyst coverage. To see The Fly's full Street Research coverage, click here.