Fly Intel: Top five analyst upgrades

Catch up on today's top five analyst upgrades with this list compiled by The Fly: 1. Altria Group (MO) upgraded to Neutral from Sell at Citi with analyst Adam Spielman saying he now expects "less bad" cigarette volumes next year. 2. Snap (SNAP) upgraded to Buy from Neutral at BofA/Merrill with analyst Justin Post saying the stock has sold off despite "solid" industry and advertising spend channel checks. 3. Chipotle (CMG) upgraded to Neutral from Underperform at BofA/Merrill with analyst Gregory Francort saying he expects the company to generate better comps and margins over the near term given its "strong" sales momentum and normalizing avocado prices, even though he is "struggling" with the valuation on the stock. 4. Republic Services (RSG) upgraded to Buy from Neutral at BofA/Merrill with analyst Michael Feniger calling the stock "a more balanced way" to gain exposure to the theme of higher disposal pricing than peer Waste Management (WM), which he downgraded this morning. 5. Waste Connections (WCN) upgraded to Overweight from Sector Weight at KeyBanc with analyst Sean Eastman saying he expects Waste Connections to report an in-line Q3, and sees 2019 guidance remaining intact. This list is just a portion of The Fly's full analyst coverage. To see The Fly's full Street Research coverage, click here.