Fly Intel: Top five analyst upgrades

Catch up on today's top five analyst upgrades with this list compiled by The Fly: 1. Snap (SNAP) upgraded to Buy from Hold at Truist with analyst Youssef Squali saying the quarter showed a "strong" advertiser activity, with the company looking to have made it back "to the other side of the pandemic" earlier than expected. 2. Paycom (PAYC) upgraded to Outperform from Sector Perform at RBC Capital with analyst Alex Zukin pointing to "continued improvement" in the economic environment and rising employment levels offering potential for the company to beat Q3 expectations. 3. Advance Auto Parts (AAP) upgraded to Outperform from Market Perform at Raymond James with analyst Matthew McClintock saying he is increasingly optimistic that the company's restructuring effort will begin to drive incrementally better results going forward. Pinterest (PINS) upgraded to Buy from Neutral at BofA and Goldman Sachs. 5. Dave & Buster's (PLAY) upgraded to Strong Buy from Outperform at Raymond James with analyst Brian Vaccaro saying the company's recently completed high yield note offering effectively shelves liquidity and covenant concerns well into 2022 and that the risk/reward is now even more compelling after last week's sales and business update. This list is just a portion of The Fly's full analyst coverage. To see The Fly's full Street Research coverage, click here.