Fly Intel: Top five analyst upgrades

Catch up on today's top five analyst upgrades with this list compiled by The Fly: 1. Icon (ICLR) upgraded to Overweight from Neutral at JPMorgan with analyst Tycho Peterson saying post close of the PRA Health acquisition, Icon is poised to capitalize on a growing contract research organization market behind its "best in class scale." 2. Box (BOX) upgraded to Outperform from Market Perform at JMP Securities with analyst Erik Suppiger believing Box's leadership has "transformed many aspects of the company to optimize for shareholder value" and that the company is executing significantly better than just two years ago. 3. Viant (DSP) upgraded to Outperform from Market Perform at JMP Securities with analyst Andrew Boone saying Viant has a number of upcoming catalysts as its new software platform, World Without Cookies, becomes generally available, its sales force investments continue to drive customer additions, and Covid-impacted verticals, like travel and auto, rebound. 4. Western Union (WU) upgraded to Buy from Neutral at Citi with analyst Ashwin Shirvaikar saying the 13% pullback in the past three months and current 4.6% dividend yield present an opportunity. 5. Yandex (YNDX) upgraded to Buy from Neutral at UBS with analyst Ulyana Lenvalskaya citing the company's progress on self-driving for the upgrade. This list is just a portion of The Fly's full analyst coverage. To see The Fly's full Street Research coverage, click here.