Benzinga's Top Upgrades

FBR Capital upgraded Time Warner Inc TWX from Market Perform to Outperform. Time Warner shares rose 1.10 percent to $88.43 in pre-market trading.
Argus Research upgraded Atmos Energy Corporation ATO from Hold to Buy. Atmos Energy shares closed at $71.98 on Friday.
Analysts at Baird upgraded Deere & Company DE from Neutral to Outperform. Deere shares rose 0.95 percent to $88.00 in pre-market trading.
Wedbush upgraded The Ultimate Software Group, Inc. ULTI from Neutral to Outperform. Ultimate Software shares rose 1.20 percent to $211.04 in pre-market trading.
Analysts at Daiwa Capital upgraded Ford Motor Company F from Underperform to Neutral. Ford shares rose 0.26 percent to $11.75 in pre-market trading.
Bank of America upgraded Waste Management, Inc. WM from Neutral to Buy. Waste Management shares gained 1.31 percent to $64.83 in pre-market trading.
Analysts at Mackie Research upgraded Newmont Mining Corp NEM from Hold to Buy. Newmont Mining shares rose 0.20 percent to $35.45 in pre-market trading.
Analysts at B. Riley upgraded Regal Entertainment Group RGC from Neutral to Buy. Regal Entertainment shares closed at $21.28 on Friday.
Raymond James upgraded Lennar Corporation LEN from Outperform to Strong Buy. Lennar shares closed at $41.34 on Friday.
Analysts at Oppenheimer upgraded VMware, Inc. VMW from Perform to Outperform. Vmware shares rose 0.71 percent to $78.20 in pre-market trading.