Goodyear Tire Surges (GT, BAC)

Shares of Goodyear Tire GT are surging today on the heels of an analyst upgrade. Shares are up $1.06, or 10.11%, to $11.54 after Bank of America BAC analyst John Murphy upgraded the stock to "buy" from "underperform". The analyst believes the tire maker's valuation is attractive after a 20% decline year-to-date. The move higher has come on heavy volume, with more than 6.7 million shares already traded versus the three-month daily average of 4.2 million shares.