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Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades (CHKP, DELL, IPI, LVS, ERIC, MOT, PALM, QCOM, POT, RIMM, V)

These are this Tuesday’s top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls:

Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (NASDAQ: CHKP) Cut to Hold at Auriga.
Dell Inc. (NASDAQ: DELL) Started as Buy at Stifel Nicolaus.
Intrepid Potash (NYSE: IPI) Raised to Neutral at Credit Suisse.
Las Vegas Sands (NYSE: LVS) Started as Overweight at Barclays.
LM Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC) Raised to Neutral at Credit Suisse.
Motorola Inc. (NYSE: MOT) Started as Underweight at Morgan Stanley (issued late Monday).
Palm Inc. (NASDAQ: PALM) Started as Overweight at Morgan Stanley (issued late Monday).
QUALCOMM Inc. (NASDAQ: QCOM) Started as Overweight at Morgan Stanley (issued late Monday); Raised to Outperform at JMP Securities.
Potash Corp. (NYSE: POT) Raised to Outperform at Credit Suisse.
Research-in-Motion Ltd. (NASDAQ: RIMM) Started as Overweight at Morgan Stanley (issued late Monday).
Visa Inc. (NYSE: V) Cut to Outperform at RBC Capital.

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January 5, 2010

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