Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades (CEDC, XOM, GMAN, KLIC, RIMM, SANM, SKH, TER, VSEA, NRGY)

These are some of the top research calls for analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Tuesday:

Central European Distribution Corp. (NASDAQ: CEDC) Started as Buy at Citigroup.
ExxonMobil Corp. (NYSE: XOM) Cut to Sector Perform and $70 target at RBC (third cut in two days).
Gordmans Stores, Inc. (NASDAQ: GMAN) Started as Outperform at Baird; Started as Buy at Stifel Nicolaus; Started as Outperform at Wells Fargo.
Kulicke & Soffa Industries inc. (NASDAQ: KLIC) Cut to Underperform at Oppenheimer.
Research In Motion Limited (NASDAQ: RIMM) Cut target to $90 at TD.
Sanmina-SCI Corp. (NASDAQ: SANM) Reiterated Buy at Needham.
Skilled Healthcare Group, Inc. (NYSE: SKH) Cut to Hold at Jefferies.
Teradyne Inc. (NYSE: TER) Cut to Perform at Oppenheimer.
Varian Semiconductor Equipment Associates Inc. (NASDAQ: VSEA) Started as Overweight at JPMorgan.
Verigy, Ltd. (NASDAQ: VRGY) Cut to Underperform at Oppenheimer.

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