Top Pre-Market Stock Upgrades/Downgrades April 27, 2010

Here is a list of this morning’s top companies upgrades, downgrades, and initiations by brokerage firms.

Upgrades:

• Boeing (BA) upgraded to Outperform from Perform at Wells Fargo
• Cavium Networks (CAVM) upgraded to Outperform from Neutral at Cowen
• Children’s Place Retail Stores (PLCE) upgraded to Overweight from Neutral at JP Morgan
• Coinstar (CSTR) target raised to $47 from $35 at Wedbush
• Marvell Technology (MRVL) upgraded to Buy from Hold at Deutsche Bank
• Pharmaceutical Product Development (PPDI) upgraded to Neutral from Sell at Goldman
• Sanmina-SCI (SANM) upgraded to Buy from Hold at Needham; price target $23
• TASER International (TASR) upgraded to Neutral from Underweight at JP Morgan; price target $6

Downgrades:

• American International Group (AIG) downgraded to Underperform from Perform at Keefe, Bruyette & Woods
• Baidu.com (BIDU) downgraded to Underperform from Neutral at Credit Suisse
• Insituform Technologies (INSU) downgraded to Neutral from Buy at Janney Mntgmy Scott
• Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia (MSO) downgraded to Hold from Buy at Morgan Joseph
• Sohu.com (SOHU) downgraded to Sell from Buy at Citigroup

Coverage Initiated:

• GT Solar International (SOLR) initiated with an Outperform at Pacific Crest; price target $9
• Intel (INTC) initiated with a Buy at Sterne Agee; price target $28
• International Game Technology (IGT) initiated with a Buy at KeyBanc Capital Markets; price target $27
• NVIDIA (NVDA) initiated with a Neutral at Sterne Agee
• Oracle (ORCL) initiated with a Buy at Citigroup; price target $32
• Sequenom (SQNM) initiated with a Neutral at Ladenburg Thalmann
• Vivus (VVUS) initiated with a Buy at Brean Murray; price target $15

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