Following stronger than expected quarterly results from rival Intel, processor maker Advanced Micro Devices Thursday reported first quarter earnings that slid past analyst estimates.

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Oppenheimer analyst Rich Schafer this morning raised his rating on Advanced Micro Devices to Perform from Underperform.

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Advanced Micro Devices shares are getting a boost this morning from FBR Capital analyst Craig Berger, who advises investors to swap into AMD shares and out of Intel.

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Earlier, I noted that Evercore analyst Patrick Wang today cut ratings on both Nvidia and Advanced Micro Devices, while likewise cutting numbers on Intel.

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Citing the ongoing weakness in PC demand, Citigroup analyst Glen Yeung this morning cut his ratings on Intel, Advanced Micro Devices and Nvidia to Neutral from Buy.

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Of course, much will depend on how good the projection is, but already "the image quality of these micro projectors can be impressive considering their size, " notes Aloysius Choong, an analyst with research firm IDC, who's seen a few prototypes in action.

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As an upstart tiny micro-cap company, Wall Street has yet to discover CarCharging, so no major analyst currently follows the stock.

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Chikai Tanaka, an analyst at Nomura Securities in Japan, said he obtained that figure from a meeting with Trend Micro.

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Previous positions include senior analyst at AMR Research (now Gartner), marketing and business development at Cincom Systems, Ingram Micro, a SaaS start-up and at hardware companies.

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