On The Fly: Top five analyst downgrades

Catch up on today's top five analyst downgrades with this list compiled by The Fly: 1. Exxon Mobil (XOM) downgraded to Underperform from Market Perform at Raymond James with analyst Pavel Molchanov saying Exxon Mobil is "one of the least appealing ways to play" the firm's bullish oil call, particularly following the recent oil price selloff. 2. Skyworks (SWKS) downgraded to Underperform from Neutral at BofA/Merrill with analyst Vivek Arya citing limited content gains in 2019 iPhones. 3. Micron (MU) downgraded two notches to Underperform from Outperform at Baird with analyst Tristan Gerra saying he now models eight consecutive quarters of gross margin and EPS contraction given the continued deterioration in both DRAM and NAND memory pricing. 4. Nvidia (NVDA) downgraded to Underperform from Neutral at Exane BNP Paribas. 5. Western Digital (WDC) downgraded to Neutral from Positive at Susquehanna with analyst Mehdi Hosseini saying he has lost confidence in the company's ability to benefit from SSD substitution of HDDs. This list is just a portion of The Fly's full analyst coverage. To see The Fly's full Street Research coverage, click here.