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Here are some highlights from last week's earnings coverage from BloggingStocks:

Verigy (VRGY) shares are down sharply today after Barclays Capital analyst C.J. Muse cut his rating on the stock to Equal Weight, from Overweight. The move follows the company’s earnings report late yesterday for the fiscal third quarter ended July31.

Muse, who keeps his $14 price target, noted in a research report that the October guidance was slightly worse than the consensus, and likely disappointed some bulls. The forecast is for revenue of $90 million to $100 million, and a GAAP loss of 17-25 cents a share; the Street had expected $94.2 million and a loss of 18 cents.

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Verigy (VRGY), which makes a semiconductor test equipment, posted revenue for its fiscal third quarter ended July 31 of $87 million, down 51% year over year, but up 23% sequentially, and above the Street consensus at $83.3 million. Non-GAAP loss was 24 cents a share, better than the Street consensus estimated loss of 30 cents.

For FY Q4, the company sees revenue of $90 million to $100 million, and a GAAP loss of 17-25 cents a share. The Street has been expected $94.2 million and a loss of 18 cents.

In late trading, VRGY is down 33 cents, or 2.7%, to $11.90.