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Analyst downgrades 3-06:07: National City & Pathmark Stores downgraded

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MOST NOTEWORTHY: Some of today's notable downgrades were National City Corp (NCC), Aeroflex Inc (ARXX) and Compass Minerals International (CMP):
  • Morgan Stanley cut National City Corp (NYSE: NCC) to Underweight from Equal-Weight with and $35 target to reflect increased losses on the company's remaining subprime loans and slower growth in the Midwest.
  • AG Edwards downgraded Aeroflex Inc (NASDAQ: ARXX) to Sell from Buy to reflect the company's acquisition agreement.
  • Matrix USA cut Compass Minerals Int'l (NYSE: CMP) to Strong Sell from Buy to reflect weak demand for deicing products.
OTHER DOWNGRADES:
  • CIBC downgraded Pathmark Stores Inc (NASDAQ: PTMK) to Sector Perform from Outperformer based on the Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co (NYSE: GAP) acquisition.
  • UBS cut Apria Healthcare Group Inc (NYSE: AHG) to Reduce from Neutral on valuation.
  • Goldman Sachs downgraded Progressive Gaming International Corp (NASDAQ: PGIC) and Strategic Hotels & Resorts Inc (NYSE: BEE) to Sell from Neutral.
  • Brean Murray cut Youbet.com (NASDAQ: UBET) to Hold from Buy based on increased competition concerns.
Analyst summaries provided by TheFlyOnTheWall.com (subscription required).
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Last updated: November 25, 2009: 08:53 AM

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