Analyst downgrades 6-08-07: NKE, FL, TLAB, ADTN and BKHM

Posted Jun 8th 2007 10:24AM by Eric Buscemi
Filed under: Analyst reports, Analyst upgrades and downgrades, Allergan (AGN), Lowe's Cos (LOW), Cheesecake Factory (CAKE)

MOST NOTEWORTHY: Nike Inc (NYSE: NKE), Foot Locker Inc (NYSE: FL), Tellabs Inc (NASDAQ: TLAB), ADTRAN, Inc (NASDAQ: ADTN) and Bookham, Inc (NASDAQ: BKHM) were today's noteworthy downgrades:

• Banc of America downgraded shares of both Nike and Foot Locker to Neutral from Buy, as the firm believes industry pressures in the U.S. could more than offset the potential turn in Europe and benefit from the 2008 Olympics.
• Cowen downgraded shares of ADTRAN, Bookham and Tellabs to Neutral from Outperform.
• Goldman Sachs also downgraded shares of Tellabs, to Sell from Neutral, as the firm believes the stock fully discounts the expected sales and margin improvement.

OTHER DOWNGRADES:

• Allergan Inc (NYSE: AGN) was downgraded to Equal Weight from Overweight at Morgan Stanley citing limited upside.
• Friedman Billings removed The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated (NASDAQ: CAKE) from its Top Picks and maintained its Outperform rating.
• Lehman downgraded shares of The First American Corporation (NYSE: FAF) to Equal-Weight from Overweight on increasing risk to the company's title margin and regulatory concerns.
• Matrix USA downgraded shares of Lowe's Companies Inc (NYSE: LOW) to Buy from Strong Buy on valuation.

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