Analyst downgrades: MS, AZN and LOW

MOST NOTEWORTHY: Morgan Stanley, AstraZeneca and Lowe's were today's noteworthy downgrades:

Goldman Sachs downgraded shares of Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) to Neutral from Buy as it believes declines in capital markets and commercial real estate, coupled with additional investment writedowns, will impact near-term earnings.
AstraZeneca (NYSE: AZN) was lowered to Neutral from Overweight at HSBC. The firm expects further negative pressure on shares with the 30-month stay on an FDA approval of generic versions of low dose Seroquel set to expire in April 2008.
Citigroup downgraded Lowe's Companies (NYSE: LOW) to Hold from Buy as it believes a Q4 miss and 2008 guidance will likely pressure shares in the near-term.

OTHER DOWNGRADES:

Friedman Billings downgraded TiVo (NASDAQ: TIVO) to Underperform from Market Perform.
Merriman downgraded Mentor Corp (NYSE: MNT) to Neutral from Buy.
Goldman removed ProLogis (NYSE: PLD) from its Conviction Buy List.

Tags: AZN, LOW, MNT, MS, PLD, TIVO

2-01-2008 @ 12:39PM

others having trouble are stage stores who cant pay for construction on new stores

2-01-2008 @ 12:45PM

despite upswing in stock stage stores still having trouble paying bills on new stores

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