Analyst downgrades: Morgan Stanley, Boardwalk Pipeline, Brasil Telecom

MOST NOTEWORTHY: Morgan Stanley, Boardwalk Pipeline and Brasil Telecom were today's noteworthy downgrades:

Oppenheimer downgraded Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) to Perform from Outperform based on limited upside to its revised earnings outlook.
RBC downgraded shares of Boardwalk Pipeline (NYSE: BWP) to Sector Perform from Outperform following the company's Q4 results, due to overruns and project delays.
Brasil Telecom (NYSE: BRP) was lowered to Neutral from Overweight at JP Morgan on corporate governance share concerns.

OTHER DOWNGRADES:

Wachovia lowered Gibraltar Industries (NASDAQ: ROCK) and Masco (NYSE: MAS) to Market Perform from Outperform.
Citigroup lowered Blue Nile (NASDAQ: NILE) to Hold from Buy.

Tags: BRP, BWP, MAS, MS, NILE, ROCK

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