Analyst downgrades: TXN, SNDK and BRCD
Posted Jul 22nd 2008 11:50AM by Eric Buscemi
Filed under: Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades, Texas Instruments (TXN), Gilead Sciences (GILD), SanDisk Corp (SNDK)
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MOST NOTEWORTHY: Texas Instruments, SanDisk and Brocade were today's noteworthy downgrades:
- Merrill Lynch downgraded shares of Texas Instruments (NYSE: TXN) to Neutral from Buy after the company reported lower-than-expected Q3 results due to concerns regarding elevated inventory levels and rising raw material and labor costs. Merrill lowered their target to $27 from $32.
- Citigroup cut SanDisk (NASDAQ: SNDK) to Sell from Hold after the company reported a Q2 miss and offered lower-than-expected guidance. Citigroup lowered their target price to $14 from $20.
- JMP Securities downgraded Brocade (NASDAQ: BRCD) to Market Perform from Outperform following the company's announcement to buy Foundry Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ: FDRY) for $19.25 per share.
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