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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title><![CDATA[Analyst downgrades: FBCM, ALTU and EDPFY]]></title><link>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2007/12/20/analyst-downgrades-fbcm-altu-and-edpfy/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2007/12/20/analyst-downgrades-fbcm-altu-and-edpfy/</guid><comments>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2007/12/20/analyst-downgrades-fbcm-altu-and-edpfy/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/analyst-upgrades-and-downgrades/" rel="tag">Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades</a></p><strong><a href="http://www.theflyonthewall.com/splashPage.php?source=AOL"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" align="right" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.bloggingstocks.com/media/2007/12/fly-logo-(aol).gif" alt="" /></a>MOST NOTEWORTHY:</strong> FBR Capital Markets, Altus Pharmaceuticals and Energias de Portugal were today's noteworthy downgrades:<br />
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    <li>Jefferies downgraded shares of <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/fbr-capital-markets-corporation/fbcm/nas">FBR Capital Markets</a> (NASDAQ: <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/fbr-capital-markets-corporation/fbcm/nas">FBCM</a>) to Hold from Buy and lowered their target to $9 from $14 as they believe the company's investment banking activity will continue to be limited due to the current market conditions for capital raising. <br /></li>
    <li>Wachovia downgraded shares of <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/altus-pharmaceuticals-inc/altu/nas">Altus Pharmaceuticals</a> (NASDAQ: <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/altus-pharmaceuticals-inc/altu/nas">ALTU</a>) to Market Perform from Outperform following <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/genentech-inc/dna/nys">Genentech's</a> (NYSE: <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/genentech-inc/dna/nys">DNA</a>) return of all North American marketing rights to ALTU-238. <br /></li>
    <li><a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/edp-energias-de-portugal-s-a/edpfy/nao">Energias de Portugal</a> (OTC: <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/edp-energias-de-portugal-s-a/edpfy/nao">EDPFY</a>) was lowered to Hold from Buy at Citigroup, as they see no valuation catalysts in the near-term.</li>
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<strong>OTHER DOWNGRADES:</strong><br />
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    <li>JP Morgan removed <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/teekay-offshore-partners-l-p/tgp/nys">Teekay LNG</a> (NYSE: <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/teekay-offshore-partners-l-p/tgp/nys">TGP</a>) from its Focus List. <br /></li>
    <li>Goldman downgraded <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/orix-corporation/ix/nys">ORIX Corp.</a> (NYSE: <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/orix-corporation/ix/nys">IX</a>) to Neutral from Buy. <br /></li>
    <li>Friedman Billings downgraded <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/verasun-energy-corporation/vse/nys">VeraSun Energy</a> (NYSE: <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/verasun-energy-corporation/vse/nys">VSE</a>) to Market Perform from Outperform.</li>
</ul><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2007/12/20/analyst-downgrades-fbcm-altu-and-edpfy/">Analyst downgrades: FBCM, ALTU and EDPFY</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com">BloggingStocks</a> on Thu, 20 Dec 2007 11:47:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2007/12/20/analyst-downgrades-fbcm-altu-and-edpfy/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/forward/1067726/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2007/12/20/analyst-downgrades-fbcm-altu-and-edpfy/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>ALTU</category><category>DNA</category><category>downgrades</category><category>EDPFY</category><category>FBCM</category><category>IX</category><category>TGP</category><category>VSE</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Eric Buscemi]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 20 Dec 2007 11:47:00 EST</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
