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MOST NOTEWORTHY: Select theater stocks, Equity Inns (ENN), Talbots (TLB) and Starbucks (SBUX) filled today's noteworthy downgrade segment:
  • Banc of America said summer blockbusters have fallen off faster than they expected and there are fewer mid-tier films to support growth:
  • Equity Inns (NYSE: ENN) was cut to Sell from Hold at AG Edwards after the Whitehall acquisition. JMP Securities and Friedman Billings cut shares to Market Perform from Outperform and KeyBanc downgraded Equity Inns to Hold from Buy.
  • Matrix USA downgraded Talbots (NYSE: TLB) to Sell from Hold based on the eroding return of capital because of the company using capital to acquire and open new stores. Friedman Billings downgraded shares of
  • Starbucks (NASDAQ: SBUX) to Market Perform from Outperform and removed the company from their FBR Top Picks list on expectations that 2H07 same-store sales will no longer improve, removing a catalyst...
OTHER DOWNGRADES:
  • Banc of America downgraded Cognos (NASDAQ: COGN) to Neutral from Buy.
  • Roth downgraded Fuel Tech Inc (NASDAQ: FTEK) to Hold from Buy.
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Analyst downgrades 6-22-07: ANF, BGFV, COGN, TLB and SBUX originally appeared on BloggingStocks on Fri, 22 Jun 2007 11:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Maybe this week's theme should be industry consolidation. At least that's where the rumors, and signs, seem to be pointing.

CLEVELAND-CLIFFS INC (NYSE: CLF)

Think iron pellets. If you do, you won't be alone. Lots of options folk think they've caught a takeover candidate, and have been picking up bullish options all over. Is it steel industry consolidation fever? Most probably. Rio Tinto plc ADS (NYSE: RTP) and Brazil's CVRD have been named as predators. Speculation about the company's future actually began late last summer for a company with a market cap of just $3B, which happens to be the largest producer of iron ore pellets in all of North America, and a key part of producing steel. The stock has been heading up for about seven months now. Makes sense.

NORFOLK SOUTHERN CORPORATION (NYSE: NSC)

Higher and higher goes the stock for a few reasons: Railroad stocks look to be buyout candidates, and some analysts are focused on the Southern, the fourth largest railroad in the U.S. The other reason? Mr. Warren Buffett also owns 6.4M shares worth over $300M. Good enough?

EQUITY INNS INC (NYSE: ENN)

There's speculation that the Inns are in buyout mode. The stock recently hit a 52-week high, and has been going up for about six weeks. Some who follow the company think it's definitely worth more than the $20 a share range.

And two that won't go away: Monster Worldwide Inc (NASDAQ: MNST) and Sherman-Williams Company (NYSE: SHW) are absolutely considered to be prime takeover targets.

This week's rumor round-up: Cleveland-Cliffs a target? originally appeared on BloggingStocks on Fri, 18 May 2007 14:05:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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