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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title><![CDATA[Analyst downgrades 6-29-07: KOMG, GYI and RURL]]></title><link>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2007/06/29/analyst-downgrades-6-29-07-komg-gyi-and-rurl/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2007/06/29/analyst-downgrades-6-29-07-komg-gyi-and-rurl/</guid><comments>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2007/06/29/analyst-downgrades-6-29-07-komg-gyi-and-rurl/#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>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/palm/" rel="tag">Palm Inc (PALM)</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/2007/06/fly-logo-(aol).gif" alt="" /></a>MOST NOTEWORTHY: </strong><a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/komag-incorporated/komg/nas">Komag Incorporated</a> (NASDAQ: <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/komag-incorporated/komg/nas">KOMG</a>), commercial mortgage REITs, <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/getty-images-inc/gyi/nys">Getty Images Inc</a> (NYSE: <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/getty-images-inc/gyi/nys">GYI</a>) and <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/rural-metro-corporation/rurl/nas">Rural/Metro Corporation</a> (NASDAQ: <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/rural-metro-corporation/rurl/nas">RURL</a>) were today's noteworthy downgrades: <br />
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    <li>Komag was downgraded to Neutral from Buy at Craig-Hallum, to Market Perform from Outperform at Piper Jaffray, to Hold from Buy at Deutsche Bank and to Neutral from Outperform at Robert W Baird &amp; Co following the announcement it would be acquired by <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/western-digital-corporation/wdc/nys">Western Digital Corporation</a> (NYSE: <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/western-digital-corporation/wdc/nys">WDC</a>). <br /></li>
    <li>Morgan Stanley downgraded Commercial Mortgage REITs to Underweight from Neutral. Specifically, the firm downgraded shares of <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/capital-trust-inc-md-new-cl-a/ct/nys">Capital Trust, Inc</a> (NYSE: <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/capital-trust-inc-md-new-cl-a/ct/nys">CT</a>) to Equal Weight from Underweight and <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/gramercy-capital-corp/gkk/nys">Gramercy Capital Corp</a> (NYSE: <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/gramercy-capital-corp/gkk/nys">GKK</a>) to Underweight from Equal Weight, citing increased credit spreads and subordination levels. <br /></li>
    <li>Getty Images was downgraded to Sell from Hold at Matrix as the firm believes margins are declining and sees downside to their $40/share intrinsic value calculation. <br /></li>
    <li>Rural/Metro was downgraded by Ferris, Baker Watts to Neutral from Buy on valuation.</li>
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<strong>OTHER DOWNGRADES: </strong><br />
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    <li><a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/the-pmi-group-inc/pmi/nys">PMI Group Inc</a> (NYSE: <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/the-pmi-group-inc/pmi/nys">PMI</a>) was downgraded to Neutral from Buy at UBS. <br /></li>
    <li>Deutsche Bank downgraded <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/palm-inc-new/palm/nas">Palm, Inc</a> (NASDAQ: <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/palm-inc-new/palm/nas">PALM</a>) to Sell from Hold. <br /></li>
    <li>BMO Capital downgraded shares of <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/carrizo-oil-and-gas-incorporated/crzo/nas">Carrizo Oil &amp; Gas Incorporated</a> (NASDAQ: <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/carrizo-oil-and-gas-incorporated/crzo/nas">CRZO</a>) to Market Perform from Outperform. <br /></li>
    <li>Morgan Stanley downgraded shares of <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/cemex-sab-de-cv-adr/cx/nys">Cemex</a> (NYSE: <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/cemex-sab-de-cv-adr/cx/nys">CX</a>) to Equal Weight from Overweight. <br /></li>
    <li><a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/barnes-and-38-noble-inc/bks/nys">Barnes &amp; Noble Inc</a> (NYSE: <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/barnes-and-38-noble-inc/bks/nys">BKS</a>) was downgraded to Hold from Buy at Matrix.</li>
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<em>Analyst summaries provided by <a href="http://www.theflyonthewall.com/splashPage.php?source=AOL">TheFlyOnTheWall.com</a> (subscription required).</em><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2007/06/29/analyst-downgrades-6-29-07-komg-gyi-and-rurl/">Analyst downgrades 6-29-07: KOMG, GYI and RURL</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com">BloggingStocks</a> on Fri, 29 Jun 2007 10:10:00 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/2007/06/29/analyst-downgrades-6-29-07-komg-gyi-and-rurl/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/forward/929502/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2007/06/29/analyst-downgrades-6-29-07-komg-gyi-and-rurl/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>analyst</category><category>barnes and noble</category><category>BarnesAndNoble</category><category>bks</category><category>capital trust</category><category>CapitalTrust</category><category>carrizo</category><category>cemex</category><category>crzo</category><category>ct</category><category>cx</category><category>downgrade</category><category>getty</category><category>gkk</category><category>gramercy</category><category>gyi</category><category>kmg</category><category>komag</category><category>palm</category><category>pmi</category><category>rural/metro</category><category>rurl</category><category>wdc</category><category>western digital</category><category>WesternDigital</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kevin Shult]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 29 Jun 2007 10:10:00 EST</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
