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Analyst downgrades: ATK, EV, FITB and NSM

Posted Aug 16th 2007 10:58AM by Kevin Shult (RSS feed)
Filed under: Before the Bell, Analyst Reports, Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades, Bad News

MOST NOTEWORTHY: Eaton Vance (EV), Dover Downs (DDE), Meruelo Maddux (MMPI) and Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) were today's noteworthy downgrades:

Merrill downgraded shares of Eaton Vance (NYSE: EV) to Sell from Neutral on expectations net flows will slow and pressure shares due to bank loan outflows and closed-end fund sales.

Keybanc downgraded Dover Downs (NYSE: DDE) to Hold from Buy due to expectations of significant movement in the Maryland state legislature regarding the issue of slot machine legalization, which could pressure shares.

Meruelo Maddux (NASDAQ: MMPI) was cut to Sell from Neutral at UBS based on tightening credit markets.

Friedman Billings downgraded shares of Fifth Third (NASDAQ: FITB) to Underperform from Market Perform on this morning's acquisition of First Charter Corp...

OTHER DOWNGRADES:

Alliant Techsys (NASDAQ: ATK) was cut to Market Weight from Overweight at Thomas Weisel.

National Semi (NYSE: NSM) was removed from Goldman's Favorites Value List.

Matrix downgraded Woodward Governor (NASDAQ: WGOV) to Hold from Buy.

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Analyst downgrades 7-02-07: NFS, PWAV, SNDK, TGT and UNCA

Posted Jul 2nd 2007 10:36AM by Kevin Shult (RSS feed)
Filed under: Before the Bell, Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades, Bad News, Target Corp. (TGT), SanDisk Corp (SNDK)

MOST NOTEWORTHY: SanDisk Corp (SNDK), Nationwide Financial Services (NFS), Unica Corp (UNCA), International Paper Co (IP) and the Apartment REIT sector topped the day's noteworthy downgrades:

CIBC cut SanDisk Corp (NASDAQ: SNDK) to Sector Performer from Outperformer on valuation.

Nationwide Financial (NYSE: NFS) was downgraded to Underweight from Equal-Weight at Morgan Stanley on valuation.

Ferris Baker cut Unica Corp (NASDAQ: UNCA) to Sell from Hold following the company's announcement that it has dismissed auditors Ernst & Young. Montgomery downgraded Unica to Hold from Buy on valuation.

International Paper (NYSE: IP) was downgraded to Neutral from Outperform at Credit Suisse on valuation.

UBS downgraded the Apartment REIT sector to Underweight and downgraded BRE Properties (NYSE: BRE), Camden Property Trust (NYSE: CPT) and Meruelo Maddux Properties (NASDAQ: MMPI) to Neutral from Buy...

OTHER DOWNGRADES: