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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title><![CDATA[Analyst downgrades 8-01-07: AMGN, CEPH, LYO and TDK]]></title><link>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2007/08/01/analyst-downgrades-8-01-07-amgn-ceph-lyo-and-tdk/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2007/08/01/analyst-downgrades-8-01-07-amgn-ceph-lyo-and-tdk/</guid><comments>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2007/08/01/analyst-downgrades-8-01-07-amgn-ceph-lyo-and-tdk/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/before-the-bell/" rel="tag">Before the Bell</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/analyst-reports/" rel="tag">Analyst Reports</a>, <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/bad-news/" rel="tag">Bad News</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/amgn/" rel="tag">Amgen Inc (AMGN)</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/2007/08/aol-fly-logo.gif"  alt="" /></a>MOST NOTEWORTHY</strong>: TDK Corp. (TDK), Maquire Properties (MPG), BankAtlantic Bancorp (BBX), ON Semiconductor (ONNN) and Amgen (AMGN) were today's noteworthy downgrades: <br />
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    <li>UBS downgraded <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/tdk-corporation/tdk/nys?tabs=quotesandnews">TDK Corp. </a>(NYSE: <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/tdk-corporation/tdk/nys?tabs=quotesandnews">TDK</a>) to Reduce from Neutral after the company's operating profit missed estimates. </li>
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    <li>Deutsche Bank cut <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/maguire-properties-inc/mpg/nys?tabs=quotesandnews">Maguire Properties</a> (NYSE: <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/maguire-properties-inc/mpg/nys?tabs=quotesandnews">MPG</a>) to Sell from Hold following the company's disappointing Q2 report. </li>
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    <li>Sandler cut <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/bankatlantic-bancorp-inc/bbx/nys?tabs=quotesandnews">BankAtlantic Bancorp</a> (NYSE: <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/bankatlantic-bancorp-inc/bbx/nys?tabs=quotesandnews">BBX</a>) to Sell from Hold on valuation. </li>
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    <li>Valuation and debt levels pushed Unterberg to downgrade <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/on-semiconductor-corporation/onnn/nas?tabs=quotesandnews">ON Semiconductor </a>(NASDAQ: <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/on-semiconductor-corporation/onnn/nas?tabs=quotesandnews">ONNN</a>) to Market Perform from Buy.  </li>
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    <li>William Blair downgraded shares of <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/on-semiconductor-corporation/onnn/nas?tabs=quotesandnews">Amgen </a>(NASDAQ: <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/on-semiconductor-corporation/onnn/nas?tabs=quotesandnews">AMGN</a>) to Market Perform from Outperform as they believe the CMS decision on ESA reimbursement guidelines is extremely restrictive regarding Aranesp use in oncology... </li>
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<strong>OTHER DOWNGRADES:</strong> <br />
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    <li><a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/lyondell-chemical-company/lyo/nys?tabs=quotesandnews">Lyondell Chemical Co</a> (NYSE: <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/lyondell-chemical-company/lyo/nys?tabs=quotesandnews">LYO</a>) was downgraded to Equal Weight from Overweight. </li>
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    <li>UBS cut <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/fmc-technologies-inc/fti/nys?tabs=quotesandnews">FMC Technologies</a> (NYSE: <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/fmc-technologies-inc/fti/nys?tabs=quotesandnews">FTI</a>) to Reduce from Neutral. </li>
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    <li>Stanford downgraded <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/mosys-inc/mosy/nas?tabs=quotesandnews">MoSys </a>(NASDAQ: <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/mosys-inc/mosy/nas?tabs=quotesandnews">MOSY</a>) to Hold from Buy. </li>
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    <li>Brean Murray downgraded <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/sumtotal-systems-inc/sumt/nas?tabs=quotesandnews">SumTotal Systems</a> (NASDAQ: <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/sumtotal-systems-inc/sumt/nas?tabs=quotesandnews">SUMT</a>) to Hold from Buy. </li>
</ul>
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    <li>Buckingham cut <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/cephalon-inc/ceph/nas?tabs=quotesandnews">Cephalon </a>(NASDAQ: <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/cephalon-inc/ceph/nas?tabs=quotesandnews">CEPH</a>) to Accumulate from Strong Buy.</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/2007/08/01/analyst-downgrades-8-01-07-amgn-ceph-lyo-and-tdk/">Analyst downgrades 8-01-07: AMGN, CEPH, LYO and TDK</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com">BloggingStocks</a> on Wed, 01 Aug 2007 11:34:00 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/2007/08/01/analyst-downgrades-8-01-07-amgn-ceph-lyo-and-tdk/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/forward/955379/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2007/08/01/analyst-downgrades-8-01-07-amgn-ceph-lyo-and-tdk/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>amgen</category><category>amgn</category><category>analyst</category><category>bankatlantic</category><category>bbx</category><category>ceph</category><category>cephalon</category><category>downgrade</category><category>fmc</category><category>fti</category><category>lyo</category><category>lyondell</category><category>maguire</category><category>mosy</category><category>mosys</category><category>mpg</category><category>onnn</category><category>rating</category><category>sumt</category><category>sumtotal</category><category>tdk</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kevin Shult]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 01 Aug 2007 11:34:00 EST</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
