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Top Analyst Downgrades and Stocks to Sell: Align Technology, Broadcom, RBS and More

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Investors frequently get to see the analyst upgrades and Buy ratings from Wall Street firms but they often do not get to see when analysts downgrade stocks or say to sell a stock. 24/7 Wall St. reviews many fresh research calls each and every day to find great ideas from value stocks to growth stocks to dividend stocks, and we have broken out the negative analyst calls today. These are this Tuesday’s top analyst downgrades and cautious research notes from Wall Street.

Align Technology Inc. (NASDAQ: ALGN) was cut to Hold from Buy at Jefferies.

Partners Asset Management Inc. (NYSE: APAM) was cut to Neutral from Buy at Citigroup.

Broadcom Corp. (NASDAQ: BRCM) was cut to Neutral from Positive at Susquehanna.

Exelon Co. (NYSE: EXC) was cut to Hold from Buy at Deutsche Bank.

See also: UBS Live Key Call List Features the Top Nine Stocks to Buy Now

First Energy Co. (NYSE: FE) was cut to Neutral from Outperform at Credit Suisse.

Flextronics International Ltd. (NASDAQ: FLEX) was cut to Market Perform from outperform at Raymond James.

Lloyds Banking Group PLC (NYSE: LYG) was cut to Neutral from Buy at Citigroup.

Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC (NYSE: RBS) was cut to Sell from an already cautious Neutral at Citigroup.

St. Jude Medical Inc. (NYSE: STJ) was cut to Sell from Hold at Canaccord Genuity.

Read also: Top Analyst Upgrades and Stocks to Buy

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About the Author Jon C. Ogg →

Jon Ogg has been a financial news analyst since 1997. Mr. Ogg set up one of the first audio squawk box services for traders called TTN, which he sold in 2003. He has previously worked as a licensed broker to some of the top U.S. and E.U. financial institutions, managed capital, and has raised private capital at the seed and venture stage. He has lived in Copenhagen, Denmark, as well as New York and Chicago, and he now lives in Houston, Texas. Jon received a Bachelor of Business Administration in finance at University of Houston in 1992. a673b.bigscoots-temp.com.

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