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Top Analyst Downgrades and Stocks to Sell: Carnival, KKR, BlackRock and More

Investors frequently get to see the analyst upgrades and Buy ratings from Wall Street firms. What investors often do not get to see is when analyst downgrade stocks to sell or to avoid. 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 Thursday’s top analyst downgrades and cautious research notes from Wall Street.

AutoNation Inc. (NYSE: AN) was cut to Sell from an already cautious Neutral rating at UBS.

Baker Hughes Inc. (NYSE: BHI) was cut to Underweight from Equal Weight at Morgan Stanley.

BlackRock Inc. (NYSE: BLK) was cut to Neutral from Positive at Susquehanna.

Carnival Corp. (NYSE: CCL) was cut to Underperform from Neutral at BMP Paribas.

Dean Foods Co. (NYSE: DF) was cut to Market Perform from Outperform at BMO Capital Markets.

Halliburton Co. (NYSE: HAL) was cut to Underweight from Equal Weight at Morgan Stanley.

Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. (NYSE: KKR) was cut to Market Perform from Outperform at BMO Capital Markets.

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Noble Corp. (NYSE: NE) was cut to Neutral from Overweight at J.P. Morgan.

Sonic Automotive Inc. (NYSE: SAH) was cut to Sell from an already cautious Neutral rating at UBS.

TECO Energy Inc. (NYSE: TE) was cut to Sell from Neutral at UBS.

Here are the top upgrades and stocks to buy this morning.

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