Top Analyst Downgrades (AXP, BKE, CIEN, ENER, IP, LINTA, RBS, STO, TSM, TIN, VSAT)

May 12, 2009 by Douglas A. McIntyre

These are some of the top analyst downgrades and cautious research calls we have seen from Wall Street early this Tuesday morning:

American Express (AXP) Started as Underperform at RBC.
Buckle (BKE) Cut to Underweight at KeyBanc.
Ciena (CIEN) Cut to Underperform at JMP Securities.
Energy Conversion Devices (ENER) Cut to Hold at Citi; Cut to Neutral at Credit Suisse.
International Paper (IP) Cut to Hold at Deutsche Bank.
Liberty Media (LINTA) Cut to Sell at Citi.
Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) Cut to Underperform at Credit Suisse.
StatoilHydro (STO) Cut to Hold at Societe Generale.
Taiwan Semiconductor (TSM) Cut To Market Perform at FBR.
Temple-Inland (TIN) Cut to Hold at Deutsche Bank.
ViaSat (VSAT) Cut to Hold at Collins Stewart.

JON C. OGG

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