downgrade
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Strategists led by Ohsung Kwon said the downgrade comes even as the bank is growing more optimistic on earnings per share — targeting $425 next year for S&P 500 companies and $460 in 2028.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026
The analyst downgrade the stocks to neutral from outperform.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026
The Kremlin is yet to put forward a replacement but Russia's embassy to the UK told the BBC it did not reflect an intention to downgrade diplomatic relations between the two nations.
From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2026
However, Fitch in its downgrade of Delaware Life said the plan may prove “insufficient to fully address governance, reporting, and investment oversight issues.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026
I think what he needed was evidence to downgrade the stock.”
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
It downgrades Westgold to “accumulate,” from “buy,” and cuts its target price by 11%, to A$6.50/share.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
“While Metals X could become a growth stock, we cannot see imminent catalysts,” Ord Minnett says as it downgrades the company to hold, from buy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026
Three other credit-rating firms put Brighthouse on review for potential downgrades.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
RBC Capital Markets analyst Trung Huynh downgrades shares of the Keytruda maker following a nearly 13% rally.
From Barron's ● Aug. 21, 2026
If Moody’s downgrades GE paper, it is a big deal.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
Hewlett Packard Enterprise stock is downgraded as a Wall Street firm doesn’t believe there’s much more upside.
From Barron's ● Sep. 14, 2026
Global ratings agency Moody's last week downgraded Senegal's long-term foreign-currency debt rating to Caa2 from Caa1, mid-negotiations with the IMF.
From Barron's ● Sep. 1, 2026
Their UK security was downgraded after they stopped being working royals in 2020 and moved to the US, where they have paid for their own protection.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
Fitch Ratings last week downgraded its long-term issuer default rating on Baidu to A-minus from A, citing the structural decline in the company’s search ad business.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
I didn’t make the event final for bars, because I’d downgraded the difficulty of my routine; I’d taken out one of my Tkatchevs so I could go easy on my shoulder.
From "Courage to Soar" by Simone Biles
“After sharp outperformance, stock is on 16.5x mid-cycle price-to-earnings, making it harder to chase,” says analyst Michael Simotas, downgrading Ampol to hold from buy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
On Monday, shortly after authorities began downgrading some mandatory evacuation orders to warnings around Somersett, Washoe County Sheriff Darin Balaam said people were already venturing too far into dangerous wildlands.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
Ader upgraded Backblaze shares to Market Perform from Underperform—just a few months after downgrading the stock.
From Barron's ● Jun. 23, 2026
Anmuth was more critical of Meta’s spending plans, downgrading the stock to neutral from overweight on Thursday.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 30, 2026
I say it is time we quit downgrading ourselves as a nation.
From State of the Union Address by Gerald R. Ford
