Catch up on today’s top five analyst downgrades with this list compiled by The Fly: 1. General Electric (GE) was downgraded to Hold from Buy at Stifel and to Underperform from Perform at Oppenheimer. 2. Whirlpool (WHR) was downgraded to Sector Perform from Top Pick at RBC Capital and to Neutral from Buy at BofA/Merrill. 3. Roche (RHHBY) downgraded to Hold from Buy at Berenberg with analyst Alistair Campbell saying he sees the company’s earnings growth slowing to the slow single digits over the next five years as biosimilar competition ramps. 4. United Continental (UAL) downgraded to Neutral from Overweight at Atlantic Equities with the firm’s analyst saying earnings initiatives do not appear to be performing to plan and he is “very skeptical” of United’s ability to close the margin gap with Delta (DAL). 5. Hanesbrands (HBI) downgraded to Perform from Outperform at Oppenheimer with analyst Anna Andreeva saying while she remains a fan of “Brands over Retailers” framework, and Hanesbrands has profitability cushions, negative organics domestically take away earnings upside bull case. This list is just a portion of The Fly’s full analyst coverage. To see The Fly’s full Street Research coverage, (click here.):(http://thefly.com/streetResearch.php)