Catch up on today’s top five analyst downgrades with this list compiled by The Fly: 1. Roku (ROKU) downgraded to Underweight from Equal Weight at Morgan Stanley with analyst Benjamin Swinburne telling investors that he believes the market has overreacted following the company’s stronger than expected third quarter results. 2. Snap (SNAP) downgraded to Underperform from Market Perform at Cowen with analyst John Blackledge saying Blackledge’s Ad Buyer Survey results for Snap were mixed with modest share gains of Social/Video budgets in 2018/19 despite ranking ROI, data, and targeting ranking the lowest. 3. Western Digital (WDC) downgraded to Market Perform from Outperform at BMO Capital with analyst Tim Long saying the near-term fundamentals for the company remain healthy, but limited upside for growth in margins and revenue due to a more balanced supply-demand will keep the stock in a trading range. 4. Tableau (DATA) downgraded to Sector Weight from Overweight at KeyBanc with analyst Brent Bracelin saying the risk/reward is more balanced following the 64% rise in shares in 2017. 5. MasterCard (MA) downgraded to Outperform from Top Pick at RBC Capital with analyst Daniel Perlin saying the stock was a “monster” in 2017 with a 47% rise, and his investment thesis of accelerating top-line growth, tailwinds from higher oil prices and favorable FX, and global conversion to electronic payments remains in place. The analyst attributes the downgrade to “repositioning group headings” going into FY18. 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)
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