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Fly News Breaks for July 1, 2016
AVY
Jul 1, 2016 | 06:54 EDT
BofA/Merrill analyst George Staphos downgraded Avery Dennison two notches to Underperform from Buy. BofA/Merrill's strategists are forecasting a UK recession, relative weakness in the GBP and Euro versus the dollar, and a slowdown in GDP in both the Euro-zone and US, resulting in Staphos trimming estimates. The analyst points to Avery's relatively high retail exposure, difficult comps, and relative valuation for the change in rating.