Catch up on today's top five analyst downgrades with this list compiled by The Fly: 1. Tesla (TSLA) downgraded to Equal Weight from Overweight at Morgan Stanley with analysts led by Adam Jones saying the surprise acquisition of SolarCity (SCTY) may have long-term commercial and strategic rationale, but investors may not be adequately compensated for the added risk or cash consumption. 2. SolarCity downgraded to Equal Weight from Overweight at Morgan Stanley with analysts led by Stephen Byrd citing balanced risk/reward following the acquisition offer by Tesla. The analysts lowered its price target to $24 from $34 on SolarCity shares. 3. Valeant (VRX) downgraded to Neutral from Overweight at JPMorgan with analyst Chris Schott citing near-term business uncertainty in business/cash flow trends offsetting and attractive valuation. 4. J.M. Smucker (SJM) downgraded to Underperform from Neutral at Hilliard Lyons analyst Jeffery Thomison citing valuation following strong outperformance. 5. BAE Systems (BAESY) downgraded to Hold from Buy at Berenberg. This list is just a portion of The Fly's full analyst coverage. To see The Fly's full Street Research coverage, click here.

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Deutsche Bank analyst Emmanuel Rosner downgraded Tesla to Hold from Buy with a price target of $123, down from $189. The analyst cites the "high likelihood" of Model 2 push-out and the company's change of strategic priority to Robotaxi for the downgrade. Deutsche's Buy rating was predicated on Tesla's next-generation vehicle priced at $25,000 coming late next year, which would allow the company to reaccelerate volume, margins and free cash flow, and potentially come to dominate the Western electric vehicle market, the analyst tells investors in a research note. However, pushing out the Model 2 will create "significant" earnings and free cash flow pressure on 2026 and beyond estimates, and make the future of the company tied to Tesla "cracking the code on full driverless autonomy," which represents a "significant technological, regulatory and operational challenge," says Deutsche Bank. The firm views Tesla's shift to Robotaxi as "thesis-changing," and worries the stock will need to undergo a "potentially painful transition in ownership base," with investors previously focused on electric vehicle volumes and cost advantages potentially "throwing in the towel, and eventually replaced by AI/tech investors with considerably longer time horizon."

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