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Fly News Breaks for April 9, 2018
INCY, NLNK, BEN, MTD, WLK
Apr 9, 2018 | 10:34 EDT
Catch up on today's top five analyst downgrades with this list compiled by The Fly: 1. Westlake Chemical (WLK) downgraded to Neutral from Overweight at JPMorgan with analyst Jeffrey Zekauskas citing valuation. 2. Mettler-Toledo (MTD) downgraded to Neutral from Buy at Goldman Sachs with analyst Patrick Donnelly saying he sees an attractive fundamental backdrop across Tools but is more cautious on the outlook for sales upside at Mettler given his view of a likely moderation of growth in China after a year of catch-up investment in the region. Donnelly also highlights "tough comps" in Labs and Product inspection. 3. Franklin Resources (BEN) downgraded to Neutral from Buy at BofA/Merrill with analyst Michael Carrier saying Franklin's bottom half performance and continued outflows limits organic growth and multiple expansion. 4. NewLink Genetics (NLNK) downgraded to Neutral from Overweight at Cantor Fitzgerald and Baird as well as to Hold from Buy at Jefferies. 5. Incyte (INCY) downgraded to Hold from Buy at Gabelli with analyst Jing He citing the "surprising" failure of the Phase 3 ECHO-301 study in melanoma. This list is just a portion of The Fly's full analyst coverage. To see The Fly's full Street Research coverage, click here.