Analysts Hate These 12 Stocks in 2018

Posted on Thursday, December 13th, 2018 by MarketBeat Staff

When a single Wall Street analyst downgrades one of your stocks, you might think they are just having a bad day or have an incorrect investment thesis. One downgrade typically won't have a significant impact on the price of one of your stocks, but what if a company was repeatedly downgraded by analysts over the last 30, 60 or 90 days? You would know something is seriously wrong.

Today, we are inviting you to take a free exclusive look at our up-to-the-minute list of 12 "Most Downgraded" stocks. These are true strong sell stocks. Analysts are abandoning them in droves and issuing rare downgrades and sell ratings. If any of these stocks are lurking around in your portfolio, seriously consider whether or not they still belong in your portfolio. .

#1 - Facebook (NASDAQ:FB)

Number of Downgrades: 31 (in the last 90 days)
Consensus Rating: Buy
Rating Score: 2.7
Ratings Breakdown: 36 Buy Ratings, 8 Hold Ratings, 2 Sell Ratings.
Consensus Price Target: $190.3659 (31.3% Upside)

Facebook, Inc. provides various products to connect and share through mobile devices, personal computers, and other surfaces worldwide. Its products include Facebook Website and mobile application that enables people to connect, share, discover, and communicate with each other on mobile devices and personal computers; Instagram, a community for sharing visual stories through photos, videos, and direct messages; Messenger, a messaging application to communicate with other people, groups, and businesses across various platforms and devices; and WhatsApp, a mobile messaging application. The company also offers Oculus virtual reality technology and content platform, which allows people to enter an immersive and an interactive environment to train, learn, play games, consume content, and connect with others. As of December 31, 2017, it had approximately 1.40 billion daily active users. Facebook, Inc. was founded in 2004 and is headquartered in Menlo Park, California.

Recent Recommendations for Facebook:

• Facebook, Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) was upgraded by analysts at BidaskClub from a "strong sell" rating to a "sell" rating. (12/11/2018)
• Facebook, Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) is now covered by analysts at Guggenheim. They set a "neutral" rating and a $150.00 price target on the stock. (12/6/2018)
• Facebook, Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) was downgraded by analysts at Stifel Nicolaus from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating. They now have a $150.00 price target on the stock. (12/5/2018)
• Facebook, Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) had its "neutral" rating re-affirmed by analysts at DZ Bank AG. (11/26/2018)
• Facebook, Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) had its "buy" rating re-affirmed by analysts at Stifel Nicolaus. They now have a $150.00 price target on the stock. (11/26/2018)
• Facebook, Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) had its price target lowered by analysts at MKM Partners from $230.00 to $190.00. They now have a "buy" rating on the stock. (11/26/2018)
• Facebook, Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) was downgraded by analysts at BidaskClub from a "sell" rating to a "strong sell" rating. (11/21/2018)
• Facebook, Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) was downgraded by analysts at ValuEngine from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating. (11/16/2018)
• Facebook, Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) was upgraded by analysts at ValuEngine from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating. (11/2/2018)
• Facebook, Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) had its price target lowered by analysts at Argus from $210.00 to $206.00. They now have a "buy" rating on the stock. (11/1/2018)

#2 - NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA)

Number of Downgrades: 28 (in the last 90 days)
Consensus Rating: Buy
Rating Score: 2.7
Ratings Breakdown: 25 Buy Ratings, 7 Hold Ratings, 1 Sell Ratings.
Consensus Price Target: $255.2581 (71.4% Upside)

NVIDIA Corporation operates as a visual computing company worldwide. It operates through two segments, GPU and Tegra Processor. The GPU segment offers processors, which include GeForce for PC gaming and mainstream PCs; GeForce NOW for cloud-based game-streaming service; Quadro for design professionals working in computer-aided design, video editing, special effects, and other creative applications; Tesla for AI utilizing deep learning, accelerated computing, and general purpose computing; GRID provides power of NVIDIA graphics through the cloud and datacenters; DGX for AI scientists, researchers, and developers; and cryptocurrency-specific graphics processing units. The Tegra Processor segment provides processors designed to enable branded platforms - DRIVE and SHIELD; DRIVE automotive computers and software stacks, which offer self-driving capabilities; SHIELD devices and services designed for mobile-cloud in home entertainment, AI, and gaming applications; and Jetson TX 2, an AI computing platform for embedded use. The company's products are used in gaming, professional visualization, datacenter, and automotive markets. NVIDIA Corporation sells its products to original equipment manufacturers, original device manufacturers, system builders, add-in board manufacturers, retailers/distributors, Internet and cloud service providers, automotive manufacturers and tier-1 automotive suppliers, mapping companies, start-ups, and other ecosystem participants. NVIDIA Corporation was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, California.

Recent Recommendations for NVIDIA:

• NVIDIA Co. (NASDAQ: NVDA) had its price target lowered by analysts at Royal Bank of Canada from $260.00 to $230.00. They now have an "outperform" rating on the stock. (12/12/2018)
• NVIDIA Co. (NASDAQ: NVDA) is now covered by analysts at Credit Suisse Group AG. They set an "outperform" rating and a $145.00 price target on the stock. (12/2/2018)
• NVIDIA Co. (NASDAQ: NVDA) was upgraded by analysts at BidaskClub from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating. (11/30/2018)
• NVIDIA Co. (NASDAQ: NVDA) is now covered by analysts at Credit Suisse Group AG. They set an "outperform" rating and a $225.00 price target on the stock. (11/26/2018)
• NVIDIA Co. (NASDAQ: NVDA) had its "buy" rating re-affirmed by analysts at Tigress Financial. (11/26/2018)
• NVIDIA Co. (NASDAQ: NVDA) was downgraded by analysts at Zacks Investment Research from a "hold" rating to a "strong sell" rating. (11/21/2018)
• NVIDIA Co. (NASDAQ: NVDA) was downgraded by analysts at BidaskClub from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating. (11/21/2018)
• NVIDIA Co. (NASDAQ: NVDA) was downgraded by analysts at BNP Paribas from a "neutral" rating to an "underperform" rating. (11/20/2018)
• NVIDIA Co. (NASDAQ: NVDA) had its "buy" rating re-affirmed by analysts at Daiwa Capital Markets. (11/19/2018)
• NVIDIA Co. (NASDAQ: NVDA) had its price target lowered by analysts at Barclays PLC from $300.00 to $250.00. They now have an "overweight" rating on the stock. (11/16/2018)

#3 - Micron Technology (NASDAQ:MU)

Number of Downgrades: 25 (in the last 90 days)
Consensus Rating: Buy
Rating Score: 2.6
Ratings Breakdown: 20 Buy Ratings, 10 Hold Ratings, 1 Sell Ratings.
Consensus Price Target: $63.5862 (81.6% Upside)

Micron Technology, Inc. manufactures and sells memory and storage solutions worldwide. The company operates through four segments: Compute and Networking Business Unit, Mobile Business Unit, Storage Business Unit, and Embedded Business Unit. It offers memory and storage technologies, including DRAM, NAND, NOR Flash, and 3D XPoint memory under the Micron, Crucial, and Ballistix brands, as well as private labels. The company provides memory products for the cloud server, enterprise, client, graphics, and networking markets; memory products for smartphone and other mobile-device markets; SSDs and component-level solutions for the enterprise and cloud, client, and consumer SSD markets; other discrete storage products in component and wafer forms for the removable storage markets, as well as 3D XPoint memory products; and memory and storage products for the automotive, industrial, and consumer markets. It markets its products through its internal sales force, independent sales representatives, distributors, and e-tailers; and Web-based customer direct sales channel, as well as through channel and distribution partners primarily to original equipment manufacturers and retailers. The company has strategic collaboration with BMW Group. Micron Technology, Inc. was founded in 1978 and is headquartered in Boise, Idaho.

Recent Recommendations for Micron Technology:

• Micron Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ: MU) was downgraded by analysts at Zacks Investment Research from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating. (12/13/2018)
• Micron Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ: MU) was upgraded by analysts at Goldman Sachs Group Inc to a "neutral" rating. They now have a $44.00 price target on the stock, down previously from $45.00. (12/11/2018)
• Micron Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ: MU) had its price target lowered by analysts at KeyCorp from $73.00 to $61.00. They now have an "overweight" rating on the stock. (12/10/2018)
• Micron Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ: MU) was downgraded by analysts at Zacks Investment Research from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating. (12/7/2018)
• Micron Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ: MU) had its "buy" rating re-affirmed by analysts at Bank of America Corp. They now have a $55.00 price target on the stock, down previously from $85.00. (12/7/2018)
• Micron Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ: MU) was upgraded by analysts at ValuEngine from a "strong sell" rating to a "sell" rating. (12/1/2018)
• Micron Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ: MU) had its price target lowered by analysts at Citigroup Inc from $50.00 to $40.00. They now have a "neutral" rating on the stock. (11/29/2018)
• Micron Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ: MU) had its price target lowered by analysts at Mizuho to $54.00. They now have a "buy" rating on the stock. (11/29/2018)
• Micron Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ: MU) was upgraded by analysts at Zacks Investment Research from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating. (11/28/2018)
• Micron Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ: MU) had its price target lowered by analysts at UBS Group AG from $52.00 to $41.00. They now have a "neutral" rating on the stock. (11/27/2018)

#4 - Skyworks Solutions (NASDAQ:SWKS)

Number of Downgrades: 23 (in the last 90 days)
Consensus Rating: Buy
Rating Score: 2.5
Ratings Breakdown: 16 Buy Ratings, 12 Hold Ratings, 1 Sell Ratings.
Consensus Price Target: $102.6957 (47.5% Upside)

Skyworks Solutions, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, designs, develops, manufactures, and markets proprietary semiconductor products, including intellectual property worldwide. Its product portfolio includes amplifiers, antenna tuners, attenuators, circulators/isolators, DC/DC converters, demodulators, detectors, diodes, directional couplers, diversity receive modules, filters, front-end modules, hybrids, LED drivers, low noise amplifiers, mixers, modulators, optocouplers/optoisolators, phase locked loops, phase shifters, power dividers/combiners, receivers, switches, synthesizers, technical ceramics, voltage controlled oscillators/synthesizers, and voltage regulators. The company provides its products for use in the aerospace, automotive, broadband, cellular infrastructure, connected home, industrial, medical, military, smartphone, tablet, and wearable markets. It sells its products through direct sales force, electronic component distributors, and independent sales representatives. The company was founded in 1962 and is headquartered in Woburn, Massachusetts.

Recent Recommendations for Skyworks Solutions:

• Skyworks Solutions Inc (NASDAQ: SWKS) is now covered by analysts at Susquehanna Bancshares Inc. They set a "neutral" rating and a $80.00 price target on the stock. (12/7/2018)
• Skyworks Solutions Inc (NASDAQ: SWKS) was upgraded by analysts at ValuEngine from a "strong sell" rating to a "sell" rating. (12/6/2018)
• Skyworks Solutions Inc (NASDAQ: SWKS) is now covered by analysts at UBS Group AG. They set a "neutral" rating and a $70.00 price target on the stock. (12/6/2018)
• Skyworks Solutions Inc (NASDAQ: SWKS) was downgraded by analysts at TheStreet from a "b-" rating to a "c+" rating. (11/30/2018)
• Skyworks Solutions Inc (NASDAQ: SWKS) had its "market perform" rating re-affirmed by analysts at Cowen Inc. They now have a $80.00 price target on the stock, down previously from $95.00. (11/29/2018)
• Skyworks Solutions Inc (NASDAQ: SWKS) was upgraded by analysts at Morgan Stanley from an "underweight" rating to an "equal weight" rating. They now have a $76.00 price target on the stock. (11/28/2018)
• Skyworks Solutions Inc (NASDAQ: SWKS) was downgraded by analysts at Bank of America Corp from a "neutral" rating to an "underperform" rating. (11/26/2018)
• Skyworks Solutions Inc (NASDAQ: SWKS) was downgraded by analysts at Bank of America Corp from a "neutral" rating to an "underperform" rating. They now have a $75.00 price target on the stock, down previously from $92.00. (11/20/2018)
• Skyworks Solutions Inc (NASDAQ: SWKS) was upgraded by analysts at Zacks Investment Research from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating. (11/16/2018)
• Skyworks Solutions Inc (NASDAQ: SWKS) was downgraded by analysts at BidaskClub from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating. (11/13/2018)

#5 - Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL)

Number of Downgrades: 21 (in the last 90 days)
Consensus Rating: Hold
Rating Score: 2.4
Ratings Breakdown: 23 Buy Ratings, 22 Hold Ratings, 3 Sell Ratings.
Consensus Price Target: $217.3073 (27.1% Upside)

Apple Inc. designs, manufactures, and markets mobile communication and media devices, and personal computers. It also sells various related software, services, accessories, and third-party digital content and applications. The company offers iPhone, a line of smartphones; iPad, a line of multi-purpose tablets; and Mac, a line of desktop and portable personal computers, as well as iOS, macOS, watchOS, and tvOS operating systems. It also provides iTunes Store, an app store that allows customers to purchase and download, or stream music and TV shows; rent or purchase movies; and download free podcasts, as well as iCloud, a cloud service, which stores music, photos, contacts, calendars, mail, documents, and others. In addition, the company offers AppleCare support services; Apple Pay, a cashless payment service; Apple TV that connects to consumers' TVs and enables them to access digital content directly for streaming video, playing music and games, and viewing photos; and Apple Watch, a personal electronic device, as well as AirPods, Beats products, HomePod, iPod touch, and other Apple-branded and third-party accessories. The company serves consumers, and small and mid-sized businesses; and education, enterprise, and government customers worldwide. It sells and delivers digital content and applications through the iTunes Store, App Store, Mac App Store, TV App Store, Book Store, and Apple Music. The company also sells its products through its retail and online stores, and direct sales force; and third-party cellular network carriers, wholesalers, retailers, and resellers. Apple Inc. was founded in 1977 and is headquartered in Cupertino, California.

Recent Recommendations for Apple:

• Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) had its price target lowered by analysts at Piper Jaffray Companies from $250.00 to $222.00. They now have an "overweight" rating on the stock. (12/13/2018)
• Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) is now covered by analysts at Wolfe Research. They set a "market perform" rating on the stock. (12/11/2018)
• Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) had its "buy" rating re-affirmed by analysts at UBS Group AG. They now have a $210.00 price target on the stock. (12/11/2018)
• Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) was given a new $266.00 price target on by analysts at JPMorgan Chase & Co.. They now have a "buy" rating on the stock. (12/11/2018)
• Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) was given a new $210.00 price target on by analysts at Sanford C. Bernstein. They now have a "neutral" rating on the stock. (12/10/2018)
• Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) had its "buy" rating re-affirmed by analysts at Tigress Financial. (12/10/2018)
• Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) had its "buy" rating re-affirmed by analysts at Macquarie. They now have a $222.00 price target on the stock. (12/10/2018)
• Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) had its price target lowered by analysts at Citigroup Inc from $240.00 to $200.00. They now have a "buy" rating on the stock. (12/10/2018)
• Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) was downgraded by analysts at HSBC Holdings plc from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating. They now have a $181.37 price target on the stock. (12/9/2018)
• Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) had its "overweight" rating re-affirmed by analysts at Morgan Stanley. They now have a $236.00 price target on the stock, down previously from $253.00. (12/7/2018)

#6 - eBay (NASDAQ:EBAY)

Number of Downgrades: 19 (in the last 90 days)
Consensus Rating: Hold
Rating Score: 2.4
Ratings Breakdown: 14 Buy Ratings, 18 Hold Ratings, 1 Sell Ratings.
Consensus Price Target: $40.3793 (39.1% Upside)

eBay Inc. operates commerce platforms that connect various buyers and sellers worldwide. Its platforms enable sellers to organize and offer their inventory for sale; and buyers to find and purchase it virtually. The company's Marketplace platforms include its online marketplace at ebay.com and the eBay mobile apps; and StubHub platforms comprise its online ticket platform at stubhub.com, and the StubHub mobile apps and online ticket platform that connect fans with their favorite sporting events, shows, and artists, as well as enables them to buy and sell tickets. Its Classifieds platforms include a collection of brands, such as mobile.de, Kijiji, Gumtree, Marktplaats, eBay Kleinanzeigen, and others, which offer online classifieds to enable people find whatever they are looking for in their local communities. The company's platforms enable users to find, buy, sell, and pay for items through various online, mobile, and offline channels that include retailers, distributors, liquidators, import and export companies, auctioneers, catalog and mail-order companies, classifieds, directories, search engines, commerce participants, shopping channels, and networks. eBay Inc. was founded in 1995 and is headquartered in San Jose, California.

Recent Recommendations for eBay:

• eBay Inc (NASDAQ: EBAY) was downgraded by analysts at Morgan Stanley from an "overweight" rating to an "equal weight" rating. They now have a $33.00 price target on the stock, down previously from $55.00. (12/12/2018)
• eBay Inc (NASDAQ: EBAY) was upgraded by analysts at BidaskClub from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating. (11/22/2018)
• eBay Inc (NASDAQ: EBAY) was upgraded by analysts at BidaskClub from a "strong sell" rating to a "sell" rating. (11/3/2018)
• eBay Inc (NASDAQ: EBAY) had its price target lowered by analysts at DA Davidson to $40.00. They now have a "buy" rating on the stock. (11/1/2018)
• eBay Inc (NASDAQ: EBAY) had its "underperform" rating re-affirmed by analysts at Mizuho. They now have a $30.00 price target on the stock. (10/31/2018)
• eBay Inc (NASDAQ: EBAY) had its price target lowered by analysts at Royal Bank of Canada from $34.00 to $31.00. They now have a "sector perform" rating on the stock. (10/31/2018)
• eBay Inc (NASDAQ: EBAY) had its "overweight" rating re-affirmed by analysts at KeyCorp. They now have a $43.00 price target on the stock, down previously from $50.00. (10/31/2018)
• eBay Inc (NASDAQ: EBAY) had its price target raised by analysts at Raymond James from $34.00 to $35.00. They now have an "outperform" rating on the stock. (10/31/2018)
• eBay Inc (NASDAQ: EBAY) had its price target lowered by analysts at Piper Jaffray Companies from $40.00 to $32.00. They now have a "neutral" rating on the stock. (10/31/2018)
• eBay Inc (NASDAQ: EBAY) had its price target raised by analysts at Bank of America Corp from $33.00 to $34.00. They now have a "neutral" rating on the stock. (10/31/2018)

#7 - Laboratory Corp. of America (NYSE:LH)

Number of Downgrades: 19 (in the last 90 days)
Consensus Rating: Buy
Rating Score: 2.5
Ratings Breakdown: 9 Buy Ratings, 8 Hold Ratings, 0 Sell Ratings.
Consensus Price Target: $178.3333 (27.6% Upside)

Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings operates as an independent clinical laboratory company worldwide. It operates through two segments, LabCorp Diagnostics and Covance Drug Development. It offers a range of clinical laboratory tests, such as blood chemistry analyses, urinalyses, blood cell counts, thyroid tests, Pap tests, hemoglobin A1C, prostate-specific antigen, tests for sexually-transmitted diseases, hepatitis C tests, vitamin D, microbiology cultures and procedures, and alcohol and other substance-abuse tests that are used by hospitals, physicians and other healthcare providers and commercial clients to assist in the diagnosis, monitoring and treatment of diseases and medical conditions through the examination of substances in blood, tissues, and other specimens. The company also provides specialty testing services in the areas of women's health, allergy, diagnostic genetics, cardiovascular disease, infectious disease, endocrinology, oncology, coagulation, pharmacogenetics, toxicology, medical drug monitoring, and pain management; and esoteric testing, cancer diagnostics, and other complex procedures. In addition, it provides drug development solutions and laboratory testing services; and testing services through a sales force to the managed care organizations, biopharmaceutical companies, governmental agencies, physicians and other healthcare providers, hospitals and health systems, employers, patients and consumers, contract research organizations, food and nutritional companies, and independent clinical laboratories. The company has collaboration with university, hospital and academic institutions, such as Boston University, Columbia University, Duke University, Johns Hopkins University, The Mount Sinai Hospital, the University of Tennessee, and Yale University to license and commercialize new diagnostic tests, as well as with Baptist Health. The company was founded in 1971 and is headquartered in Burlington, North Carolina.

Recent Recommendations for Laboratory Corp. of America:

• Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings (NYSE: LH) had its price target lowered by analysts at Goldman Sachs Group Inc from $190.00 to $180.00. (12/9/2018)
• Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings (NYSE: LH) had its price target lowered by analysts at Morgan Stanley from $202.00 to $180.00. (12/9/2018)
• Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings (NYSE: LH) had its price target lowered by analysts at KeyCorp from $210.00 to $165.00. They now have an "overweight" rating on the stock. (12/6/2018)
• Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings (NYSE: LH) had its price target lowered by analysts at Barclays PLC from $205.00 to $165.00. They now have an "overweight" rating on the stock. (12/3/2018)
• Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings (NYSE: LH) had its price target lowered by analysts at Morgan Stanley from $202.00 to $180.00. They now have an "overweight" rating on the stock. (12/3/2018)
• Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings (NYSE: LH) had its price target lowered by analysts at Citigroup Inc from $171.00 to $160.00. They now have a "neutral" rating on the stock. (12/3/2018)
• Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings (NYSE: LH) was downgraded by analysts at Bank of America Corp from a "buy" rating to a "neutral" rating. (12/3/2018)
• Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings (NYSE: LH) was downgraded by analysts at Craig Hallum from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating. (12/3/2018)
• Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings (NYSE: LH) had its price target lowered by analysts at SunTrust Banks, Inc. to $175.00. They now have a "buy" rating on the stock. (12/3/2018)
• Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings (NYSE: LH) had its "buy" rating re-affirmed by analysts at William Blair. (12/3/2018)

#8 - Dollarama (TSE:DOL)

Number of Downgrades: 19 (in the last 90 days)
Consensus Rating: Buy
Rating Score: 2.7
Ratings Breakdown: 6 Buy Ratings, 3 Hold Ratings, 0 Sell Ratings.
Consensus Price Target: C$54.21 (67.4% Upside)

Dollarama Inc. operates a chain of dollar stores in Canada. The company's stores offer consumer products, general merchandise, and seasonal items, including private label and branded products. As of July 29, 2018, it operated 1,178 stores. The company was formerly known as Dollarama Capital Corporation and changed its name to Dollarama Inc. in September 2009. Dollarama Inc. was founded in 1992 and is headquartered in Montreal, Canada.

Recent Recommendations for Dollarama:

• Dollarama Inc (TSE: DOL) had its price target lowered by analysts at National Bank Financial from C$44.00 to C$39.00. They now have a "sector perform" rating on the stock. (12/7/2018)
• Dollarama Inc (TSE: DOL) had its price target lowered by analysts at Raymond James from C$50.00 to C$42.00. They now have an "outperform" rating on the stock. (12/7/2018)
• Dollarama Inc (TSE: DOL) had its price target lowered by analysts at Barclays PLC from C$44.00 to C$38.00. (12/7/2018)
• Dollarama Inc (TSE: DOL) had its price target lowered by analysts at CIBC from C$40.00 to C$37.00. (12/7/2018)
• Dollarama Inc (TSE: DOL) had its price target lowered by analysts at BMO Capital Markets from C$42.00 to C$37.00. (12/7/2018)
• Dollarama Inc (TSE: DOL) had its price target lowered by analysts at Desjardins from C$45.00 to C$43.00. (12/7/2018)
• Dollarama Inc (TSE: DOL) had its price target lowered by analysts at TD Securities from C$44.00 to C$40.00. (12/7/2018)
• Dollarama Inc (TSE: DOL) was upgraded by analysts at Desjardins from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating. (12/4/2018)
• Dollarama Inc (TSE: DOL) had its price target lowered by analysts at National Bank Financial from C$48.00 to C$44.00. They now have a "sector perform" rating on the stock. (11/30/2018)
• Dollarama Inc (TSE: DOL) had its price target lowered by analysts at Royal Bank of Canada from C$52.00 to C$49.00. They now have an "outperform" rating on the stock. (11/27/2018)

#9 - Western Digital (NASDAQ:WDC)

Number of Downgrades: 18 (in the last 90 days)
Consensus Rating: Hold
Rating Score: 2.4
Ratings Breakdown: 13 Buy Ratings, 14 Hold Ratings, 1 Sell Ratings.
Consensus Price Target: $78.6250 (96.8% Upside)

Western Digital Corporation develops, manufactures, and sells data storage devices and solutions worldwide. It offers client devices, including hard disk drives (HDDs) and solid state drives (SSDs) for computing devices, such as desktop and notebook PCs, security surveillance systems, gaming consoles, and set top boxes; flash-based embedded storage products for mobile phones, tablets, notebook PCs, and other portable and wearable devices, as well as automotive, IoT, industrial, and connected home applications; flash-based memory wafers; and embedded storage solutions and iNAND embedded flash products, such as multi-chip package solutions. The company also provides data center devices and solutions comprising enterprise helium hard drives; enterprise SSDs consisting of flash-based SSDs and software solutions for use in enterprise servers, online transactions, data analysis, and other enterprise applications; data center solutions, including HDDs and drive configurations for use in data storage systems and tiered storage models; system solutions that offer petabyte scalable capacity; and data storage platforms and systems. In addition, it offers client solution, such as external HDD storage products in mobile and desktop form; client SSDs; removable cards used in consumer devices comprising mobile phones, tablets, imaging systems, still cameras, action video cameras, and security surveillance systems; universal serial bus flash drives used in the computing and consumer markets; and wireless drive products for in-field back up of created content, as well as wireless streaming of high-definition movies, photos, music and documents to tablets, smartphones, and personal computers (PCs). The company sells its products under the HGST, SanDisk, and WD brands to original equipment manufacturers, distributors, resellers, cloud infrastructure players, and retailers. Western Digital Corporation was founded in 1970 and is headquartered in San Jose, California.

Recent Recommendations for Western Digital:

• Western Digital Corp (NASDAQ: WDC) was downgraded by analysts at BidaskClub from a "sell" rating to a "strong sell" rating. (12/8/2018)
• Western Digital Corp (NASDAQ: WDC) had its "market perform" rating re-affirmed by analysts at Cowen Inc. They now have a $50.00 price target on the stock, down previously from $60.00. (12/6/2018)
• Western Digital Corp (NASDAQ: WDC) had its "buy" rating re-affirmed by analysts at Bank of America Corp. They now have a $68.00 price target on the stock, down previously from $75.00. (12/6/2018)
• Western Digital Corp (NASDAQ: WDC) was upgraded by analysts at Craig Hallum from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating. (12/6/2018)
• Western Digital Corp (NASDAQ: WDC) had its price target lowered by analysts at Royal Bank of Canada to $54.00. They now have a "sector perform" rating on the stock. (12/3/2018)
• Western Digital Corp (NASDAQ: WDC) had its "neutral" rating re-affirmed by analysts at Susquehanna Bancshares Inc. They now have a $44.00 price target on the stock, down previously from $120.00. (11/20/2018)
• Western Digital Corp (NASDAQ: WDC) was downgraded by analysts at UBS Group AG from a "positive" rating to a "neutral" rating. (11/20/2018)
• Western Digital Corp (NASDAQ: WDC) had its "strong sell" rating re-affirmed by analysts at Zacks Investment Research. (11/17/2018)
• Western Digital Corp (NASDAQ: WDC) had its "buy" rating re-affirmed by analysts at Robert W. Baird. They now have a $55.00 price target on the stock. (11/9/2018)
• Western Digital Corp (NASDAQ: WDC) was upgraded by analysts at BidaskClub from a "strong sell" rating to a "sell" rating. (11/3/2018)

#10 - Activision Blizzard (NASDAQ:ATVI)

Number of Downgrades: 18 (in the last 90 days)
Consensus Rating: Buy
Rating Score: 2.8
Ratings Breakdown: 20 Buy Ratings, 4 Hold Ratings, 0 Sell Ratings.
Consensus Price Target: $75.7083 (56.1% Upside)

Activision Blizzard, Inc. develops and distributes content and services on video game consoles, personal computers (PC), and mobile devices. The company operates through three segments: Activision Publishing, Inc.; Blizzard Entertainment, Inc.; and King Digital Entertainment. The company develops, publishes, and sells interactive software products and entertainment content for the console and PC platforms through retail and digital channels, including subscription, full-game, and in-game sales, as well as by licensing software to third-party or related-party companies; and offers downloadable content. It also maintains a proprietary online gaming service, Battle.net that facilitates the creation of user generated content, digital distribution, and online social connectivity in its games; and develops and publishes interactive entertainment content and services primarily on mobile platforms, such as Android and iOS, as well as distributes its content and services on the PC platform primarily through Facebook. In addition, the company engages in creating original film and television content; and provides warehousing, logistics, and sales distribution services to third-party publishers of interactive entertainment software, as well as manufacturers of interactive entertainment hardware products. Its products include various genres, including first-person shooter, action/adventure, role-playing, strategy, and others. The company serves retailers and distributors, including mass-market retailers, first party digital storefronts, consumer electronics stores, discount warehouses, and game specialty stores through third-party distribution and licensing arrangements in the United States, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Malta, Mexico, the Netherlands, Romania, Singapore, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Taiwan, and the United Kingdom. Activision Blizzard, Inc. was incorporated in 1979 and is headquartered in Santa Monica, California.

Recent Recommendations for Activision Blizzard:

• Activision Blizzard, Inc. (NASDAQ: ATVI) was upgraded by analysts at JPMorgan Chase & Co. from a "neutral" rating to an "overweight" rating. They now have a $66.00 price target on the stock, down previously from $72.00. (12/6/2018)
• Activision Blizzard, Inc. (NASDAQ: ATVI) is now covered by analysts at Gabelli. They set a "buy" rating and a $64.00 price target on the stock. (12/4/2018)
• Activision Blizzard, Inc. (NASDAQ: ATVI) was downgraded by analysts at BidaskClub from a "sell" rating to a "strong sell" rating. (11/16/2018)
• Activision Blizzard, Inc. (NASDAQ: ATVI) was downgraded by analysts at Zacks Investment Research from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating. (11/15/2018)
• Activision Blizzard, Inc. (NASDAQ: ATVI) was given a new $65.00 price target on by analysts at SunTrust Banks, Inc.. They now have a "buy" rating on the stock. (11/15/2018)
• Activision Blizzard, Inc. (NASDAQ: ATVI) was upgraded by analysts at Zacks Investment Research from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating. They now have a $59.00 price target on the stock. (11/14/2018)
• Activision Blizzard, Inc. (NASDAQ: ATVI) was downgraded by analysts at ValuEngine from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating. (11/12/2018)
• Activision Blizzard, Inc. (NASDAQ: ATVI) was given a new $85.00 price target on by analysts at Jefferies Financial Group Inc. They now have a "buy" rating on the stock. (11/10/2018)
• Activision Blizzard, Inc. (NASDAQ: ATVI) had its price target lowered by analysts at Morgan Stanley from $80.00 to $72.00. They now have a "positive" rating on the stock. (11/9/2018)
• Activision Blizzard, Inc. (NASDAQ: ATVI) had its "overweight" rating re-affirmed by analysts at Piper Jaffray Companies. They now have a $74.00 price target on the stock. (11/9/2018)

#11 - Red Hat (NYSE:RHT)

Number of Downgrades: 17 (in the last 90 days)
Consensus Rating: Hold
Rating Score: 2.4
Ratings Breakdown: 13 Buy Ratings, 15 Hold Ratings, 1 Sell Ratings.
Consensus Price Target: $163.7857 (-7.4% Upside)

Red Hat, Inc. provides open source software solutions to develop and offer operating system, virtualization, management, middleware, cloud, mobile, and storage technologies to various enterprises worldwide. It offers infrastructure-related solutions, such as Red Hat Enterprise Linux, an operating system platform that runs on hardware for use in hybrid cloud environments; Red Hat Satellite, a system management offering that helps to deploy, scale, and manage in hybrid cloud environments; and Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization, a software solution that allows customers to utilize and manage a common hardware infrastructure to run multiple operating systems and applications. The company offers application development-related and other technology solutions, such as Red Hat JBoss Middleware, a solution for developing, deploying, and managing applications; integrating applications, data, and devices; and automating business processes in hybrid cloud environments; The company's application development-related and other technology solutions also includes Red Hat cloud offerings, a software solution that enables customers to build and manage various cloud computing environments; Red Hat Mobile, a software development platform that enables customers to develop, integrate, deploy, and manage mobile applications for enterprises; and Red Hat Storage, a software solution that enables customers to manage large, unstructured, or semi-structured data in hybrid cloud environments. It also provides consulting, support, and training services; and realtime operating system, distributed computing, directory services, and user authentication. Red Hat, Inc. has collaboration with Juniper Networks Expand to provide a unified solution for enterprises designed to manage and run applications and services. The company was formerly known as Red Hat Software, Inc. and changed its name to Red Hat, Inc. in June 1999. Red Hat, Inc. was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in Raleigh, North Carolina.

Recent Recommendations for Red Hat:

• Red Hat Inc (NYSE: RHT) had its "buy" rating re-affirmed by analysts at Monness Crespi & Hardt. They now have a $190.00 price target on the stock, up previously from $186.00. (12/10/2018)
• Red Hat Inc (NYSE: RHT) was downgraded by analysts at Needham & Company LLC from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating. (11/5/2018)
• Red Hat Inc (NYSE: RHT) was downgraded by analysts at Citigroup Inc from a "buy" rating to a "neutral" rating. They now have a $190.00 price target on the stock, up previously from $163.00. (10/30/2018)
• Red Hat Inc (NYSE: RHT) was downgraded by analysts at Nomura from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating. They now have a $190.00 price target on the stock, up previously from $175.00. (10/30/2018)
• Red Hat Inc (NYSE: RHT) was upgraded by analysts at ValuEngine from a "buy" rating to a "strong-buy" rating. (10/29/2018)
• Red Hat Inc (NYSE: RHT) was downgraded by analysts at Northland Securities from an "outperform" rating to a "market perform" rating. (10/29/2018)
• Red Hat Inc (NYSE: RHT) had its price target raised by analysts at Jefferies Financial Group Inc from $140.00 to $190.00. They now have a "hold" rating on the stock. (10/29/2018)
• Red Hat Inc (NYSE: RHT) was given a new $190.00 price target on by analysts at Credit Suisse Group AG. They now have a "hold" rating on the stock. (10/29/2018)
• Red Hat Inc (NYSE: RHT) was downgraded by analysts at Deutsche Bank AG from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating. They now have a $190.00 price target on the stock, up previously from $170.00. (10/29/2018)
• Red Hat Inc (NYSE: RHT) was downgraded by analysts at Stifel Nicolaus from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating. They now have a $190.00 price target on the stock. (10/29/2018)

#12 - Qorvo (NASDAQ:QRVO)

Number of Downgrades: 17 (in the last 90 days)
Consensus Rating: Hold
Rating Score: 2.4
Ratings Breakdown: 12 Buy Ratings, 14 Hold Ratings, 2 Sell Ratings.
Consensus Price Target: $80.1304 (31.9% Upside)

Qorvo, Inc. provides radio frequency (RF) solutions and technologies for mobile device, infrastructure, and defense and aerospace applications worldwide. It operates through Mobile Products (MP) and Infrastructure and Defense Products (IDP) segments. The MP segment offers cellular RF and WiFi solutions, bulk acoustic wave (BAW) and surface acoustic wave (SAW) filters, power amplifiers (PAs), low noise amplifiers (LNAs), switches, multi-band PAs and transmit modules, RF power management integrated circuits, diversity receive modules, antenna switch modules, antenna tuning and control solutions, modules incorporating PAs and duplexers, and modules incorporating switches, PAs, and duplexers. This segment supplies its solutions for use in mobile devices, including smartphones, notebook computers, wearables, tablets, and cellular-based applications for the Internet of Things (IoT). The IDP segment supplies RF solutions for communications and defense applications, such as high performance defense systems comprising radar, electronic warfare and communication systems, Wi-Fi customer premises equipment for home and work, high speed connectivity in long-term evolution and 5G base stations, cloud connectivity via data center communications and telecom transport, and automotive connectivity and other IoT, including smart home solutions. This segment provides gallium arsenide, gallium nitride power amplifiers, LNAs, switches, complementary metal oxide semiconductor system-on-a-chip solutions, premium BAW and SAW filter solutions, and various multichip and hybrid assemblies. The company sells its products directly to customers, as well as through a network of domestic and foreign sales representative firms and distributors to original equipment manufacturers and original design manufacturers. Qorvo, Inc. was founded in 1991 and is headquartered in Greensboro, North Carolina.

Recent Recommendations for Qorvo:

• Qorvo Inc (NASDAQ: QRVO) was given a new $98.00 price target on by analysts at JPMorgan Chase & Co.. They now have a "buy" rating on the stock. (12/12/2018)
• Qorvo Inc (NASDAQ: QRVO) was downgraded by analysts at BidaskClub from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating. (12/11/2018)
• Qorvo Inc (NASDAQ: QRVO) is now covered by analysts at Susquehanna Bancshares Inc. They set a "neutral" rating and a $70.00 price target on the stock. (12/7/2018)
• Qorvo Inc (NASDAQ: QRVO) had its "market perform" rating re-affirmed by analysts at Cowen Inc. They now have a $71.00 price target on the stock, down previously from $75.00. (11/29/2018)
• Qorvo Inc (NASDAQ: QRVO) was upgraded by analysts at BidaskClub from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating. (11/28/2018)
• Qorvo Inc (NASDAQ: QRVO) had its price target lowered by analysts at Craig Hallum from $76.00 to $74.00. They now have a "hold" rating on the stock. (11/19/2018)
• Qorvo Inc (NASDAQ: QRVO) was downgraded by analysts at Zacks Investment Research from a "buy" rating to a "sell" rating. (11/15/2018)
• Qorvo Inc (NASDAQ: QRVO) was downgraded by analysts at BidaskClub from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating. (11/15/2018)
• Qorvo Inc (NASDAQ: QRVO) had its price target lowered by analysts at KeyCorp from $95.00 to $80.00. They now have an "overweight" rating on the stock. (11/14/2018)
• Qorvo Inc (NASDAQ: QRVO) had its price target lowered by analysts at UBS Group AG from $83.00 to $68.00. They now have a "neutral" rating on the stock. (11/14/2018)

#13 - Applied Materials (NASDAQ:AMAT)

Number of Downgrades: 17 (in the last 90 days)
Consensus Rating: Buy
Rating Score: 2.6
Ratings Breakdown: 13 Buy Ratings, 9 Hold Ratings, 0 Sell Ratings.
Consensus Price Target: $51.20 (51.9% Upside)

Applied Materials, Inc. engages in the provision of materials engineering solutions used to produce new chip and advanced display. It operates through the following segments: Semiconductor Systems, Applied Global Services, and Display and Adjacent Markets. The Semiconductor Systems segment includes semiconductor capital equipment for deposition, etch, ion implantation, rapid thermal processing, chemical mechanical planarization, metrology and inspection, and wafer level packaging. The Applied Global Services segment provides solutions to optimize equipment, performance, and productivity. The Display and Adjacent Markets segment offers products for manufacturing liquid crystal displays, organic light-emitting diodes; coating systems and display technologies for television; personal computers, tablets, smart phones, and consumer-oriented devices. The company was founded on November 10, 1967 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA.

Recent Recommendations for Applied Materials:

• Applied Materials, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMAT) was upgraded by analysts at ValuEngine from a "strong sell" rating to a "sell" rating. (11/21/2018)
• Applied Materials, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMAT) had its price target lowered by analysts at Cowen Inc from $62.00 to $47.00. They now have an "outperform" rating on the stock. (11/20/2018)
• Applied Materials, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMAT) had its price target lowered by analysts at Imperial Capital from $62.00 to $47.00. They now have an "outperform" rating on the stock. (11/20/2018)
• Applied Materials, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMAT) had its price target lowered by analysts at Royal Bank of Canada from $43.00 to $38.00. They now have a "sector perform" rating on the stock. (11/16/2018)
• Applied Materials, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMAT) had its "overweight" rating re-affirmed by analysts at KeyCorp. They now have a $56.00 price target on the stock, down previously from $71.00. (11/16/2018)
• Applied Materials, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMAT) had its price target lowered by analysts at JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $63.00 to $54.00. They now have an "overweight" rating on the stock. (11/16/2018)
• Applied Materials, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMAT) had its price target lowered by analysts at Credit Suisse Group AG from $73.00 to $59.00. They now have an "outperform" rating on the stock. (11/16/2018)
• Applied Materials, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMAT) had its price target lowered by analysts at Wells Fargo & Co from $60.00 to $45.00. They now have an "outperform" rating on the stock. (11/16/2018)
• Applied Materials, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMAT) had its price target lowered by analysts at UBS Group AG from $43.00 to $39.00. They now have a "neutral" rating on the stock. (11/16/2018)
• Applied Materials, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMAT) had its price target lowered by analysts at B. Riley from $36.00 to $33.00. They now have a "neutral" rating on the stock. (11/16/2018)

#14 - PACCAR (NASDAQ:PCAR)

Number of Downgrades: 17 (in the last 90 days)
Consensus Rating: Hold
Rating Score: 2.0
Ratings Breakdown: 4 Buy Ratings, 16 Hold Ratings, 4 Sell Ratings.
Consensus Price Target: $68.9680 (20.3% Upside)

PACCAR Inc designs, manufactures, and distributes light, medium, and heavy-duty commercial trucks in the United States, Europe, and internationally. It operates in three segments: Truck, Parts, and Financial Services. The Truck segment offers trucks that are used for the over-the-road and off-highway hauling of commercial and consumer goods. This segment sells its trucks through a network of independent dealers under the Kenworth, Peterbilt, and DAF nameplates. The Parts segment distributes aftermarket parts for trucks and related commercial vehicles. The Financial Services segment conducts full service leasing operations under the PacLease trade name. This segment also provides equipment financing and administrative support services for its franchisees; retail loan and leasing services for small, medium, and large commercial trucking companies, as well as independent owner/operators and other businesses; and truck inventory financing services to independent dealers. In addition, it offers loans and leases directly to customers for the acquisition of trucks and related equipment. The company also manufactures and sells industrial winches under the Braden, Carco, and Gearmatic nameplates. PACCAR Inc was founded in 1905 and is headquartered in Bellevue, Washington.

Recent Recommendations for PACCAR:

• PACCAR Inc (NASDAQ: PCAR) was downgraded by analysts at Zacks Investment Research from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating. (12/11/2018)
• PACCAR Inc (NASDAQ: PCAR) was downgraded by analysts at Zacks Investment Research from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating. (12/5/2018)
• PACCAR Inc (NASDAQ: PCAR) was upgraded by analysts at Zacks Investment Research from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating. They now have a $70.00 price target on the stock. (12/3/2018)
• PACCAR Inc (NASDAQ: PCAR) was downgraded by analysts at Zacks Investment Research from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating. (11/28/2018)
• PACCAR Inc (NASDAQ: PCAR) was upgraded by analysts at Zacks Investment Research from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating. They now have a $68.00 price target on the stock. (11/27/2018)
• PACCAR Inc (NASDAQ: PCAR) was upgraded by analysts at BidaskClub from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating. (11/22/2018)
• PACCAR Inc (NASDAQ: PCAR) was downgraded by analysts at Zacks Investment Research from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating. (11/20/2018)
• PACCAR Inc (NASDAQ: PCAR) was upgraded by analysts at Zacks Investment Research from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating. They now have a $67.00 price target on the stock. (11/15/2018)
• PACCAR Inc (NASDAQ: PCAR) was downgraded by analysts at Zacks Investment Research from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating. (11/14/2018)
• PACCAR Inc (NASDAQ: PCAR) was upgraded by analysts at BidaskClub from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating. (11/6/2018)

#15 - Trican Well Service (TSE:TCW)

Number of Downgrades: 16 (in the last 90 days)
Consensus Rating: Hold
Rating Score: 2.3
Ratings Breakdown: 3 Buy Ratings, 6 Hold Ratings, 1 Sell Ratings.
Consensus Price Target: C$2.96 (134.8% Upside)

Trican Well Service Ltd., an oilfield services company, provides various specialized products, equipment, services, and technology for use in the drilling, completion, stimulation, and reworking of oil and gas wells primarily in Canada. It offers cementing solutions, including pre-flushes and spacers, cement plugs, lost circulation, gas migration prevention, cement design solutions, and laboratory solutions, as well as surface, intermediate, production, liner, horizontal, and remedial/squeeze cementing services; and cement pumpers, bulk equipment, and cement auxiliary equipment. The company also provides geological solutions comprising education and studies, and lab and field services; reservoir solutions, including exploration, production analysis, and simulation and modeling services; acidizing and production enhancement services, such as production and injection well enhancement services, and equipment; and coiled tubing solutions that include coiled tubing fracturing, specially designed tools, well cleanouts, milling, high pressure jetting, e-coil (smart coil), in-house engineering, nitrogen gas lifting, and production enhancement, as well as equipment and tools. In addition, it offers industrial services, such as chemical, mechanical, and bundle cleaning services, as well as nitrogen services; pipeline services, such as commissioning, operating, and abandonment services; fracturing solutions and equipment; and multistage fracturing and well intervention tools. Trican Well Service Ltd. was founded in 1979 and is headquartered in Calgary, Canada.

Recent Recommendations for Trican Well Service:

• Trican Well Service Ltd (TSE: TCW) was upgraded by analysts at Raymond James from an "outperform" rating to a "strong-buy" rating. They now have a C$3.00 price target on the stock, down previously from C$4.50. (12/4/2018)
• Trican Well Service Ltd (TSE: TCW) had its price target lowered by analysts at National Bank Financial from C$3.50 to C$2.75. They now have an "outperform" rating on the stock. (12/3/2018)
• Trican Well Service Ltd (TSE: TCW) had its price target lowered by analysts at Canaccord Genuity from C$2.50 to C$1.50. (11/22/2018)
• Trican Well Service Ltd (TSE: TCW) had its price target lowered by analysts at Evercore ISI from C$3.00 to C$2.00. (11/12/2018)
• Trican Well Service Ltd (TSE: TCW) had its price target lowered by analysts at Evercore Inc from C$3.00 to C$2.00. (11/12/2018)
• Trican Well Service Ltd (TSE: TCW) was downgraded by analysts at TD Securities from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating. They now have a C$2.00 price target on the stock, down previously from C$3.00. (11/9/2018)
• Trican Well Service Ltd (TSE: TCW) had its price target lowered by analysts at BMO Capital Markets from C$3.50 to C$2.00. They now have a "hold" rating on the stock. (11/9/2018)
• Trican Well Service Ltd (TSE: TCW) had its price target lowered by analysts at GMP Securities from C$2.50 to C$2.00. (11/9/2018)
• Trican Well Service Ltd (TSE: TCW) had its price target lowered by analysts at CIBC from C$3.15 to C$2.50. (11/9/2018)
• Trican Well Service Ltd (TSE: TCW) was downgraded by analysts at JPMorgan Chase & Co. from a "neutral" rating to an "underweight" rating. (10/18/2018)

#16 - Encana (NYSE:ECA)

Number of Downgrades: 15 (in the last 90 days)
Consensus Rating: Buy
Rating Score: 2.6
Ratings Breakdown: 14 Buy Ratings, 8 Hold Ratings, 1 Sell Ratings.
Consensus Price Target: $15.0294 (141.6% Upside)

Encana Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the exploration, development, production, and marketing of natural gas, oil, and natural gas liquids. The company holds interests in various assets, including the Montney in northern British Columbia and northwest Alberta; Duvernay in west central Alberta; and other upstream operations comprising Wheatland in southern Alberta, Horn River in northeast British Columbia, and Deep Panuke located in offshore Nova Scotia in Canada. It also owns interests in assets consisting of the Eagle Ford in south Texas and Permian in west Texas; and San Juan in northwest New Mexico. The company primarily markets its products to refiners, local distribution companies, energy marketing companies, and electronic exchanges. Encana Corporation was founded in 1971 and is headquartered in Calgary, Canada.

Recent Recommendations for Encana:

• Encana Corp (NYSE: ECA) is now covered by analysts at MKM Partners. They set a "buy" rating and a $12.00 price target on the stock. (12/5/2018)
• Encana Corp (NYSE: ECA) is now covered by analysts at Cowen Inc. They set a "market perform" rating on the stock. (11/29/2018)
• Encana Corp (NYSE: ECA) was downgraded by analysts at Macquarie from an "outperform" rating to a "neutral" rating. (11/28/2018)
• Encana Corp (NYSE: ECA) had its price target lowered by analysts at Morgan Stanley from $15.00 to $11.00. They now have a "hold" rating on the stock. (11/20/2018)
• Encana Corp (NYSE: ECA) had its "buy" rating re-affirmed by analysts at GMP Securities. (11/15/2018)
• Encana Corp (NYSE: ECA) had its "hold" rating re-affirmed by analysts at Zacks Investment Research. (11/13/2018)
• Encana Corp (NYSE: ECA) had its "average" rating re-affirmed by analysts at Canaccord Genuity. (11/7/2018)
• Encana Corp (NYSE: ECA) was downgraded by analysts at Wolfe Research from an "outperform" rating to a "peer perform" rating. (11/5/2018)
• Encana Corp (NYSE: ECA) was downgraded by analysts at Morgan Stanley from an "overweight" rating to an "equal weight" rating. They now have a $15.00 price target on the stock. (11/5/2018)
• Encana Corp (NYSE: ECA) was downgraded by analysts at AltaCorp Capital from an "outperform" rating to a "sector perform" rating. (11/2/2018)

#17 - Michael Kors (NYSE:KORS)

Number of Downgrades: 15 (in the last 90 days)
Consensus Rating: Hold
Rating Score: 2.4
Ratings Breakdown: 14 Buy Ratings, 18 Hold Ratings, 0 Sell Ratings.
Consensus Price Target: $72.9259 (94.5% Upside)

Michael Kors Holdings Limited design, markets, distributes, and retails branded women's and men's apparel and accessories. It operates in four segments: MK Retail, MK Wholesale, MK Licensing, and Jimmy Choo. The MK Retail segment sells women's apparel; handbags and small leather goods; men's apparel; footwear; and licensed products comprising watches, jewelry, fragrances, and beauty and eyewear. It operates collection stores and lifestyle stores, including concessions and outlets. As of March 31, 2018, this segment operated 379 Michael Kors retail stores, including concessions in the United States and Canada (North America), and Latin America (the Americas); and 450 international retail stores, including concessions in Europe and Asia, as well as e-commerce sites in North America, Canada, Europe, China, Japan, and South Korea. The MK Wholesale segment sells handbags and small leather goods; footwear; and women's and men's apparel to department stores and specialty shops in the Americas, Europe, and Asia. The MK Licensing segment licenses its trademarks to third parties to operate retail stores and/or sell the its products in Brazil, the Middle East, South Africa, Eastern Europe, Asia, and Australia. The Jimmy Choo segment sells luxury footwear, handbags, and small leather goods through directly operated Jimmy Choo stores in North America; Europe, the Middle East, and Africa; and Asia, as well as through Jimmy Choo e-commerce sites. It is also involved in the wholesale distribution activities to partners, multi-brand department stores, and specialty stores worldwide; and licensing agreements related to the manufacture and sale of fragrance, sunglasses, and eyewear. As of March 31, 2018, this segment operated 629 wholesale doors. The company sells its products under the names of MICHAEL KORS, MICHAEL MICHAEL KORS, JIMMY CHOO, and various other trademarks and logos. Michael Kors Holdings Limited was founded in 1981 and is based in London, the United Kingdom.

Recent Recommendations for Michael Kors:

• Michael Kors Holdings Ltd (NYSE: KORS) was downgraded by analysts at TheStreet from a "b-" rating to a "c+" rating. (12/6/2018)
• Michael Kors Holdings Ltd (NYSE: KORS) was given a new $76.00 price target on by analysts at Nomura. They now have a "buy" rating on the stock. (11/26/2018)
• Michael Kors Holdings Ltd (NYSE: KORS) was downgraded by analysts at ValuEngine from a "sell" rating to a "strong sell" rating. (11/20/2018)
• Michael Kors Holdings Ltd (NYSE: KORS) had its "market perform" rating re-affirmed by analysts at CIBC. (11/16/2018)
• Michael Kors Holdings Ltd (NYSE: KORS) was downgraded by analysts at Oppenheimer Holdings Inc. from an "outperform" rating to a "market perform" rating. They now have a $90.00 price target on the stock. (11/16/2018)
• Michael Kors Holdings Ltd (NYSE: KORS) was downgraded by analysts at UBS Group AG from an "outperform" rating to a "market perform" rating. (11/16/2018)
• Michael Kors Holdings Ltd (NYSE: KORS) had its price target lowered by analysts at MKM Partners from $74.00 to $52.00. They now have a "neutral" rating on the stock. (11/13/2018)
• Michael Kors Holdings Ltd (NYSE: KORS) is now covered by analysts at Macquarie. They set an "outperform" rating and a $75.00 price target on the stock. (11/12/2018)
• Michael Kors Holdings Ltd (NYSE: KORS) was upgraded by analysts at Sanford C. Bernstein from an "underperform" rating to a "market perform" rating. (11/12/2018)
• Michael Kors Holdings Ltd (NYSE: KORS) had its "neutral" rating re-affirmed by analysts at Credit Suisse Group AG. They now have a $52.00 price target on the stock, down previously from $75.00. (11/9/2018)

#18 - Ross Stores (NASDAQ:ROST)

Number of Downgrades: 15 (in the last 90 days)
Consensus Rating: Buy
Rating Score: 2.6
Ratings Breakdown: 17 Buy Ratings, 11 Hold Ratings, 0 Sell Ratings.
Consensus Price Target: $95.44 (18.1% Upside)

Ross Stores, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates off-price retail apparel and home fashion stores under the Ross Dress for Less and dd's DISCOUNTS brands in the United States. It primarily offers apparel, accessories, footwear, and home fashions. The company's Ross Dress for Less stores sell its products at department and specialty stores primarily to middle income households; and dd's DISCOUNTS stores sell its products at department and discount stores regular prices to customers from households with moderate income. As of October 15, 2018, it operated Ross Dress for Less stores in 1,483 locations in 38 states, the District of Columbia, and Guam; and 237 dd's DISCOUNTS stores in 18 states in the United States. The company was founded in 1982 and is headquartered in Dublin, California.

Recent Recommendations for Ross Stores:

• Ross Stores, Inc. (NASDAQ: ROST) was upgraded by analysts at ValuEngine from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating. (11/29/2018)
• Ross Stores, Inc. (NASDAQ: ROST) was downgraded by analysts at BidaskClub from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating. (11/23/2018)
• Ross Stores, Inc. (NASDAQ: ROST) had its price target lowered by analysts at Morgan Stanley from $99.00 to $94.00. They now have an "overweight" rating on the stock. (11/23/2018)
• Ross Stores, Inc. (NASDAQ: ROST) was downgraded by analysts at ValuEngine from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating. (11/23/2018)
• Ross Stores, Inc. (NASDAQ: ROST) was downgraded by analysts at Zacks Investment Research from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating. (11/22/2018)
• Ross Stores, Inc. (NASDAQ: ROST) had its price target lowered by analysts at Credit Suisse Group AG from $100.00 to $95.00. They now have an "outperform" rating on the stock. (11/21/2018)
• Ross Stores, Inc. (NASDAQ: ROST) had its price target lowered by analysts at Telsey Advisory Group from $105.00 to $95.00. They now have an "outperform" rating on the stock. (11/21/2018)
• Ross Stores, Inc. (NASDAQ: ROST) had its price target lowered by analysts at Citigroup Inc from $98.00 to $88.00. They now have a "neutral" rating on the stock. (11/21/2018)
• Ross Stores, Inc. (NASDAQ: ROST) was given a new $99.00 price target on by analysts at Barclays PLC. They now have a "hold" rating on the stock. (11/21/2018)
• Ross Stores, Inc. (NASDAQ: ROST) had its price target lowered by analysts at MKM Partners from $98.00 to $95.00. They now have a "buy" rating on the stock. (11/21/2018)

#19 - Hi-Crush Partners (NYSE:HCLP)

Number of Downgrades: 15 (in the last 90 days)
Consensus Rating: Hold
Rating Score: 2.1
Ratings Breakdown: 4 Buy Ratings, 9 Hold Ratings, 3 Sell Ratings.
Consensus Price Target: $11.6429 (160.5% Upside)

Hi-Crush Partners LP, together with its subsidiaries, provides proppant and logistics solutions to the energy industry in North America. The company produces monocrystalline sand, a specialized mineral used as a proppant during the well completion process to facilitate the recovery of hydrocarbons from oil and natural gas wells. It owns, operates, and develops sand reserves, and excavation and processing facilities, which include 1,447-acre facility with integrated rail infrastructure, located near Independence, Wisconsin and Whitehall, Wisconsin; 971-acre facility with integrated rail infrastructure, located in Wyeville, Wisconsin; 1,187-acre Augusta facility with integrated rail infrastructure, situated in Eau Claire County, Wisconsin; and 1,285-acre facility with integrated rail infrastructure, located near Blair, Wisconsin. The company offers raw frac sand used in hydraulic fracturing process for oil and natural gas wells. It primarily serves pressure pumping service providers, and oil and gas exploration and production companies. Hi-Crush GP LLC operates as the general partner of the company. Hi-Crush Partners LP was founded in 2012 and is based in Houston, Texas.

Recent Recommendations for Hi-Crush Partners:

• Hi-Crush Partners LP (NYSE: HCLP) was downgraded by analysts at Zacks Investment Research from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating. (12/13/2018)
• Hi-Crush Partners LP (NYSE: HCLP) was given a new $10.00 price target on by analysts at R. F. Lafferty. They now have a "buy" rating on the stock. (12/4/2018)
• Hi-Crush Partners LP (NYSE: HCLP) was upgraded by analysts at Zacks Investment Research from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating. (12/3/2018)
• Hi-Crush Partners LP (NYSE: HCLP) was downgraded by analysts at TheStreet from a "b-" rating to a "c+" rating. (11/7/2018)
• Hi-Crush Partners LP (NYSE: HCLP) had its price target lowered by analysts at UBS Group AG from $10.00 to $7.00. They now have a "hold" rating on the stock. (11/5/2018)
• Hi-Crush Partners LP (NYSE: HCLP) was downgraded by analysts at Barclays PLC from an "equal weight" rating to an "underweight" rating. They now have a $5.00 price target on the stock. (11/2/2018)
• Hi-Crush Partners LP (NYSE: HCLP) was downgraded by analysts at AltaCorp Capital from a "sector perform" rating to an "underperform" rating. (11/2/2018)
• Hi-Crush Partners LP (NYSE: HCLP) was given a new $6.00 price target on by analysts at Credit Suisse Group AG. They now have a "hold" rating on the stock. (11/2/2018)
• Hi-Crush Partners LP (NYSE: HCLP) was downgraded by analysts at Zacks Investment Research from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating. (10/25/2018)
• Hi-Crush Partners LP (NYSE: HCLP) had its price target lowered by analysts at B. Riley from $15.00 to $13.00. They now have a "buy" rating on the stock. (10/23/2018)

#20 - Intel (NASDAQ:INTC)

Number of Downgrades: 15 (in the last 90 days)
Consensus Rating: Hold
Rating Score: 2.3
Ratings Breakdown: 17 Buy Ratings, 14 Hold Ratings, 6 Sell Ratings.
Consensus Price Target: $55.9794 (15.9% Upside)

Intel Corporation designs, manufactures, and sells computer, networking, data storage, and communication platforms worldwide. The company operates through Client Computing Group, Data Center Group, Internet of Things Group, Non-Volatile Memory Solutions Group, Programmable Solutions Group, and All Other segments. Its platforms are used in notebooks, desktops, and wireless and wired connectivity products; enterprise, cloud, and communication infrastructure market segments; and retail, automotive, industrial, and various other embedded applications. The company offers microprocessors, and system-on-chip and multichip packaging products. It also provides NAND flash memory products primarily used in solid-state drives; and programmable semiconductors and related products for communications, data center, industrial, military, and automotive markets. In addition, the company develops computer vision and machine learning, data analysis, localization, and mapping for advanced driver assistance systems and autonomous driving. It serves original equipment manufacturers, original design manufacturers, industrial and communication equipment manufacturers, and cloud service providers. Intel Corporation has collaboration with Tata Consultancy Services to set up a center for advanced computing that develops solutions in the areas of high performance computing, high performance data analytics, and artificial intelligence. The company was founded in 1968 and is based in Santa Clara, California.

Recent Recommendations for Intel:

• Intel Co. (NASDAQ: INTC) was downgraded by analysts at Northland Securities from a "market perform" rating to an "under perform" rating. (12/4/2018)
• Intel Co. (NASDAQ: INTC) was given a new $53.00 price target on by analysts at BNP Paribas. They now have a "neutral" rating on the stock. (12/4/2018)
• Intel Co. (NASDAQ: INTC) was upgraded by analysts at ValuEngine from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating. (12/1/2018)
• Intel Co. (NASDAQ: INTC) was downgraded by analysts at DZ Bank AG from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating. They now have a $50.00 price target on the stock. (11/29/2018)
• Intel Co. (NASDAQ: INTC) was downgraded by analysts at UBS Group AG from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating. (11/29/2018)
• Intel Co. (NASDAQ: INTC) was given a new $58.00 price target on by analysts at Macquarie. They now have a "buy" rating on the stock. (11/19/2018)
• Intel Co. (NASDAQ: INTC) had its "buy" rating re-affirmed by analysts at Macquarie. They now have a $58.00 price target on the stock. (11/7/2018)
• Intel Co. (NASDAQ: INTC) had its "buy" rating re-affirmed by analysts at Nomura. They now have a $55.00 price target on the stock. (11/7/2018)
• Intel Co. (NASDAQ: INTC) was downgraded by analysts at ValuEngine from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating. (11/1/2018)
• Intel Co. (NASDAQ: INTC) was upgraded by analysts at BidaskClub from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating. (10/31/2018)