Wall Street research analysts must be the most optimistic people on earth. They give "buy" ratings to more than half of public companies, even during the worst bear markets. They don't even give stocks a "hold" rating unless the company has made major missteps.
"Sell" ratings are rare and are only given when the sustainability of a company's business model is in serious question. When Wall Street analysts across multiple brokerages all start downgrading a stock, you know something is seriously wrong.
MarketBeat has compiled an exclusive list of the 12 most downgraded stocks on Wall Street right now. If any of these companies are lurking around in your portfolio, you will want to ask yourself "Why?". Wall Street analysts are abandoning these companies in droves. They are true "strong sell" stocks.
#1 - Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD)
- Number of Downgrades
- 26 (in the last 90 days)
- Consensus Rating
- Moderate Buy
- Rating Score
- 2.8
- Ratings Breakdown
- 22 Buy Ratings, 9 Hold Ratings, 1 Sell Ratings.
- Consensus Price Target
- $155.83 (40.6% Upside)
About Advanced Micro Devices
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc operates as a semiconductor company worldwide. It operates through Data Center, Client, Gaming, and Embedded segments. The company offers x86 microprocessors and graphics processing units (GPUs) as an accelerated processing unit, chipsets, data center, and professional GPUs; and embedded processors, and semi-custom system-on-chip (SoC) products, microprocessor and SoC development services and technology, data processing unites, field programmable gate arrays (FPGA), and adaptive SoC products.
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- Number of Downgrades
- 23 (in the last 90 days)
- Consensus Rating
- Hold
- Rating Score
- 2.3
- Ratings Breakdown
- 8 Buy Ratings, 15 Hold Ratings, 1 Sell Ratings.
- Consensus Price Target
- $14.64 (111.0% Upside)
About Fluence Energy
Fluence Energy, Inc, through its subsidiaries, offers energy storage products and solution, services, and artificial intelligence enabled software-as-a-service products for renewables and storage applications in the Americas, the Asia Pacific, Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. The company sells energy storage products with integrated hardware, software, and digital intelligence.
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- Number of Downgrades
- 22 (in the last 90 days)
- Consensus Rating
- Moderate Buy
- Rating Score
- 2.5
- Ratings Breakdown
- 15 Buy Ratings, 8 Hold Ratings, 2 Sell Ratings.
- Consensus Price Target
- $68.16 (26.1% Upside)
About Onsemi
onsemi is engaged in disruptive innovations and also a supplier of power and analog semiconductors. The firm offers vehicle electrification and safety, sustainable energy grids, industrial automation, and 5G and cloud infrastructure, with a focus on automotive and industrial end-markets. It operates through the following segments: Power Solutions Group, Advanced Solutions Group, and Intelligent Sensing Group.
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#4 - General Dynamics (NYSE:GD)
- Number of Downgrades
- 21 (in the last 90 days)
- Consensus Rating
- Hold
- Rating Score
- 2.3
- Ratings Breakdown
- 7 Buy Ratings, 13 Hold Ratings, 1 Sell Ratings.
- Consensus Price Target
- $298.59 (22.9% Upside)
About General Dynamics
General Dynamics Corporation operates as an aerospace and defense company worldwide. It operates through four segments: Aerospace, Marine Systems, Combat Systems, and Technologies. The Aerospace segment produces and sells business jets; and offers aircraft maintenance and repair, management, aircraft-on-ground support and completion, charter, staffing, and fixed-base operator services.
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- Number of Downgrades
- 20 (in the last 90 days)
- Consensus Rating
- Moderate Buy
- Rating Score
- 2.6
- Ratings Breakdown
- 17 Buy Ratings, 11 Hold Ratings, 1 Sell Ratings.
- Consensus Price Target
- $570.88 (28.5% Upside)
About Adobe
Adobe Inc, together with its subsidiaries, operates as a diversified software company worldwide. It operates through three segments: Digital Media, Digital Experience, and Publishing and Advertising. The Digital Media segment offers products, services, and solutions that enable individuals, teams, and enterprises to create, publish, and promote content; and Document Cloud, a unified cloud-based document services platform.
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- Number of Downgrades
- 20 (in the last 90 days)
- Consensus Rating
- Hold
- Rating Score
- 2.4
- Ratings Breakdown
- 13 Buy Ratings, 17 Hold Ratings, 0 Sell Ratings.
- Consensus Price Target
- $213.33 (51.7% Upside)
About Biogen
Biogen Inc discovers, develops, manufactures, and delivers therapies for treating neurological and neurodegenerative diseases in the United States, Europe, Germany, Asia, and internationally. The company provides TECFIDERA, VUMERITY, AVONEX, PLEGRIDY, TYSABRI, and FAMPYRA for multiple sclerosis (MS); SPINRAZA for spinal muscular atrophy; ADUHELM to treat Alzheimer's disease; FUMADERM to treat plaque psoriasis; BENEPALI, an etanercept biosimilar referencing ENBREL; IMRALDI, an adalimumab biosimilar referencing HUMIRA; FLIXABI, an infliximab biosimilar referencing REMICADE; and BYOOVIZ, a ranibizumab biosimilar referencing LUCENTIS.
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- Number of Downgrades
- 20 (in the last 90 days)
- Consensus Rating
- Reduce
- Rating Score
- 1.8
- Ratings Breakdown
- 0 Buy Ratings, 16 Hold Ratings, 5 Sell Ratings.
- Consensus Price Target
- $164.15 (5.1% Downside)
About Hershey
The Hershey Company, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the manufacture and sale of confectionery products and pantry items in the United States and internationally. The company operates through three segments: North America Confectionery, North America Salty Snacks, and International. It offers chocolate and non-chocolate confectionery products; gum and mint refreshment products, including mints, chewing gums, and bubble gums; protein bars; pantry items, such as baking ingredients, toppings, beverages, and sundae syrups; and snack items comprising spreads, bars, snack bites, mixes, popcorn, and pretzels.
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- Number of Downgrades
- 18 (in the last 90 days)
- Consensus Rating
- Moderate Buy
- Rating Score
- 2.7
- Ratings Breakdown
- 11 Buy Ratings, 9 Hold Ratings, 0 Sell Ratings.
- Consensus Price Target
- $43.83 (20.9% Upside)
About Comcast
Comcast Corporation operates as a media and technology company worldwide. It operates through Residential Connectivity & Platforms, Business Services Connectivity, Media, Studios, and Theme Parks segments. The Residential Connectivity & Platforms segment provides residential broadband and wireless connectivity services, residential and business video services, sky-branded entertainment television networks, and advertising.
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- Number of Downgrades
- 18 (in the last 90 days)
- Consensus Rating
- Moderate Buy
- Rating Score
- 2.6
- Ratings Breakdown
- 16 Buy Ratings, 14 Hold Ratings, 0 Sell Ratings.
- Consensus Price Target
- $88.62 (15.8% Upside)
About NIKE
NIKE, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, designs, develops, markets, and sells athletic footwear, apparel, equipment, accessories, and services worldwide. The company provides athletic and casual footwear, apparel, and accessories under the Jumpman trademark; and casual sneakers, apparel, and accessories under the Converse, Chuck Taylor, All Star, One Star, Star Chevron, and Jack Purcell trademarks.
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- Number of Downgrades
- 17 (in the last 90 days)
- Consensus Rating
- Hold
- Rating Score
- 2.3
- Ratings Breakdown
- 6 Buy Ratings, 13 Hold Ratings, 1 Sell Ratings.
- Consensus Price Target
- $163.88 (35.9% Upside)
About Lennar
Lennar Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, operates as a homebuilder primarily under the Lennar brand in the United States. It operates through Homebuilding East, Homebuilding Central, Homebuilding Texas, Homebuilding West, Financial Services, Multifamily, and Lennar Other segments. The company's homebuilding operations include the construction and sale of single-family attached and detached homes, as well as the purchase, development, and sale of residential land; and development, construction, and management of multifamily rental properties.
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#11 - Mondelez International (NASDAQ:MDLZ)
- Number of Downgrades
- 17 (in the last 90 days)
- Consensus Rating
- Moderate Buy
- Rating Score
- 2.6
- Ratings Breakdown
- 13 Buy Ratings, 7 Hold Ratings, 1 Sell Ratings.
- Consensus Price Target
- $69.74 (7.8% Upside)
About Mondelez International
Mondelez International, Inc, through its subsidiaries, manufactures, markets, and sells snack food and beverage products in the Latin America, North America, Asia, the Middle East, Africa, and Europe. It provides biscuits and baked snacks, including cookies, crackers, salted snacks, snack bars, and cakes and pastries; chocolates; and gums and candies, as well as various cheese and grocery, and powdered beverage products.
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#12 - Constellation Brands (NYSE:STZ)
- Number of Downgrades
- 17 (in the last 90 days)
- Consensus Rating
- Moderate Buy
- Rating Score
- 2.6
- Ratings Breakdown
- 12 Buy Ratings, 9 Hold Ratings, 0 Sell Ratings.
- Consensus Price Target
- $254.29 (44.5% Upside)
About Constellation Brands
Constellation Brands, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, produces, imports, markets, and sells beer, wine, and spirits in the United States, Canada, Mexico, New Zealand, and Italy. The company provides beer primarily under the Corona Extra, Corona Familiar, Corona Hard Seltzer, Corona Light, Corona Non-Alcoholic, Corona Premier, Corona Refresca, Modelo Especial, Modelo Chelada, Modelo Negra, Modelo Oro, Victoria, Vicky Chamoy, and Pacifico brands.
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