downgrade

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Analysts at RBC downgrade Nike stock and lower their price target.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

It won’t even downgrade him to not being the richest guy who has ever lived.

From Slate • Jun. 5, 2026

The downgrade stemmed largely from weaker consumer spending.

From MarketWatch • May 28, 2026

“We see an end to the earnings downgrade cycle.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

She told them, for instance, that even though she was responsible for evaluating subprime mortgage bonds, she wasn’t allowed by her bosses simply to downgrade the ones she thought deserved to be downgraded.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis