Standpoint Research Downgrades Spectrum Brands (SPB) to Hold; Taking Profits

March 22, 2012 11:24 AM EDT Send to a Friend
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Price: $58.78 +0.09%

Rating Summary:
    1 Buy, 4 Hold, 0 Sell

Rating Trend: Up Up

Today's Overall Ratings:
    Up: 13 | Down: 24 | New: 24
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Standpoint Research downgraded Spectrum Brands (NYSE: SPB) from Buy to Hold with a price target of $35.00.

Analyst, Ronnie Moas, said, "SPB shares are + 25.6% since our 31-October recommendation and + 1600 bps versus the S&P-500 even though it is a very low beta name; see line 30 below...We can no longer leave our highest rating attached to this name...our target remains $35 for 2012-2013 that would represent an all-time high...In this downgrade, we are disregarding the news from this past week regarding insider buying at the $29 level."

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Shares of Spectrum Brands closed at $32.13 yesterday, with a 52 week range of $20.11-$36.38.


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