Jefferies Downgrades Alcatel-Lucent (ALU) Two Notches to Underperform, Says EVDO Play is Finite

October 19, 2011 7:09 AM EDT
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Jefferies downgraded Alcatel-Lucent (NYSE: ALU) from Buy to Underperform with a price target of $2.35 (down form $5.00).

The firm comments, "We are downgrading Alcatel-Lucent shares as: 1) we expect the stream of very profitable EVDO revenue will wind down later next year; 2) the sale of the Genesys business has now played out as a catalyst; and 3) we see potential risk in the 2H capex spending environment – particularly in North America."

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Shares of Alcatel-Lucent closed at $2.94 yesterday.


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