Wedbush Downgrades Clear Channel (CCO) to Neutral After Jump On Levered Dividend Announcement

February 28, 2012 8:52 AM EST
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Wedbush downgraded Clear Channel (NYSE: CCO) from Outperform to Neutral with a price target of $12.50.

The firm cited the 11% surge in the share price after the company announced it would issue $1.25bn in debt to finance a one-time dividend. The firm estimates the dividend could be ~$3.50 per share.

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Shares of Clear Channel closed at $13.23 yesterday.


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