Goldman Sachs Downgrades Cliffs Natural Resources (CLF) to Neutral; Inflation Continues While Price Weakens

Goldman Sachs downgraded Cliffs Natural Resources (NYSE: CLF) from Buy to Neutral with a price target of $39.00 (from $50.00).

Analyst, Sal Tharani, said, "We downgrade CLF and lower our estimates due to higher cost assumptions at its Bloom Lake mine and a weaker pricing outlook for iron ore. As a relatively high cost producer a Buy-rating on CLF requires a higher iron ore price than we are currently forecasting."

FY12 EPS estimate cut from $5.50 to $3.95, FY13 from $7.60 to $5.30 and FY14 from $7.40 to $6.30.

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Shares of Cliffs Natural Resources closed at $39.91 yesterday.

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