Goldman Sachs Downgrades State Street (STT) to Neutral

July 9, 2012 8:09 AM EDT
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Goldman Sachs downgraded State Street (NYSE: STT) from Buy to Neutral with a price target of $47.00.

The firm comments, "While we still favor STT's revenue opportunities in asset servicing/management as well as its leading capital position, we struggle to find a catalyst for EPS upside in the near term and/or positive multiple re-rating, keeping the stock range-bound. Moreover, a tough revenue backdrop for fee businesses and incrementally greater NIM headwinds into 2013 pose risks to STT’s pre-tax margin expansion story, in our view."

Goldman lowered 2013/2014 EPS estimates to $4.40/$5.15 from $4.55/$5.25 to reflect a tougher revenue backdrop and a slower pace of pre-tax margin expansion.

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Shares of State Street closed at $44.04 yesterday.


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