TD Newcrest Downgrades CIBC (CM) to Buy; Valuation Discount has Narrowed

March 9, 2012 9:24 AM EST
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Price: $113.30 -1.34%

Rating Summary:
    3 Buy, 11 Hold, 2 Sell

Rating Trend: Up Up

Today's Overall Ratings:
    Up: 5 | Down: 4 | New: 3
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TD Newcrest downgraded CIBC (NYSE: CM) from Action-List Buy to Buy, price target lowered from C$94 to C$92.

Analyst, Jason Bilodeau, said, "Cutting through some noise, we thought it was a reasonable quarter of operating results, though not as strong as we have seen elsewhere. Management confirmed the likely sale of its FirstLine mortgage broker platform; a sound strategy, but one that may underscore some near-term concerns. While we still see good upside over 12-16 months, and we believe that the bank will be successful in its strategic transition, we expect the market to take a wait and see approach. Performance has been reasonable, and the valuation discount has narrowed and with this note we are downgrading the name."

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Shares of CIBC closed at $76.82 yesterday.


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