On The Fly: Analyst Downgrade Summary Today's noteworthy downgrades include: AngloGold (AU) downgraded to Sell from Hold at Societe Generale... Banco Santander (SAN) downgraded to Underweight from Neutral at JPMorgan... Cosi (COSI) downgraded to Neutral from Buy at Roth Capital... Randgold Resources (GOLD) downgraded to Hold from Buy at Societe Generale... Republic Services (RSG) downgraded to Buy from Conviction Buy at Goldman... Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) downgraded to Sell from Hold at Deutsche Bank... Safeway (SWY) downgraded to Neutral from Buy at Citigroup... Smithfield Foods (SFD) downgraded to Neutral from Buy at Davenport... Vantage Drilling (VTG) downgraded to Market Perform from Outperform at Wells Fargo... Waste Management (WM) downgraded to Neutral from Buy at Goldman... Lexington Realty (LXP) downgraded to Underweight from Hold at KeyBanc... EPR Properties (EPR) downgraded to Underweight from Hold at KeyBancMedical Properties Trust (MPW) downgraded to Underweight from Hold at KeyBanc... Ventas (VTR) downgraded to Underweight from Hold at KeyBanc... Health Care REIT (HCN) downgraded to Hold from Buy at KeyBanc... StellarOne (STEL) downgraded to Market Perform from Strong Buy at Raymond James... Polypore (PPO) downgraded to Hold from Buy at Topeka.
Cosi financial results poised to improve significantly, says Roth Capital After meeting with Cosi's management, Roth Capital believes that the company has made significant progress in addressing many of the problems with its menu and store operations. The firm expects the company's operating performance to improve solidly in the rest of 2013, and it expects Cosi to become profitable next year. Roth keeps a Buy rating on the shares.