Today's notable downgrades include: AK Steel (AKS) downgraded to Neutral from Buy at Citigroup...Masimo (MASI) downgraded to Sell from Neutral at Citigroup...True Religion (TRLG) downgraded to Neutral from Buy at Citigroup...True Religion (TRLG) downgraded to Hold from Buy at Brean Murray...Melco Crown (MPEL) downgraded to Hold from Buy at Deutsche Bank...O'Reilly Automotive (ORLY) downgraded to Hold from Buy at Deutsche Bank...Amyris (AMRS) downgraded to Hold from Buy at Deutsche Bank...NCR Corp. (NCR) downgraded to Neutral from Buy at Goldman...Kimco Realty (KIM) downgraded to Neutral from Buy at UBS...Silgan Holdings (SLGN) downgraded to Neutral from Outperform at RW Baird...EXCO Resources (XCO) downgraded to Neutral from Outperform at RW Baird...Federated Investors (FII) downgraded to Neutral from Buy at BofA/Merrill...Sigma-Aldrich (SIAL) downgraded to Neutral from Buy at BofA/Merrill...Realty Income (O) downgraded to Sector Perform from Outperform at RBC Capital...First Solar (FSLR) downgraded to Neutral from Buy at Collins Stewart...Monolithic Power (MPWR) downgraded to Hold from Buy at Craig-Hallum...Activision Blizzard (ATVI) downgraded to Neutral from Outperform at Macquarie...Electronic Arts (EA) downgraded to Neutral from Outperform at Macquarie...Ryland Group (RYL) downgraded to Sector Perform from Outperform at FBN Securities...Lennar (LEN) downgraded to Underperform from Sector Perform at FBN Securities...Beazer Homes (BZH) downgraded to Underperform from Sector Perform at FBN Securities...Hovnanian (HOV) downgraded to Underperform from Sector Perform at FBN Securities...Standard Pacific (SPF) downgraded to Underperform from Sector Perform at FBN Securities...Sirius XM (SIRI) downgraded to Hold from Buy at Gabelli. :theflyonthewall.com
True Religion sees FY12 diluted EPS $1.88-$1.95 vs. consensus $2.37
Sees FY12 revenue $450M-$460M vs. consensus $494.43M. Net sales growth assumes that in 2012 the International segment will open 14 stores and the U.S. Consumer Direct segment will open 13 stores. :theflyonthewall.com
True Religion volatility elevated into the expected release of Q4
True Religion February put option implied volatility is at 84, March is at 54, April is at 42; compared to its 26-week average of 43 according to Track Data, suggesting larger price movement into the expected release of Q4 results today after the market close. :theflyonthewall.com