Analyst bumps big blue. (IN THE NEWS).(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)

Video Business, November, 2001 by Sweeting, Paul

At least one Wall Street analyst thinks Blockbuster Video shares have topped out for now. Gerard Klauer Mattison analyst Jeffrey Logsdon downgraded the stock on Nov. 15 from outperform" to neutral" as the share price approached the target of $27.That day, shares traded down 6% on the news to close at $25.22.

The downgrade was the second from Logsdon in the past six weeks. Earlier Logsdon told VB that he believed Blockbuster's fundamentals remain strong, but he no longer sees room for the 20% upside in the price needed to maintain a buy" rating. The market value has caught up with the opportunity" he said. In his latest report, Logsdon said, We believe the market has ascribed an appropriate premium for the DVD platform migration and...

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