Analyst Downgraded Stocks on the NAS February 2025

February 06, 2025

Analyst Downgrades

Companies are downgraded when at least one analyst has downgraded their view on the stock, therefore decreasing its average consensus value. Companies can get downgraded for a number of reasons but primarily due to reduced future earnings potential due to loss of contracts, faltering product lines, increasing costs relative to revenue or financial risk.

NASDAQ

The National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (Nasdaq) located in New York City, is the most active stock exchange by volume in the United States.

About the Data

This table includes the number of analyst ratings along with the number of buy-hold-sells on the company. A company is included in this list when its mean rating decreases from the previous week.

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Companies that have recently been downgraded are viewed as having potential future losses. Use this table as a starting point for further research on these companies. Stocks with analyst coverage also tend to have higher visibility in the marketplace, therefore have the potential to be more liquid. Stocks in this category are generally sold to preserve capital or held as a short position.

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SymbolNameBuyOutperformHoldUnderperformSellNo OpinionMean RatingPrev Mean LabelMean Label
CMCSA Comcast Corp 5 0 2 0 0 0 4.4 4.5 Outperform
PYPL PayPal Holdings Inc 3 1 5 0 0 0 3.8 3.9 Outperform
IDXX IDEXX Laboratories Inc 0 0 0 1 0 0 2.0 3.0 Underperform
EA Electronic Arts Inc 2 0 3 0 0 0 3.8 4.0 Outperform
TTWO Take-Two Interactive Software Inc 3 0 0 1 0 0 4.3 4.4 Outperform
WBD Warner Bros. Discovery Inc 2 1 3 0 0 0 3.8 4.0 Outperform
WMG Warner Music Group Corp 1 1 0 0 0 0 4.5 4.7 Outperform
PARA Paramount Global 0 1 2 0 3 0 2.2 2.3 Underperform
PARAA Paramount Global 0 1 2 0 3 0 2.2 2.3 Underperform
PLTK Playtika Holding Corp 0 0 2 0 0 0 3.0 3.7 Hold
All data provided as at market close February 03, 2025.

Company Details

Comcast Corp

CMCSA:NAS

Buy

5

Hold

2

Mean Rating

4.4

Prev Mean Rating

4.5

Mean Label

Outperform

Comcast is made up of three parts. The core cable business owns networks capable of providing television, internet access, and phone services to 63 million US homes and businesses, or nearly half of the country. About 50% of the locations in this territory subscribe to at least one Comcast service. Comcast acquired NBCUniversal from General Electric in 2011.

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PayPal Holdings Inc

PYPL:NAS

Buy

3

Hold

5

Mean Rating

3.8

Prev Mean Rating

3.9

Mean Label

Outperform

PayPal was spun off from eBay in 2015 and provides electronic payment solutions to merchants and consumers, with a focus on online transactions. The company had 426 million active accounts at the end of 2023. The company also owns Venmo, a person-to-person payment platform.

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IDEXX Laboratories Inc

IDXX:NAS

Mean Rating

2.0

Prev Mean Rating

3.0

Mean Label

Underperform

Idexx Laboratories primarily develops, manufactures, and distributes diagnostic products, equipment, and services for pets and livestock. Its key product lines include single-use canine and feline test kits that veterinarians can employ in the office, benchtop chemistry and hematology analyzers for test-panel analysis on-site, reference lab services, and tests to detect and manage disease in livestock.

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Electronic Arts Inc

EA:NAS

Buy

2

Hold

3

Mean Rating

3.8

Prev Mean Rating

4.0

Mean Label

Outperform

Electronic Arts is one of the largest global developers and publishers of video games. Its most important franchises are the Madden NFL and FC soccer games, which it releases annually. In 2024, it also relaunched its American college football game. Other major franchises include Apex Legends, Battlefield, and The Sims. Typically, about three quarters of the firm's sales are from in-game spending, with the remainder coming from initial game sales.

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Take-Two Interactive Software Inc

TTWO:NAS

Buy

3

Mean Rating

4.3

Prev Mean Rating

4.4

Mean Label

Outperform

Take-Two is one of the largest global developers and publishers of video games, with labels including Rockstar, 2K, and Zynga. Grand Theft Auto is the firm's biggest franchise, accounting for about 30% of total sales for the past decade. NBA 2K is the industry's dominant basketball video game, with Take-Two releasing a new version annually. Other notable franchises include Red Dead Redemption, Borderlands, and Civilization.

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Warner Bros. Discovery Inc

WBD:NAS

Buy

2

Hold

3

Mean Rating

3.8

Prev Mean Rating

4.0

Mean Label

Outperform

Warner Bros. Discovery was formed in 2022 through the combination of WarnerMedia and Discovery Communications. It operates in three global business segments: studios, networks, and direct-to-consumer. Warner Bros. Pictures is the crown jewel of the studios business, producing, distributing, and licensing movies and television shows. The networks business consists of basic cable networks, such as CNN, TNT, TBS, Discovery, HGTV, and the Food Network.

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Warner Music Group Corp

WMG:NAS

Buy

1

Mean Rating

4.5

Prev Mean Rating

4.7

Mean Label

Outperform

Warner Music is the third-largest of the three major record companies. Recorded music accounts for most of the firm's revenue, with the segment housing notable record labels including Atlantic Records, Warner Records, Elektra Records. Some of the most successful current artists signed to record deals with Warner include Ed Sheeran, Bruno Mars, Cardi B, and Dua Lipa.

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Paramount Global

PARA:NAS

Hold

2

Sell

3

Mean Rating

2.2

Prev Mean Rating

2.3

Mean Label

Underperform

Paramount Global operates in three global business segments: TV media, filmed entertainment, and direct to consumer. The TV media business includes television production studios and various broadcast and cable networks, including CBS, 15 owned CBS affiliates, Paramount, Nickelodeon, MTV, BET, and VH1. Filmed entertainment consists multiple film studios, most importantly Paramount Pictures. The film studios produce and distribute movies that they license to movie theaters and other media outlets.

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Paramount Global

PARAA:NAS

Hold

2

Sell

3

Mean Rating

2.2

Prev Mean Rating

2.3

Mean Label

Underperform

Paramount Global operates in three global business segments: TV media, filmed entertainment, and direct to consumer. The TV media business includes television production studios and various broadcast and cable networks, including CBS, 15 owned CBS affiliates, Paramount, Nickelodeon, MTV, BET, and VH1. Filmed entertainment consists multiple film studios, most importantly Paramount Pictures. The film studios produce and distribute movies that they license to movie theaters and other media outlets.

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Playtika Holding Corp

PLTK:NAS

Hold

2

Mean Rating

3.0

Prev Mean Rating

3.7

Mean Label

Hold

Playtika Holding Corp is primarily engaged in developing mobile games. Some of its games include Board Kings, House of Fun, Poker Heat, Slotomania, and Bingo Blitz. The company has built live game operations services and a proprietary technology platform to support its portfolio of games. It primarily derives revenue from the sale of virtual items associated with online games.

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Analysts downgraded Comcast and PayPal Holdings on the NAS this month. See the full list of analyst downgrades on the blog: https://www.stockcalc.com/Blog/analyst-downgraded-stocks-nas-february-2025
Comcast $CMCSA and PayPal Holdings $PYPL downgraded on the #NAS this month. See the full list of downgrades: https://www.stockcalc.com/Blog/analyst-downgraded-stocks-nas-february-2025
Analysts downgraded Comcast and PayPal Holdings on the NAS this month. See the full list of analyst downgrades on the blog: https://www.stockcalc.com/Blog/analyst-downgraded-stocks-nas-february-2025

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