Weil die Banken sich wieder gegenseitig Upgrades zujubeln, kommt hier ein kurzer Rückblick auf die Analysteneinstufungen für die Aktie von Lehman Brothers in den Jahren 2007 und 2008.

1. Wachovia upgrades Lehman Brothers from Market Perform to Outperform. (2007-03-15)
2. Deutsche Bank initiates coverage on Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. at Buy with a $90 price target. (2007-04-11)
3. Merrill Lynch upgrades Lehman Brothers from Neutral to Buy, citing improved prospects for economic growth. (2007-04-23)
4. Punk Zeigel downgrades Lehman Bros. from Market Perform to Sell. (2007-07-18)
5. S&P Equity Research downgrades Lehman Bros. from Buy to Hold with a price target of $70. (2007-07-30)
6. “After taking a closer look at the company’s balance sheet” S&P Equity Research downgrades Lehman Bros. from Hold to Sell with a price target of $55. (2007-08-02, only 3 days later!)
7. Merrill Lynch downgrades Lehman Brothers from Buy to Neutral. (2007-08-28)
8. Credit Suisse upgrades Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. from Neutral to Outperform. (2007-10-08)
9. Barton Biggs, a successful hedge fund manager, said his best idea is owning investment banks. (2007-10-31)
10. Punk Ziegel upgrades Lehman Brothers Holdings from Sell to Market Perform, and raised its price target from $59 to $70. (2007-11-15)
11. Goldman Sachs cuts price target on Lehman Brothers to $70. (2007-11-19)
12. David Einhorn of Greenlight Capital is negative on Lehman Brothers. (2007-11-29)
13. Deutsche Bank lowers its target prices on Lehman Brothers from $90 to $88 and maintains the Buy recommendation. (2007-12-03)
14. Downgrades on Lehamn Brothers by UBS, JPMorgan, Punk Ziegel and Bear Stearns. (2007-12-04)
15. Wachovia lowered its Q4 EPS estimate on Lehman. (2007-12-12)
16. Goldman Sachs lowered their price target on Lehman Brothers to $58. (2008-01-10)
17. Punk Ziegel upgrades Lehman Brothers (NYSE: LEH) from Sell to Buy. (2008-02-04)
18. Bank of America cut LEH target to $60 from $65. (2008-02-12)
19. Deutsche Bank lowers price target on Lehman from $88 to $75 and maintains its Buy rating. (2008-02-29)
20. Deutsche Bank lowered estimates and its price target on Lehman Brothers and slashed its price target from $75 to $54. DB Analyst Mayo is maintaining his Buy rating. (2008-03-11)
21. S&P Equity Research downgrades Lehman Bros. from Hold to Sell and cuts its target price by $12 to $38. (2008-03-14)
22. UBS downgrades Lehman Bros. from Buy to Neutral. (2008-03-17)
23. Deutsche Bank said Lehman “Is Not Bear Stearns”. The firm is maintaining its Buy rating, saying Lehman Bros will weather the storm. (2008-03-17)
24. Wachovia said Merrill Lynch is worse than Lehman Brothers and Lehman is not Bear Stearns. (2008-03-18)
25. Goldman Sachs upgraded Lehman Brothers from Neutral to Buy. (2008-03-18)
26. Oppenheimer downgrades Lehman Brothers from Outperform to Perform. (2008-03-24)
27. Citigroup upgrades Lehman Brothers from Hold to Buy with a $65 price target. (2008-03-28)
28. Deutsche Bank cut their price target from $54 to $52, but is maintaining a Buy rating. (2008-04-01)
29. Deutsche Bank analyst Mike Mayo commented on Lehman Brothers after a meeting with the CFO. He is maintaining his Buy rating on Lehman, based on valuation. (2008-04-10)
30. Citi analysts reiterate buy on Lehman Bros. (2008-05-19)
31. Ladenburg Thalman downgrades Lehman Bros. (NYSE: LEH) from Neutral to Sell. Price target lowered to $35. (2008-05-22)
32. Merrill Lynch downgrades Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. from Neutral to Underperform. (2008-06-02)
33. Merrill Lynch upgrades Lehman Bros to Buy and maintaines the $37 price target. (2008-06-04)
34. Buckingham Research reiterates a ‘Strong Buy’ rating on Lehman Bros. and lowers its price target to $68 from $83. (2008-06-06)
35. Credit Suisse downgrades Lehman Brothers (NYSE: LEH) from Outperform to Neutral. (2008-06-10)
36. Wachovia downgrades Lehman Brothers from Outperform to Market Perform and has a price targetof a $33-$34 valuation range. (2008-06-10)
37. Merrill Lynch downgrades Lehman Brothers from Buy to Neutral and cuts its price target from $36 to $28. Merrill just upgraded Lehman a week ago (June 4th), and they are now reversing course. The stock is down 20% since that time. (2008-06-11)
38. Buckingham Research reaffirms a ‘Strong Buy’ rating on Lehman Bros. (2008-06-17)
39. Citi analyst says, “We continue to view Lehman Bros. as undervalued relative to the earnings power.” Citi maintains a Buy rating on LEH with a price target of $50. (2008-06-20)
40. Buckingham Research downgrades Merrill Lynch (NYSE: MER) from Strong Buy to Neutral. (2008-06-24)
41. Morgan Stanley set coverage on Lehman Brothers with Overweight ratings an a $31 price target. (2008-07-01)
42. Merrill Lynch lowered estimates on Lehman Brothers and also lowered the price target from $28 to $25. (2008-07-28)
43. Deutsche Bank’s Mike Mayo lowered his price target on Lehman Brothers from $42 to $32. (2008-08-13)
44. Banc of America lowered their price target on Lehman Brothers from $23 to $20. (2008-08-14)
45. Ladenburg Thalmann upgrades Lehman Brothers (NYSE: LEH) from Neutral to Buy. (2008-08-21)
46. Goldman Sachs downgrades Lehman Brothers from Buy to Neutral and cuts its price target from $22 to $7. (2008-09-11)
47. Citigroup downgrades Lehman Brother from Buy to Hold with a $9 price target. (2008-09-11)
48. Deutsche Bank’s Mike Mayo downgrades Lehman Brothers from Buy to Hold and cuts its price target from $28 to $11. (2008-09-11)

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