Benzinga's Top Downgrades

Analysts at Deutsche Bank downgraded Novartis AG NVS from “buy” to “hold.” Novartis' shares closed at $63.20 yesterday. Novartis' trailing-twelve-month ROA is 6.24%. Analysts at Jefferies downgraded ZIOPHARM Oncology ZIOP from “buy” to “hold.” ZIOPHARM's shares closed at $4.44 yesterday. ZIOPHARM's trailing-twelve-month ROE is -110.59%. Analysts at Wells Fargo downgraded Stifel Financial SF from “market perform” to “underperform.” Stifel Financial's shares closed at $31.45 yesterday. Stifel Financial's PEG ratio is 0.81. Brean Capital downgraded IDEX IEX from “buy” to “hold.” IDEX's shares closed at $45.98 yesterday. IDEX's trailing-twelve-month profit margin is 10.50%.