April Ratings Activity Included More Upgrades Than Downgrades

A handful of new ratings were also issued.

Katie Rushkewicz Reichart May 9, 2016

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April was an active month for the Morningstar Analyst Ratings. There were seven upgrades, four downgrades, and five new ratings issued. Below are the highlights, and all of April's ratings changes can be found in the table.

Upgrades

Downgrades

New Ratings

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