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“We believe the derating has occurred and that the risk/reward is now attractive.”

From MarketWatch • Feb. 27, 2026

Now that derating appears to have occurred, the risk/reward balance surrounding the stock is more attractive, he said.

From Barron's • Feb. 18, 2026

Weak second-quarter earnings could be a near-term derating catalyst for Singapore Airlines, UOB Kay Hian analyst Roy Chen said in a recent note.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 13, 2025

"Despite the difficult events in Ukraine, global equities have been fairly robust. The latest plunge in real yields does imply that this year's derating of growth stocks should stop," said economist Robert Buckland.

From Reuters • Mar. 3, 2022

Another mark in his little notebook—and enough marks like that meant a derating, and Control had a habit of sending derated labmen to Venus.

From Security by Anderson, Poul William