downgrade
noun
a downward slope, especially of a road.
Example Sentences
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RBC Capital Markets analyst Trung Huynh downgrades shares of the Keytruda maker following a nearly 13% rally.
From Barron's ● Aug. 21, 2026
It downgrades the stock to neutral from outperform “in the absence of a more attractive met-coal market backdrop.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
AmInvestment Bank downgrades Public Bank’s rating to hold from buy, while maintaining a 5.60 ringgit target price.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
They hold that economic growth expectations are lower compared to earlier in the year, which means there’s opportunity for a positive surprise as those downgrades are reversed, they said.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 29, 2026
If Moody’s downgrades GE paper, it is a big deal.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
