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What: Shares of shipping and logistics provider Hub Group
So what: Analysts at Raymond James and Stifel Nicolaus downgraded shares of Hub Group on fears of limited upside, The Associated Press reported. The underlying business isn't a concern. Revenue soared 59% to $760.4 million while per-share profit improved 29% to $0.44 a share in Q3. Analysts were nevertheless looking for $0.46, according to data aggregated by Yahoo! Finance.
Now what: For the most part, the downgrades appear to reflect short-term thinking about risk. Maybe that's fair, but with the stock trading for marginally above long-term analyst estimates, today's sell-off may prove to be an opportunity for buy-to-hold investors. Do you agree? Disagree? Please weigh in using the comments box below.
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