Bloomberg Covers the Plight of Sell-Side Analysts

Damned if you do, damned if you don't. That seems to be the quandary for sell-side analysts when it comes to putting sell-ratings on stocks. They want to be right, but being wrong on a company that you have a "sell" rating on can mean losing points with management and analysts. Of course, being overly bullish can be disastrous when the tide turns against you, but at least company management is on your side, according to a recent Bloomberg article. See the article here.