Esterline (ESL) (ED) (EDE) (FCBC) (FFIC) (FMER) Downgraded

Esterline Technologies Co. (NYSE: ESL), Consolidated Edison, Inc. (NYSE: ED), Empire District Electric (NYSE: EDE), First Community Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ: FCBC), Flushing Financial Co. (NASDAQ: FFIC) and FirstMerit Co. (NASDAQ: FMER) get analyst downgrades.

RBC Capital downgraded Consolidated Edison, Inc. (ED) from a “Sector Perform” rating to an “Underperform” rating.

Jefferies (NYSE:JEF) downgraded Empire District Electric (EDE) from a “Buy” rating to a “Hold” rating.

Credit Suisse (NYSE:CS) downgraded Esterline Technologies Co. (ESL) from an “Outperform” rating to a “Neutral” rating. They have a price target of $67.00 on them.

Stifel Nicolaus downgraded First Community Bancshares, Inc. (FCBC) from a “Buy” rating to a “Hold” rating.

Sandler O’Neill downgraded Flushing Financial Co. (FFIC) to a “Hold” rating.

Guggenheim downgraded FirstMerit Co. (FMER) from a “Buy” rating to a “Neutral” rating.