Robert W. Baird analyst Amy Junker cut her rating on the stock to Neutral from Outperform.

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But the taint of scandal is difficult to overcome, and unfortunately it is hard to believe that Mr. Junker acted alone.

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"I may be unfamiliar with all of Roger Hargreaves's work, but I am not sure he ever got round to producing Mr Anti-Semitic Dictator, Mr Junker General or Mr Dutch Communist Scapegoat, " he said.

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