Raymond James downgraded Flushing Financial (FFIC) to Market Perform from Outperform without a price target after the company agreed to be acquired by OceanFirst Financial (OCFC). The deal was done at a fair price given the earnings challenges Flushing has faced due to the challenging rate environment for the past several years, the analyst tells investors in a research note.
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