BUZZ-<a href="https://laohu8.com/S/LUMN">Lumen Technologies</a> slips as growth concerns overshadow surprise Q4 profit** Shares of Lumen Technologies LUMN.N down 16% at $7.10
** Brokerage Raymond James downgrades stock to "market perform" from "outperform"; notes co's appointment of its third head of sales in three years can cause growth to pause before improving
** Co surprises with Q4 adj. EPS of 23 cents, compared with an expected loss of 27 cents - data compiled by LSEG
** LUMN reports Q4 revenue of $3.04 bln, in-line with analysts' estimates
** Three analysts covering stock rate it "buy", nine "hold" and two "sell", median PT at $8 - LSEG
** As of last close, LUMN stock was up 73.7% over the past year
(Reporting by Tharuniyaa Lakshmi in Bengaluru)
((tharuniyaa@thomsonreuters.com))
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