A look at old Afterpay threads - from AFY days, page-4

You're not wrong see 2002;
https://www.theage.com.au/national/analysts-downgrade-csl-as-shares-head-south-20021003-gdunid.html

In that year they turned a NPAT of 150m USD up from 75m USD the previous.
Fast forward 10 year when CSL was at $30 for e.g (in 2012) it had an annual NPAT of 1.2bnUS

So agree 100% brokerages houses change their tune to suit their agenda.

I like to think Investing is kind of like being in the ocean. You can choose to swim against the tide or with it. But one thing is for sure - you won't change it.

SF2TH