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Monday, June 6, 2011

Upgrades and Downgrades of the Day: (FSII), (WLL), (EJ), (AHT), (FFBC)

FSI Intl (FSII) recently had their rating changed from Hold to Buy. Needham is the brokerage firm which is currently analyzing this company and found it necessary to change their rating. This is usually a bullish sign for the company's share price, as these brokerages begin to tell their clients to start buying the upgraded stock. The shares may see a continued uptrend because of this. Analysts believe that the company's share price may begin to improve. The target price is currently set at $5 per share by the brokerage firm. Shares of FSII fell by 1.72% or $-0.07/share to $4.0. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $2.22 and as high as $5.41. On average, 557731 shares of FSII exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 185729.

Whiting Petroleum (WLL) is currently being analyzed by the brokerage firm Global Hunter Securities. They have just increased their rating from Neutral to Accumulate. This indicates that the company may doing doing better than investors expect. Look for potential buying pressure or an upside move in the share price. Shares of WLL fell by 3.19% or $-2.06/share to $62.55. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $36.82 and as high as $75.91. On average, 2131950 shares of WLL exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 1256552.

E-House China (EJ) is currently being analyzed by the brokerage firm Maxim Group. They have just decreased their rating from Hold to Sell. This indicates that the company may not be doing as well as investors were expecting. Look for potential selling pressure or a downside move in the share price. The target price is currently set at $8 per share by the brokerage firm. Shares of EJ fell by 2.2% or $-0.19/share to $8.45. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $9.93 and as high as $20.14. On average, 389017 shares of EJ exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 437631.

Ashford Hospitality Trust (AHT) is currently being analyzed by the brokerage firm FBR Capital. They have just decreased their rating from Outperform to Mkt Perform. This indicates that the company may not be doing as well as investors were expecting. Look for potential selling pressure or a downside move in the share price. The target price is currently set at $14 per share by the brokerage firm. Shares of AHT fell by 0.07% or $-0.01/share to $14.01. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $6.46 and as high as $13.90. On average, 378191 shares of AHT exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 150532.

First Financial (FFBC) recently had their rating increased from Neutral to Outperform. Robert W. Baird is the brokerage firm which is currently analyzing this company and found it necessary to change their rating. This is usually a bullish sign for the company's share price, as these brokerages begin to tell their clients to start buying the upgraded stock. The shares may see a continued uptrend because of this. Analysts believe that the company's share price may begin to improve. The target price is currently set at $19 per share by the brokerage firm. Shares of FFBC traded higher by 5.12% or $0.77/share to $15.81. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $13.94 and as high as $19.57. On average, 198809 shares of FFBC exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 388893.