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Friday, July 29, 2011

Stock Upgrades and Downgrades: (ALR), (HRC), (WLL), (WLL), (MO)

Alere (ALR) recently had their rating changed from Outperform to Neutral. Wedbush is the brokerage firm which is currently analyzing this company and found it necessary to change their rating. This is usually a bearish sign for the stock, and this brokerage house may tell its clients to sell the stock. The share prices may fall because of this action. Analysts believe that the company's share price may begin to fall. The target price is currently set at $31 per share by the brokerage firm. Shares of ALR traded higher by 1.14% or $0.33/share to $29.38. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $26.61 and as high as $41.18. On average, 702903 shares of ALR exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 624549.

Morgan Keegan, the brokerage firm, has recently changed the rating on Hill-Rom (HRC). They upped the rating from Mkt Perform to Outperform. The brokerage firm believes the company may be on the upswing and there could be potential value in buying the stock. The target price is currently set at $45 per share by the brokerage firm. Shares of HRC traded higher by 4.33% or $1.57/share to $37.82. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $30.02 and as high as $48.80. On average, 498214 shares of HRC exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 1082344.

Whiting Petroleum (WLL) is currently being analyzed by the brokerage firm Morgan Keegan. They have just changed their rating from Mkt Perform to Outperform. 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. The target price is currently set at $73 per share by the brokerage firm. Shares of WLL traded higher by 6.17% or $3.44/share to $59.20. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $40.94 and as high as $75.91. On average, 2704670 shares of WLL exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 3934009.

Whiting Petroleum (WLL) is currently being analyzed by the brokerage firm Ticonderoga. They have just changed their rating from Neutral to Buy. 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. The target price is currently set at $65 per share by the brokerage firm. Shares of WLL traded higher by 6.17% or $3.44/share to $59.20. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $40.94 and as high as $75.91. On average, 2704670 shares of WLL exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 3934209.

Altria (MO) is currently being analyzed by the brokerage firm Stifel Nicolaus. They have just increased their rating from Hold to Buy. 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. The target price is currently set at $29 per share by the brokerage firm. Shares of MO traded higher by 0.42% or $0.11/share to $26.34. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $21.82 and as high as $28.13. On average, 11685600 shares of MO exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 8414171.