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Thursday, August 25, 2011

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: (FFIV), (RA), (CSUN), (SNCR), (ECA)

Stifel Nicolaus, the brokerage firm, has recently increased the rating on F5 Networks (FFIV). They upped the rating from Hold to Buy. 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 $84 per share by the brokerage firm. Shares of FFIV fell by 0.97% or $-0.71/share to $72.75. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $69.01 and as high as $145.76. On average, 2871690 shares of FFIV exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 2121013.

RailAmerica (RA) 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 $15 per share by the brokerage firm. Shares of RA traded higher by 3.07% or $0.368/share to $12.35. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $9.16 and as high as $17.34. On average, 160518 shares of RA exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 168420.

China Sunergy (CSUN) is currently being analyzed by the brokerage firm Collins Stewart. They have just changed their rating from Buy to Neutral. 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 $1 per share by the brokerage firm. Shares of CSUN fell by 2.44% or $-0.03/share to $1.20. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $1.09 and as high as $4.98. On average, 352597 shares of CSUN exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 178535.

Synchronoss Tech (SNCR) recently had their rating changed 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 $36 per share by the brokerage firm. Shares of SNCR fell by 0.58% or $-0.155/share to $26.64. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $14.63 and as high as $35.90. On average, 361783 shares of SNCR exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 269672.

The Benchmark Company, the brokerage firm, has recently changed the rating on EnCana (ECA). They lowered the rating from Buy to Hold. The brokerage firm believes the company is on the downswing and there could be potential savings or capital preservation in selling the stock now. Shares of ECA fell by 2.66% or $-0.67/share to $24.53. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $23.09 and as high as $35.22. On average, 4429440 shares of ECA exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 3404674.