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Tuesday, August 23, 2011

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: (WSR), (PEG), (NBL), (ALKS), (JNPR)

Hilliard Lyons, the brokerage firm, has recently changed the rating on Whitestone REIT (WSR). They upped the rating from Neutral 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 $12 per share by the brokerage firm. Shares of WSR traded higher by 4.23% or $0.47/share to $11.59. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $10.84 and as high as $14.94. On average, 59908 shares of WSR exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 41470.

UBS, the brokerage firm, has recently decreased the rating on Public Service (PEG). They lowered the rating from Buy to Neutral. The brokerage firm believes the company is on the downswing and there could be potential savings or capital preservation in selling the stock now. The target price is currently set at $33 per share by the brokerage firm. Shares of PEG traded higher by 0.66% or $0.21/share to $32.10. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $27.97 and as high as $34.22. On average, 3029550 shares of PEG exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 1976270.

Noble Energy (NBL) recently had their rating changed from Market Perform to Market Outperform. Howard Weil 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 $106 per share by the brokerage firm. Shares of NBL traded higher by 2.96% or $2.35/share to $81.85. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $63.80 and as high as $101.27. On average, 1527560 shares of NBL exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 862006.

Alkermes (ALKS) is currently being analyzed by the brokerage firm UBS. 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 $21 per share by the brokerage firm. Shares of ALKS traded higher by 3.55% or $0.52/share to $15.15. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $9.85 and as high as $20.00. On average, 973130 shares of ALKS exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 607312.

Morgan Keegan, the brokerage firm, has recently changed the rating on Juniper Networks (JNPR). 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 $27 per share by the brokerage firm. Shares of JNPR traded higher by 4.16% or $0.82/share to $20.54. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $19.63 and as high as $45.01. On average, 12059600 shares of JNPR exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 4047308.