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Monday, August 22, 2011

Investment Firm Upgrades and Downgrades: (FCF), (WSBC), (PFS), (VIA.B), (SUSQ)

First Commonwealth (FCF) is currently being analyzed by the brokerage firm Stifel Nicolaus. They have just changed 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 $5 per share by the brokerage firm. Shares of FCF traded higher by 2.84% or $0.11/share to $3.99. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $3.87 and as high as $7.47. On average, 633245 shares of FCF exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 400231.

WesBanco Inc (WSBC) 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 $22 per share by the brokerage firm. Shares of WSBC traded higher by 2.3% or $0.39/share to $17.32. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $14.15 and as high as $21.44. On average, 63114 shares of WSBC exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 44669.

Provident Finl (PFS) recently had their rating changed from Hold to Buy. Stifel Nicolaus 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 $14 per share by the brokerage firm. Shares of PFS traded higher by 2.02% or $0.22/share to $11.09. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $10.87 and as high as $15.66. On average, 306092 shares of PFS exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 196727.

Viacom (VIA.B) is currently being analyzed by the brokerage firm Caris & Company. They have just increased their rating from Above Average 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 $58 per share by the brokerage firm.

Susquehanna Bank (SUSQ) is currently being analyzed by the brokerage firm Stifel Nicolaus. They have just changed their rating from Sell to Hold. 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 SUSQ traded higher by 0.17% or $0.0102/share to $5.90. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $5.84 and as high as $10.43. On average, 1470200 shares of SUSQ exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 759991.