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Friday, August 19, 2011

Stock Market Up and Down-Grades: (HPQ), (GET), (APC), (CMG), (MMI)

Robert W. Baird, the brokerage firm, has recently changed the rating on Hewlett-Packard (HPQ). They lowered the rating from Outperform 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 $30 per share by the brokerage firm. Shares of HPQ fell by 20.43% or $-6.029/share to $23.48. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $28.64 and as high as $49.39. On average, 21839200 shares of HPQ exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 98869232.

Gaylord Entertain (GET) 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 $31 per share by the brokerage firm. Shares of GET fell by 6.05% or $-1.46/share to $22.67. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $22.11 and as high as $38.22. On average, 885592 shares of GET exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 1584671.

Anadarko Petro (APC) is currently being analyzed by the brokerage firm Ticonderoga. They have just increased 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 $90 per share by the brokerage firm. Shares of APC traded higher by 0.36% or $0.24/share to $67.19. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $45.07 and as high as $85.50. On average, 4731060 shares of APC exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 3074849.

Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) recently had their rating changed from Mkt Perform to Outperform. Morgan Keegan 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 $330 per share by the brokerage firm. Shares of CMG fell by 0.5% or $-1.43/share to $283.07. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $142.82 and as high as $337.32. On average, 842485 shares of CMG exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 1178504.

Motorola Mobility (MMI) recently had their rating changed from Outperform to Perform. Oppenheimer 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. Shares of MMI traded higher by 0.12% or $0.045/share to $37.90. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $20.77 and as high as $38.73. On average, 7134000 shares of MMI exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 13178835.