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Tuesday, August 2, 2011

Stock Upgrades and Downgrades: (WOLF), (PCL), (LVS), (AMNB)

Great Wolf Resorts (WOLF) is currently being analyzed by the brokerage firm Rodman & Renshaw. They have just changed their rating from Mkt Perform to Mkt 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 $5 per share by the brokerage firm. Shares of WOLF fell by 4.61% or $-0.1599/share to $3.31. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $1.78 and as high as $3.65. On average, 162655 shares of WOLF exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 136142.

DA Davidson, the brokerage firm, has recently increased the rating on Plum Creek (PCL). 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. Shares of PCL fell by 0.16% or $-0.06/share to $37.98. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $33.11 and as high as $44.28. On average, 1090120 shares of PCL exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 1067435.

Las Vegas Sands (LVS) recently had their rating increased from Hold to Buy. Argus 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 $58 per share by the brokerage firm. Shares of LVS fell by 2.31% or $-1.1075/share to $46.86. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $26.77 and as high as $55.47. On average, 15099900 shares of LVS exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 11692588.

Am Natl Bankshares (AMNB) recently had their rating changed from Hold to Buy. BB&T Capital Mkts 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. Shares of AMNB traded higher by 3.38% or $0.63/share to $19.28. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $17.11 and as high as $24.42. On average, 32748 shares of AMNB exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 24671.