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Thursday, August 11, 2011

Upgrades and Downgrades Daily Report: (ISIL), (BEXP), (ZOLT), (DEP), (XIDE)

Intersil (ISIL) recently had their rating changed from Buy to Neutral. Longbow 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 ISIL traded higher by 2.27% or $0.25/share to $11.28. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $9.80 and as high as $15.78. On average, 1547910 shares of ISIL exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 1064148.

Brigham Exploration (BEXP) 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 $35 per share by the brokerage firm. Shares of BEXP traded higher by 8.07% or $2.1/share to $28.12. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $15.06 and as high as $37.87. On average, 3621680 shares of BEXP exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 3300857.

Zoltek (ZOLT) recently had their rating changed from Neutral to Buy. Dougherty & Company 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 $9 per share by the brokerage firm. Shares of ZOLT traded higher by 7.67% or $0.53/share to $7.44. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $6.90 and as high as $16.06. On average, 201153 shares of ZOLT exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 512713.

Ladenburg Thalmann, the brokerage firm, has recently decreased the rating on Duncan Energy (DEP). 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 $44 per share by the brokerage firm. Shares of DEP traded higher by 2.83% or $1.195/share to $43.50. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $27.00 and as high as $44.94. On average, 62551 shares of DEP exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 74709.

Wedbush, the brokerage firm, has recently increased the rating on Exide Tech (XIDE). They upped the rating from Underperform to Neutral. 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 $6 per share by the brokerage firm. Shares of XIDE traded higher by 5.26% or $0.25/share to $5.00. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $4.12 and as high as $12.68. On average, 941709 shares of XIDE exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 1612320.