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Thursday, August 18, 2011

Upgrades and Downgrades Daily Report: (IVR), (MCD), (BJRI), (DPZ), (AKR)

Invesco Mortgage Capital (IVR) recently had their rating decreased from Buy to Hold. Wunderlich 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. The target price is currently set at $19 per share by the brokerage firm. Shares of IVR fell by 9.49% or $-1.83/share to $17.46. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $16.48 and as high as $24.07. On average, 2274860 shares of IVR exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 18409210.

McDonald's (MCD) is currently being analyzed by the brokerage firm Oppenheimer. They have just changed their rating from Perform to 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 $100 per share by the brokerage firm. Shares of MCD fell by 1.23% or $-1.08/share to $86.42. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $72.14 and as high as $89.57. On average, 6548390 shares of MCD exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 6500372.

Oppenheimer, the brokerage firm, has recently increased the rating on BJ Restaurants (BJRI). They upped the rating from 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 $54 per share by the brokerage firm. Shares of BJRI fell by 3.98% or $-1.735/share to $41.84. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $23.40 and as high as $56.64. On average, 317063 shares of BJRI exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 247029.

Domino's Pizza (DPZ) recently had their rating increased from Perform to Outperform. Oppenheimer 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 $32 per share by the brokerage firm. Shares of DPZ fell by 2.61% or $-0.68/share to $25.33. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $12.45 and as high as $28.74. On average, 898686 shares of DPZ exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 798282.

Acadia Realty Trust (AKR) is currently being analyzed by the brokerage firm KeyBanc Capital Mkts. 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 $23 per share by the brokerage firm. Shares of AKR fell by 3.77% or $-0.78/share to $19.89. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $17.06 and as high as $22.23. On average, 298060 shares of AKR exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 170844.