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Friday, September 2, 2011

Brokerage House Upgrades and Downgrades: (EV), (ZQK), (TLB), (LQDT), (FLOW)

Eaton Vance (EV) recently had their rating decreased from Neutral to Sell. Ticonderoga 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 $20 per share by the brokerage firm. Shares of EV fell by 7.52% or $-1.8/share to $22.15. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $20.97 and as high as $34.09. On average, 1296860 shares of EV exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 1457240.

Quiksilver (ZQK) recently had their rating increased from Neutral to Outperform. Robert W. Baird 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 $6 per share by the brokerage firm. Shares of ZQK fell by 7.04% or $-0.29/share to $3.83. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $3.37 and as high as $5.70. On average, 1686060 shares of ZQK exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 1819984.

Talbots (TLB) is currently being analyzed by the brokerage firm Wedbush. They have just decreased their rating from Outperform to Underperform. 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 $2 per share by the brokerage firm. Shares of TLB fell by 10.11% or $-0.27/share to $2.40. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $2.33 and as high as $13.43. On average, 4294020 shares of TLB exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 2265875.

Liquidity Services (LQDT) 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 $38 per share by the brokerage firm. Shares of LQDT fell by 3.67% or $-1.15/share to $30.15. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $12.58 and as high as $31.83. On average, 266851 shares of LQDT exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 665597.

Flow (FLOW) recently had their rating changed from Outperform to Market Perform. Northland Securities 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 $3 per share by the brokerage firm. Shares of FLOW fell by 0.42% or $-0.01/share to $2.38. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $2.23 and as high as $4.72. On average, 270252 shares of FLOW exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 328375.