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Wednesday, October 26, 2011

Brokerage House Upgrades and Downgrades​: (WTS), (CHRW), (VLTR), (HGSI), (ALV)

BB&T Capital Mkts, the brokerage firm, has recently decreased the rating on Watts Ind (WTS). They lowered the rating from Buy to Hold. The brokerage firm believes the company is on the downswing and there could be potential savings or capital preservation in selling the stock now. Shares of WTS fell by 0.33% or $-0.1/share to $30.30. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $24.49 and as high as $40.75. On average, 326051 shares of WTS exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 197931.

C.H. Robinson (CHRW) is currently being analyzed by the brokerage firm BB&T Capital Mkts. They have just changed their rating from Hold to Underweight. 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. Shares of CHRW fell by 9.47% or $-7.09/share to $67.79. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $62.30 and as high as $82.61. On average, 1466640 shares of CHRW exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 3080379.

Volterra Semi (VLTR) is currently being analyzed by the brokerage firm Standpoint Research. They have just changed their rating from Buy to Hold. 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. Shares of VLTR traded higher by 0.7% or $0.16/share to $23.15. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $18.34 and as high as $27.68. On average, 304761 shares of VLTR exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 242000.

Brean Murray, the brokerage firm, has recently decreased the rating on Human Genome (HGSI). They lowered the rating from Buy to Hold. The brokerage firm believes the company is on the downswing and there could be potential savings or capital preservation in selling the stock now. Shares of HGSI fell by 22.7% or $-2.89/share to $9.84. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $11.05 and as high as $30.25. On average, 5264410 shares of HGSI exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 18117896.

Autoliv (ALV) is currently being analyzed by the brokerage firm KeyBanc Capital Mkts. They have just changed their rating from Buy to Hold. 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. Shares of ALV traded higher by 1.61% or $0.9/share to $56.66. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $45.92 and as high as $83.86. On average, 1252480 shares of ALV exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 818531.