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Wednesday, October 12, 2011

Upgrades and Downgrades Daily Report: (HUM), (BMI), (PWER), (KWK), (RAX)

Humana (HUM) 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 $87 per share by the brokerage firm. Shares of HUM traded higher by 5.12% or $3.68/share to $75.49. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $50.90 and as high as $84.32. On average, 2160450 shares of HUM exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 1671358.

Badger Meter (BMI) recently had their rating changed from Market Perform to Outperform. Northland Securities 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 $39 per share by the brokerage firm. Shares of BMI traded higher by 5.63% or $1.84/share to $34.54. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $27.71 and as high as $45.49. On average, 114885 shares of BMI exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 44860.

Northland Securities, the brokerage firm, has recently changed the rating on Power-One (PWER). They lowered the rating from Outperform to Market Perform. 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 $6 per share by the brokerage firm. Shares of PWER traded higher by 7.11% or $0.3585/share to $5.40. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $4.05 and as high as $12.93. On average, 2891050 shares of PWER exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 6120490.

Quicksilver Resrcs (KWK) is currently being analyzed by the brokerage firm Global Hunter Securities. They have just changed their rating from Buy to Accumulate. 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 KWK traded higher by 0.96% or $0.075/share to $7.92. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $6.76 and as high as $15.98. On average, 4166460 shares of KWK exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 1692612.

The Benchmark Company, the brokerage firm, has recently changed the rating on Rackspace (RAX). 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. The target price is currently set at $42 per share by the brokerage firm. Shares of RAX traded higher by 2.33% or $0.86/share to $37.76. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $21.95 and as high as $46.49. On average, 1783040 shares of RAX exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 1152726.