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Wednesday, October 26, 2011

Upgrades and Downgrades for Today: (FFIV), (FSLR), (MG), (YGE), (HTLD)

F5 Networks (FFIV) recently had their rating increased from Neutral to Buy. MKM Partners 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 $120 per share by the brokerage firm. Shares of FFIV traded higher by 15.2% or $13.49/share to $102.25. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $69.01 and as high as $145.76. On average, 2746360 shares of FFIV exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 6046602.

First Solar (FSLR) recently had their rating changed from Buy to Hold. Kaufman Bros 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 $50 per share by the brokerage firm. Shares of FSLR traded higher by 8.55% or $3.7/share to $46.97. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $42.50 and as high as $175.45. On average, 3187830 shares of FSLR exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 10163518.

Mistras Group (MG) recently had their rating decreased from Buy to Hold. KeyBanc Capital Mkts 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 MG fell by 3.45% or $-0.77/share to $21.52. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $10.64 and as high as $20.82. On average, 221332 shares of MG exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 144423.

Yingli Green Energy (YGE) is currently being analyzed by the brokerage firm Collins Stewart. They have just changed their rating from Buy to Neutral. 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 YGE traded higher by 3.72% or $0.14/share to $3.90. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $2.87 and as high as $14.29. On average, 4698150 shares of YGE exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 2536996.

BB&T Capital Mkts, the brokerage firm, has recently changed the rating on Heartland Express (HTLD). 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 HTLD fell by 6.17% or $-0.87/share to $13.23. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $12.75 and as high as $18.12. On average, 1001730 shares of HTLD exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 1459880.