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Thursday, December 8, 2011

Upgrades and Downgrades for Today: (WFR), (SNH), (CKEC), (WNR), (VLO)

MEMC Elec (WFR) is currently being analyzed by the brokerage firm Wunderlich. They have just decreased their rating from Buy to Sell. 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 $3 per share by the brokerage firm. Shares of WFR fell by 0.24% or $-0.01/share to $4.20. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $3.92 and as high as $15.04. On average, 7422850 shares of WFR exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 11551946.

JMP Securities, the brokerage firm, has recently decreased the rating on Senior Housing (SNH). They lowered the rating from Mkt Outperform to Mkt 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. Shares of SNH fell by 3.09% or $-0.68/share to $21.31. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $19.09 and as high as $24.66. On average, 1822710 shares of SNH exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 883176.

Carmike Cinemas (CKEC) is currently being analyzed by the brokerage firm Caris & Company. They have just changed their rating from Average to Below Average. 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 $6 per share by the brokerage firm. Shares of CKEC fell by 3.72% or $-0.275/share to $7.11. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $5.14 and as high as $9.36. On average, 81772 shares of CKEC exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 70565.

Western Refining (WNR) is currently being analyzed by the brokerage firm RBC Capital Mkts. They have just changed their rating from Outperform to Top Pick. 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 $20 per share by the brokerage firm. Shares of WNR fell by 2.98% or $-0.38/share to $12.38. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $8.71 and as high as $21.75. On average, 3472180 shares of WNR exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 1404820.

RBC Capital Mkts, the brokerage firm, has recently changed the rating on Valero Energy (VLO). They lowered the rating from Top Pick to Outperform. 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 $32 per share by the brokerage firm. Shares of VLO fell by 5.71% or $-1.26/share to $20.80. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $16.40 and as high as $31.12. On average, 11794300 shares of VLO exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 6867533.