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Tuesday, April 24, 2012

Stock Market Up and Down-Grades: (SCHW), (PBY), (ROP), (SCHW), (MGDDY.PK)

Charles Schwab (SCHW) is currently being analyzed by the brokerage firm Stifel Nicolaus. They have just decreased 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 SCHW fell by 0.04% or $-0.0050/share to $13.82. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $10.56 and as high as $18.69. On average, 15743500 shares of SCHW exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 9450487.

Argus, the brokerage firm, has recently changed the rating on Pep Boys (PBY). They lowered the rating from Hold to Sell. 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 PBY remained unchanged at $14.92. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $8.18 and as high as $15.46. On average, 1220080 shares of PBY exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 448671.

Roper Inds (ROP) is currently being analyzed by the brokerage firm Robert W. Baird. They have just changed their rating from Outperform 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. The target price is currently set at $105 per share by the brokerage firm. Shares of ROP fell by 0.22% or $-0.22/share to $98.63. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $64.90 and as high as $101.06. On average, 581719 shares of ROP exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 326757.

Charles Schwab (SCHW) recently had their rating decreased from Buy to Hold. Stifel Nicolaus 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 SCHW fell by 0.04% or $-0.0050/share to $13.82. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $10.56 and as high as $18.69. On average, 15743500 shares of SCHW exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 9450487.

Michelin (MGDDY.PK) is currently being analyzed by the brokerage firm HSBC Securities. They have just changed their rating from Neutral to Overweight. 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. Shares of MGDDY.PK traded higher by 5.16% or $0.69/share to $14.07. On average, 0 shares of MGDDY.PK exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 16049.