Stock Upgrades And Downgrades From January 06, 2012

Upgrades and downgrades are positive (negative) changes in the rating of a security. An upgrade is usually triggered by a steady improvement in the fundamentals and financials of the entity that has issued the security. Downgrade ratings are vice versa. Changes in the analyst rating could affect the company’s stock price significantly. Watch out the current rating decisions and their market ratios. Here is a current list of recent company upgrades and downgrades by brokerage firms.

Upgrades:

TD Ameritrade (AMTD) has a market capitalization of $9.09 Billion. The company was upgraded by the brokerage firm “Deutsche Bank” from “Hold” to ”Buy ($18)”. The stock price closed at $16.55 and has changed by 1.85% compared to the previous day.

Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 14.91, Price/Sales 3.28 and Price/Book 2.23. The earnings per share is expected to grow by 16.38% for next year and 15.23% for the upcoming 5 years.

1-Year Chart Of TD Ameritrade (Click to enlarge)

Cerner (CERN) has a market capitalization of $10.75 Billion. The company was upgraded by the brokerage firm “Deutsche Bank” from “Hold” to ”Buy ($71.5)”. The stock price closed at $63.47 and has changed by 1.67% compared to the previous day.

Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 38.47, Price/Sales 5.15 and Price/Book 4.87. The earnings per share is expected to grow by 22.28% for next year and 19.44% for the upcoming 5 years.

1-Year Chart Of Cerner (Click to enlarge)

Cepheid (CPHD) has a market capitalization of $2.22 Billion. The company was upgraded by the brokerage firm “RBC Capital Mkts” from “Sector Perform” to ”Outperform ($42)”. The stock price closed at $34.65 and has changed by 1.08% compared to the previous day.

Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 385.00, Price/Sales 8.66 and Price/Book 10.73. The earnings per share is expected to grow by 400.00% for next year and 20.00% for the upcoming 5 years.

1-Year Chart Of Cepheid (Click to enlarge)

Forest Oil (FST) has a market capitalization of $1.61 Billion. The company was upgraded by the brokerage firm “Stifel Nicolaus” from “Hold” to ”Buy ($20)”. The stock price closed at $14.12 and has changed by 0.93% compared to the previous day.

Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 18.34, Price/Sales 2.18 and Price/Book 1.38. The earnings per share is expected to grow by 10.48% for next year and 4.70% for the upcoming 5 years.

1-Year Chart Of Forest Oil (Click to enlarge)

Gen-Probe (GPRO) has a market capitalization of $2.79 Billion. The company was upgraded by the brokerage firm “RBC Capital Mkts” from “Sector Perform” to ”Outperform ($72)”. The stock price closed at $60.06 and has changed by 1.32% compared to the previous day.

Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 50.05, Price/Sales 5.04 and Price/Book 3.63. The earnings per share is expected to grow by 16.02% for next year and 12.57% for the upcoming 5 years.

1-Year Chart Of Gen-Probe (Click to enlarge)

KapStone Paper and Packaging (KS) has a market capitalization of $788.80 Million. The company was upgraded by the brokerage firm “Deutsche Bank” from “Hold” to ”Buy ($21)”. The stock price closed at $17.00 and has changed by 5.92% compared to the previous day.

Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 12.78, Price/Sales 0.94 and Price/Book 1.67. The earnings per share is expected to grow by 37.23% for next year and 5.00% for the upcoming 5 years.

1-Year Chart Of KapStone Paper and Packaging (Click to enlarge)

Macerich (MAC) has a market capitalization of $6.82 Billion. The company was upgraded by the brokerage firm “UBS” from “Neutral” to ”Buy ($55)”. The stock price closed at $51.68 and has changed by 0.60% compared to the previous day.

Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 369.14, Price/Sales 8.66 and Price/Book 2.51. The earnings per share is expected to grow by 150.00% for next year and 7.95% for the upcoming 5 years.

1-Year Chart Of Macerich (Click to enlarge)

Pioneer Drilling (PDC) has a market capitalization of $605.82 Million. The company was upgraded by the brokerage firm “Morgan Keegan” from “Mkt Perform” to ”Outperform ($14.5)”. The stock price closed at $9.83 and has changed by 1.87% compared to the previous day.

Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is not calculable, Price/Sales 0.92 and Price/Book 1.21. The earnings per share is expected to grow by 105.88% for next year and 9.00% for the upcoming 5 years.

1-Year Chart Of Pioneer Drilling (Click to enlarge)

SanDisk (SNDK) has a market capitalization of $12.00 Billion. The company was upgraded by the brokerage firm “Sterne Agee” from “Neutral” to ”Buy ($57)”. The stock price closed at $49.93 and has changed by 1.67% compared to the previous day.

Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 10.17, Price/Sales 2.22 and Price/Book 1.79. The earnings per share is expected to grow by 10.99% for next year and 16.20% for the upcoming 5 years.

1-Year Chart Of SanDisk (Click to enlarge)

Downgrades:

Ancestry.com (ACOM) has a market capitalization of $1.20 Billion. The company was downgraded by the brokerage firm “Morgan Keegan” from “Outperform” to ”Mkt Perform ($27)”. The stock price closed at $27.33 and has changed by -0.51% compared to the previous day.

Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 23.77, Price/Sales 3.18 and Price/Book 3.69. The earnings per share is expected to grow by 22.58% for next year and 17.75% for the upcoming 5 years.

1-Year Chart Of Ancestry.com (Click to enlarge)

BOK Financial (BOKF) has a market capitalization of $3.86 Billion. The company was downgraded by the brokerage firm “Stifel Nicolaus” from “Buy” to ”Hold”. The stock price closed at $56.74 and has changed by -0.70% compared to the previous day.

Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 14.01, Price/Sales 4.76 and Price/Book 1.41. The earnings per share is expected to grow by 0.93% for next year and 8.55% for the upcoming 5 years.

1-Year Chart Of BOK Financial (Click to enlarge)

Career Education (CECO) has a market capitalization of $587.08 Million. The company was downgraded by the brokerage firm “Argus” from “Buy” to ”Hold”. The stock price closed at $7.74 and has changed by -2.40% compared to the previous day.

Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 3.79, Price/Sales 0.29 and Price/Book 0.62. The earnings per share is expected to grow by -54.95% for next year and -2.33% for the upcoming 5 years.

1-Year Chart Of Career Education (Click to enlarge)

Coinstar (CSTR) has a market capitalization of $1.26 Billion. The company was downgraded by the brokerage firm “Morgan Keegan” from “Outperform” to ”Mkt Perform ($42)”. The stock price closed at $40.98 and has changed by -5.51% compared to the previous day.

Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 12.46, Price/Sales 0.74 and Price/Book 2.56. The earnings per share is expected to grow by 22.86% for next year and 18.61% for the upcoming 5 years.

1-Year Chart Of Coinstar (Click to enlarge)

Community Trust Bancorp (CTBI) has a market capitalization of $462.44 Million. The company was downgraded by the brokerage firm “Hilliard Lyons” from “Buy” to ”Neutral ($31)”. The stock price closed at $29.97 and has changed by -0.53% compared to the previous day.

Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 12.04, Price/Sales 2.91 and Price/Book 1.28. The earnings per share is expected to grow by 2.02% for next year and 10.00% for the upcoming 5 years.

1-Year Chart Of Community Trust Bancorp (Click to enlarge)

EnCana (ECA) has a market capitalization of $13.80 Billion. The company was downgraded by the brokerage firm “BMO Capital Markets” from “Outperform” to ”Market Perform ($20)”. The stock price closed at $18.77 and has changed by -2.34% compared to the previous day.

Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is not calculable, Price/Sales 1.86 and Price/Book 0.83. The earnings per share is expected to grow by 22.22% for next year and 5.00% for the upcoming 5 years.

1-Year Chart Of EnCana (Click to enlarge)

Intel (INTC) has a market capitalization of $128.57 Billion. The company was downgraded by the brokerage firm “Sterne Agee” from “Buy” to ”Neutral ($26)”. The stock price closed at $25.25 and has changed by -0.59% compared to the previous day.

Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 10.93, Price/Sales 2.49 and Price/Book 2.80. The earnings per share is expected to grow by 0.42% for next year and 10.65% for the upcoming 5 years.

1-Year Chart Of Intel (Click to enlarge)

Kohl's (KSS) has a market capitalization of $11.79 Billion. The company was downgraded by the brokerage firm “Argus” from “Buy” to ”Hold”. The stock price closed at $46.51 and has changed by -0.02% compared to the previous day.

Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 11.00, Price/Sales 0.63 and Price/Book 1.83. The earnings per share is expected to grow by 16.93% for next year and 13.83% for the upcoming 5 years.

1-Year Chart Of Kohl's (Click to enlarge)

Legg Mason (LM) has a market capitalization of $3.34 Billion. The company was downgraded by the brokerage firm “Deutsche Bank” from “Buy” to ”Hold ($27)”. The stock price closed at $23.90 and has changed by -2.01% compared to the previous day.

Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 14.40, Price/Sales 1.18 and Price/Book 0.60. The earnings per share is expected to grow by 34.62% for next year and 13.91% for the upcoming 5 years.

1-Year Chart Of Legg Mason (Click to enlarge)

Main Street Capital (MAIN) has a market capitalization of $569.67 Million. The company was downgraded by the brokerage firm “Ladenburg Thalmann” from “Buy” to ”Neutral”. The stock price closed at $21.36 and has changed by -0.19% compared to the previous day.

Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 8.48, Price/Sales 9.78 and Price/Book 1.47. The earnings per share is expected to grow by 2.42% for next year and 7.00% for the upcoming 5 years.

1-Year Chart Of Main Street Capital (Click to enlarge)

ProLogis (PLD) has a market capitalization of $13.22 Billion. The company was downgraded by the brokerage firm “UBS” from “Buy” to ”Neutral ($31)”. The stock price closed at $28.79 and has changed by -1.54% compared to the previous day.

Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is not calculable, Price/Sales 10.66 and Price/Book 0.95. The earnings per share is expected to grow by is not forecasted for next year and 37.83% for the upcoming 5 years.

1-Year Chart Of ProLogis (Click to enlarge)

RF Micro Device (RFMD) has a market capitalization of $1.26 Billion. The company was downgraded by the brokerage firm “DA Davidson” from “Buy” to ”Neutral ($5)”. The stock price closed at $4.54 and has changed by -19.50% compared to the previous day.

Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 15.13, Price/Sales 1.33 and Price/Book 1.82. The earnings per share is expected to grow by 35.71% for next year and 13.86% for the upcoming 5 years.

1-Year Chart Of RF Micro Device (Click to enlarge)

RF Micro Device (RFMD) has a market capitalization of $1.26 Billion. The company was downgraded by the brokerage firm “Oppenheimer” from “Outperform” to ”Perform”. The stock price closed at $4.54 and has changed by -19.50% compared to the previous day.

Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 15.13, Price/Sales 1.33 and Price/Book 1.82. The earnings per share is expected to grow by 35.71% for next year and 13.86% for the upcoming 5 years.

1-Year Chart Of RF Micro Device (Click to enlarge)

Charles Schwab (SCHW) has a market capitalization of $15.28 Billion. The company was downgraded by the brokerage firm “Deutsche Bank” from “Buy” to ”Hold ($13)”. The stock price closed at $12.03 and has changed by 0.96% compared to the previous day.

Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 17.70, Price/Sales 3.25 and Price/Book 2.00. The earnings per share is expected to grow by 2.82% for next year and 15.13% for the upcoming 5 years.

1-Year Chart Of Charles Schwab (Click to enlarge)

WCA Waste (WCAA) has a market capitalization of $153.88 Million. The company was downgraded by the brokerage firm “Wunderlich” from “Buy” to ”Hold ($6.5)”. The stock price closed at $6.49 and has changed by -0.15% compared to the previous day.

Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is not calculable, Price/Sales 0.58 and Price/Book 0.87. The earnings per share is expected to grow by 200.00% for next year and is not forecasted for the upcoming 5 years.

1-Year Chart Of WCA Waste (Click to enlarge)

Stock Upgrades And Downgrades From 2011/12/13

Daily Upgrades And Downgrades. Upgrades and downgrades are positive (negative) changes in the rating of a security. An upgrade is usually triggered by a steady improvement in the fundamentals and financials of the entity that has issued the security. Downgrade ratings are vice versa. Changes in the analyst rating could hit the company’s stock price significantly. Watch out the current rating decisions. Here is a current list of recent company upgrades and downgrades by brokerage firms for investors.

Upgrades:

Acme Packet (APKT) has a market capitalization of $2.26Billion. The company was upgraded by the brokerage firm “Morgan Keegan” from “Mkt Perform” to ”Outperform ($45)”. The stock price closed at $32.72 and has changed by -2.81% compared to the previous day.

Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 47.41, Price/Sales 7.67 and Price/Book 5.33. The earnings per share is expected to grow by 28.07% for next year and 25.76% for the upcoming 5 years.

1-Year Chart Of Acme Packet (Click to enlarge)

American Wdmrk (AMWD) has a market capitalization of $161.12Million. The company was upgraded by the brokerage firm “Robert W. Baird” from “Neutral” to ”Outperform ($16)”. The stock price closed at $11.92 and has changed by 6.24% compared to the previous day.

Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is -, Price/Sales 0.33 and Price/Book 1.08. The earnings per share is expected to grow by 57.90% for next year and 8.00% for the upcoming 5 years.

1-Year Chart Of American Wdmrk (Click to enlarge)

Avon Products (AVP) has a market capitalization of $6.95Billion. The company was upgraded by the brokerage firm “Caris & Company” from “Average” to ”Above Average ($19)”. The stock price closed at $17.51 and has changed by 8.49% compared to the previous day.

Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 9.49, Price/Sales 0.61 and Price/Book 3.81. The earnings per share is expected to grow by 2.81% for next year and 9.45% for the upcoming 5 years.

1-Year Chart Of Avon Products (Click to enlarge)

Downgrades:

Altria (MO) has a market capitalization of $59.62Billion. The company was downgraded by the brokerage firm “Stifel Nicolaus” from “Buy” to ”Hold”. The stock price closed at $28,75 and has changed by -0,85% compared to the previous day.

Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 17,36, Price/Sales 2,53 and Price/Book 13,55. The earnings per share is expected to grow by 7,35% for next year and 7,78% for the upcoming 5 years.

1-Year Chart Of Altria (Click to enlarge)

DR Horton (DHI) has a market capitalization of $3.81Billion. The company was downgraded by the brokerage firm “Stifel Nicolaus” from “Hold” to ”Sell”. The stock price closed at $11,76 and has changed by -2,41% compared to the previous day.

Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 52,39, Price/Sales 1,05 and Price/Book 1,45. The earnings per share is expected to grow by 75,00% for next year and 14,82% for the upcoming 5 years.

1-Year Chart Of DR Horton (Click to enlarge)

Toll Brothers (TOL) has a market capitalization of $3.29Billion. The company was downgraded by the brokerage firm “Stifel Nicolaus” from “Hold” to ”Sell”. The stock price closed at $19,21 and has changed by -2,44% compared to the previous day.

Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 82,04, Price/Sales 2,23 and Price/Book 1,27. The earnings per share is expected to grow by 94,44% for next year and 8,50% for the upcoming 5 years.

1-Year Chart Of Toll Brothers (Click to enlarge)

Volterra Semi (VLTR) has a market capitalization of $589.92Million. The company was downgraded by the brokerage firm “Needham” from “Strong Buy” to ”Buy ($28)”. The stock price closed at $23,27 and has changed by -3,04% compared to the previous day.

Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 34,29, Price/Sales 3,86 and Price/Book 3,94. The earnings per share is expected to grow by 33,96% for next year and 17,47% for the upcoming 5 years.

1-Year Chart Of Volterra Semi (Click to enlarge)

Stock Upgrades And Downgrades From 2011/12/09

Daily Upgrades And Downgrades. Upgrades and downgrades are positive (negative) changes in the rating of a security. An upgrade is usually triggered by a steady improvement in the fundamentals and financials of the entity that has issued the security. Downgrade ratings are vice versa. Changes in the analyst rating could hit the company’s stock price significantly. Watch out the current rating decisions. Here is a current list of recent company upgrades and downgrades by brokerage firms for investors.

Upgrades:

Duke Energy (DUK) has a market capitalization of $27.27Billion. The company was upgraded by the brokerage firm “FBR Capital” from “Underperform” to ”Mkt Perform”. The stock price closed at $20.86 and has changed by 1.81% compared to the previous day.

Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 14.85, Price/Sales 1.87 and Price/Book 1.20. The earnings per share is expected to grow by 1.42% for next year and 3.93% for the upcoming 5 years.

1-Year Chart Of Duke Energy (Click to enlarge)

Flow (FLOW) has a market capitalization of $2.95Billion. The company was upgraded by the brokerage firm “Northland Securities” from “Market Perform” to ”Outperform ($4)”. The stock price closed at $30.19 and has changed by 1.51% compared to the previous day.

Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 42.49, Price/Sales 1.65 and Price/Book 0.86. The earnings per share is expected to grow by 240.15% for next year and 9.67% for the upcoming 5 years.

1-Year Chart Of Flow (Click to enlarge)

Validus Holdings (VR) has a market capitalization of $967.97Million. The company was upgraded by the brokerage firm “Stifel Nicolaus” from “Hold” to ”Buy ($38)”. The stock price closed at $4.42 and has changed by 5.24% compared to the previous day.

Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is -, Price/Sales 0.34 and Price/Book 0.43. The earnings per share is expected to grow by 46.34% for next year and 0.00% for the upcoming 5 years.

1-Year Chart Of Validus Holdings (Click to enlarge)

MEMC Elec (WFR) has a market capitalization of $115.48Million. The company was upgraded by the brokerage firm “Collins Stewart” from “Neutral” to ”Buy ($5.5)”. The stock price closed at $3.52 and has changed by 45.45% compared to the previous day.

Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 48.40, Price/Sales 0.50 and Price/Book 1.44. The earnings per share is expected to grow by 122.22% for next year and 21.67% for the upcoming 5 years.

1-Year Chart Of MEMC Elec (Click to enlarge)

Downgrades:

Invesco Mortgage Capital (IVR) has a market capitalization of $1.82Billion. The company was downgraded by the brokerage firm “FBR Capital” from “Outperform” to ”Mkt Perform ($16)”. The stock price closed at $14.71 and has changed by -6.54% compared to the previous day.

Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 4.20, Price/Sales 4.95 and Price/Book 0.96. The earnings per share is expected to grow by -7.52% for next year and 4.13% for the upcoming 5 years.

1-Year Chart Of Invesco Mortgage Capital (Click to enlarge)

Invesco Mortgage Capital (IVR) has a market capitalization of $1.82Billion. The company was downgraded by the brokerage firm “JMP Securities” from “Mkt Outperform” to ”Mkt Perform”. The stock price closed at $14.71 and has changed by -6.54% compared to the previous day.

Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 4.20, Price/Sales 4.95 and Price/Book 0.96. The earnings per share is expected to grow by -7.52% for next year and 4.13% for the upcoming 5 years.

1-Year Chart Of Invesco Mortgage Capital (Click to enlarge)

Pharmacyclics (PCYC) has a market capitalization of $1.00Billion. The company was downgraded by the brokerage firm “Global Hunter Securities” from “Buy” to ”Neutral ($15)”. The stock price closed at $12.39 and has changed by -15.25% compared to the previous day.

Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is -, Price/Sales 159.17 and Price/Book 10.67. The earnings per share is expected to grow by -42.90% for next year and 10.00% for the upcoming 5 years.

1-Year Chart Of Pharmacyclics (Click to enlarge)

Pharmacyclics (PCYC) has a market capitalization of $1.00Billion. The company was downgraded by the brokerage firm “RBC Capital Mkts” from “Outperform” to ”Sector Perform ($15)”. The stock price closed at $12.39 and has changed by -15.25% compared to the previous day.

Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is -, Price/Sales 159.17 and Price/Book 10.67. The earnings per share is expected to grow by -42.90% for next year and 10.00% for the upcoming 5 years.

1-Year Chart Of Pharmacyclics (Click to enlarge)

T. Rowe Price (TROW) has a market capitalization of $14.40Billion. The company was downgraded by the brokerage firm “Stifel Nicolaus” from “Buy” to ”Hold”. The stock price closed at $57.96 and has changed by 1.70% compared to the previous day.

Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 19.58, Price/Sales 5.28 and Price/Book 4.41. The earnings per share is expected to grow by 6.25% for next year and 12.79% for the upcoming 5 years.

1-Year Chart Of T. Rowe Price (Click to enlarge)

Stock Upgrades And Downgrades From 2011/12/08

Daily Upgrades And Downgrades. Upgrades and downgrades are positive (negative) changes in the rating of a security. An upgrade is usually triggered by a steady improvement in the fundamentals and financials of the entity that has issued the security. Downgrade ratings are vice versa. Changes in the analyst rating could hit the company’s stock price significantly. Watch out the current rating decisions. Here is a current list of recent company upgrades and downgrades by brokerage firms for investors.

Upgrades:

American Axle (AXL) has a market capitalization of $668.75Million. The company was upgraded by the brokerage firm “Deutsche Bank” from “Hold” to ”Buy ($16.5)”. The stock price closed at $8.88 and has changed by -1.00% compared to the previous day.

Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 4.55, Price/Sales 0.26 and Price/Book -. The earnings per share is expected to grow by 2.48% for next year and 18.70% for the upcoming 5 years.

1-Year Chart Of American Axle (Click to enlarge)

Healthways (HWAY) has a market capitalization of $225.04Million. The company was upgraded by the brokerage firm “Stifel Nicolaus” from “Hold” to ”Buy ($13)”. The stock price closed at $6.76 and has changed by 4.16% compared to the previous day.

Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 6.69, Price/Sales 0.32 and Price/Book 0.51. The earnings per share is expected to grow by -18.28% for next year and 5.67% for the upcoming 5 years.

1-Year Chart Of Healthways (Click to enlarge)

Western Refining (WNR) has a market capitalization of $1.13Billion. The company was upgraded by the brokerage firm “RBC Capital Mkts” from “Outperform” to ”Top Pick ($20)”. The stock price closed at $12.43 and has changed by -2.59% compared to the previous day.

Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 6.87, Price/Sales 0.13 and Price/Book 1.26. The earnings per share is expected to grow by -10.23% for next year and 20.00% for the upcoming 5 years.

1-Year Chart Of Western Refining (Click to enlarge)

Downgrades:

Carmike Cinemas (CKEC) has a market capitalization of $93.38Million. The company was downgraded by the brokerage firm “Caris & Company” from “Average” to ”Below Average ($6)”. The stock price closed at $7.20 and has changed by -2.57% compared to the previous day.

Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is -, Price/Sales 0.20 and Price/Book -. The earnings per share is expected to grow by 266.70% for next year and 9.00% for the upcoming 5 years.

1-Year Chart Of Carmike Cinemas (Click to enlarge)

Jazz Pharma (JAZZ) has a market capitalization of $1.54Billion. The company was downgraded by the brokerage firm “WBB Securities” from “Buy” to ”Hold ($40)”. The stock price closed at $36.64 and has changed by -5.95% compared to the previous day.

Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 15.02, Price/Sales 6.38 and Price/Book 10.84. The earnings per share is expected to grow by -1.43% for next year and 20.45% for the upcoming 5 years.

1-Year Chart Of Jazz Pharma (Click to enlarge)

Martin Marietta (MLM) has a market capitalization of $3.30Billion. The company was downgraded by the brokerage firm “Longbow” from “Buy” to ”Neutral”. The stock price closed at $72.20 and has changed by -4.70% compared to the previous day.

Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 40.11, Price/Sales 1.82 and Price/Book 2.28. The earnings per share is expected to grow by 20.74% for next year and 7.26% for the upcoming 5 years.

1-Year Chart Of Martin Marietta (Click to enlarge)

NRG Energy (NRG) has a market capitalization of $4.28Billion. The company was downgraded by the brokerage firm “UBS” from “Buy” to ”Neutral ($20)”. The stock price closed at $18.61 and has changed by -4.71% compared to the previous day.

Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 15.91, Price/Sales 0.49 and Price/Book 0.55. The earnings per share is expected to grow by 30.56% for next year and 9.00% for the upcoming 5 years.

1-Year Chart Of NRG Energy (Click to enlarge)

Silicon Labs (SLAB) has a market capitalization of $1.80Billion. The company was downgraded by the brokerage firm “UBS” from “Buy” to ”Neutral ($43)”. The stock price closed at $43.02 and has changed by 0.61% compared to the previous day.

Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 54.46, Price/Sales 3.78 and Price/Book 3.15. The earnings per share is expected to grow by 16.76% for next year and 20.67% for the upcoming 5 years.

1-Year Chart Of Silicon Labs (Click to enlarge)

Senior Housing (SNH) has a market capitalization of $3.46Billion. The company was downgraded by the brokerage firm “JMP Securities” from “Mkt Outperform” to ”Mkt Perform”. The stock price closed at $21.29 and has changed by -3.18% compared to the previous day.

Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 20.47, Price/Sales 8.47 and Price/Book 1.41. The earnings per share is expected to grow by 0.00% for next year and 7.80% for the upcoming 5 years.

1-Year Chart Of Senior Housing (Click to enlarge)

THQ Inc (THQI) has a market capitalization of $61.56Million. The company was downgraded by the brokerage firm “Brean Murray” from “Buy” to ”Hold”. The stock price closed at $0.90 and has changed by -38.34% compared to the previous day.

Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is -, Price/Sales 0.08 and Price/Book 0.84. The earnings per share is expected to grow by 327.30% for next year and 22.47% for the upcoming 5 years.

1-Year Chart Of THQ Inc (Click to enlarge)

Valero Energy (VLO) has a market capitalization of $11.69Billion. The company was downgraded by the brokerage firm “RBC Capital Mkts” from “Top Pick” to ”Outperform ($32)”. The stock price closed at $20.88 and has changed by -5.35% compared to the previous day.

Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 5.34, Price/Sales 0.10 and Price/Book 0.70. The earnings per share is expected to grow by -9.09% for next year and 27.16% for the upcoming 5 years.

1-Year Chart Of Valero Energy (Click to enlarge)

MEMC Elec (WFR) has a market capitalization of $967.97Million. The company was downgraded by the brokerage firm “Wunderlich” from “Buy” to ”Sell ($3)”. The stock price closed at $4.20 and has changed by -0.24% compared to the previous day.

Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is -, Price/Sales 0.34 and Price/Book 0.43. The earnings per share is expected to grow by 46.34% for next year and 0.00% for the upcoming 5 years.

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