Stock Upgrades And Downgrades From 2011/12/07

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:

Atwood Oceanics (ATW) has a market capitalization of $2.68Billion. The company was upgraded by the brokerage firm “Morgan Keegan” from “Mkt Perform” to ”Outperform”. The stock price closed at $41.25 and has changed by -2.00% compared to the previous day.

Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 9.92, Price/Sales 4.15 and Price/Book 1.62. The earnings per share is expected to grow by 24.17% for next year and 15.00% for the upcoming 5 years.

1-Year Chart Of Atwood Oceanics (Click to enlarge)

Blackstone (BX) has a market capitalization of $16.69Billion. The company was upgraded by the brokerage firm “Argus” from “Hold” to ”Buy ($20)”. The stock price closed at $14.85 and has changed by 0.20% compared to the previous day.

Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is -, Price/Sales 4.88 and Price/Book 4.05. The earnings per share is expected to grow by 44.07% for next year and 14.67% for the upcoming 5 years.

1-Year Chart Of Blackstone (Click to enlarge)

Comstock (CRK) has a market capitalization of $954.43Million. The company was upgraded by the brokerage firm “Oppenheimer” from “Perform” to ”Outperform ($30)”. The stock price closed at $20.03 and has changed by 3.67% compared to the previous day.

Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is -, Price/Sales 2.43 and Price/Book 0.90. The earnings per share is expected to grow by 300.00% for next year and 10.00% for the upcoming 5 years.

1-Year Chart Of Comstock (Click to enlarge)

Downgrades:

Darden Restaurants (DRI) has a market capitalization of $5.72Billion. The company was downgraded by the brokerage firm “Argus” from “Buy” to ”Hold”. The stock price closed at $43.43 and has changed by 3.85% compared to the previous day.

Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 12.81, Price/Sales 0.75 and Price/Book 3.01. The earnings per share is expected to grow by 13.49% for next year and 12.73% for the upcoming 5 years.

1-Year Chart Of Darden Restaurants (Click to enlarge)

Fastenal (FAST) has a market capitalization of $12.28Billion. The company was downgraded by the brokerage firm “UBS” from “Buy” to ”Neutral ($43)”. The stock price closed at $41.60 and has changed by -2.19% compared to the previous day.

Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 36.49, Price/Sales 4.65 and Price/Book 8.72. The earnings per share is expected to grow by 16.67% for next year and 16.94% for the upcoming 5 years.

1-Year Chart Of Fastenal (Click to enlarge)

Summit Hotel (INN) has a market capitalization of $345.77Million. The company was downgraded by the brokerage firm “KeyBanc Capital Mkts” from “Buy” to ”Hold”. The stock price closed at $9.25 and has changed by -4.54% compared to the previous day.

Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is -, Price/Sales 2.38 and Price/Book 1.07. The earnings per share is expected to grow by 25.40% for next year and - for the upcoming 5 years.

1-Year Chart Of Summit Hotel (Click to enlarge)

Stock Upgrades From 2011/12/06

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:

ACE Limited (ACE) has a market capitalization of $23.66Billion. The company was upgraded by the brokerage firm “Ticonderoga” from “Neutral” to ”Buy ($85)”. The stock price closed at $70.24 and has changed by 1.52% compared to the previous day.

Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 13.08, Price/Sales 1.41 and Price/Book 0.99. The earnings per share is expected to grow by 8.12% for next year and 10.43% for the upcoming 5 years.

1-Year Chart Of ACE Limited (Click to enlarge)

Aastrom Biosciences (ASTM) has a market capitalization of $83.08Million. The company was upgraded by the brokerage firm “WBB Securities” from “Sell” to ”Hold ($2.5)”. The stock price closed at $2.15 and has changed by -0.46% compared to the previous day.

Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is -, Price/Sales 307.69 and Price/Book -. The earnings per share is expected to grow by 4.50% for next year and - for the upcoming 5 years.

1-Year Chart Of Aastrom Biosciences (Click to enlarge)

Canadian Pacific (CP) has a market capitalization of $10.72Billion. The company was upgraded by the brokerage firm “Barclays Capital” from “Underweight” to ”Equal Weight ($67)”. The stock price closed at $63.20 and has changed by 0.60% compared to the previous day.

Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 20.52, Price/Sales 2.16 and Price/Book 2.09. The earnings per share is expected to grow by 32.20% for next year and 17.00% for the upcoming 5 years.

1-Year Chart Of Canadian Pacific (Click to enlarge)

Orbitz (OWW) has a market capitalization of $413.92Million. The company was upgraded by the brokerage firm “The Benchmark Company” from “Hold” to ”Buy ($5)”. The stock price closed at $3.99 and has changed by 13.68% compared to the previous day.

Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is -, Price/Sales 0.54 and Price/Book 1.98. The earnings per share is expected to grow by 70.00% for next year and 25.00% for the upcoming 5 years.

1-Year Chart Of Orbitz (Click to enlarge)

Texas Instruments (TXN) has a market capitalization of $34.76Billion. The company was upgraded by the brokerage firm “JMP Securities” from “Mkt Perform” to ”Mkt Outperform ($36)”. The stock price closed at $30.42 and has changed by 0.63% compared to the previous day.

Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 12.68, Price/Sales 2.51 and Price/Book 3.16. The earnings per share is expected to grow by 4.57% for next year and 9.30% for the upcoming 5 years.

1-Year Chart Of Texas Instruments (Click to enlarge)

Today's Stock Upgrades 2011/12/05 (BWP, CMCSA, DENN, IMAX, OMER, PPO, TLEO, TWC, UAL)

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:

Boardwalk Pipeline (BWP) has a market capitalization of $5.25Billion. The company was upgraded by the brokerage firm “Morgan Keegan” from “Mkt Perform” to ”Outperform”. The stock price closed at $27.22 and has changed by 2.87% compared to the previous day.

Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 24.73, Price/Sales 4.59 and Price/Book 1.62. The earnings per share is expected to grow by 8.27% for next year and 3.22% for the upcoming 5 years.

1-Year Chart Of Boardwalk Pipeline (Click to enlarge)

Comcast (CMCSA) has a market capitalization of $63.65Billion. The company was upgraded by the brokerage firm “Stifel Nicolaus” from “Hold” to ”Buy ($32)”. The stock price closed at $23.13 and has changed by -0.98% compared to the previous day.

Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 16.69, Price/Sales 1.26 and Price/Book 1.36. The earnings per share is expected to grow by 21.71% for next year and 13.86% for the upcoming 5 years.

1-Year Chart Of Comcast (Click to enlarge)

Denny's (DENN) has a market capitalization of $339.19Million. The company was upgraded by the brokerage firm “Feltl & Co.” from “Buy” to ”Strong Buy ($5)”. The stock price closed at $3.62 and has changed by 2.84% compared to the previous day.

Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 15.30, Price/Sales 0.62 and Price/Book -. The earnings per share is expected to grow by 25.81% for next year and 19.00% for the upcoming 5 years.

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

IMAX (IMAX) has a market capitalization of $1.25Billion. The company was upgraded by the brokerage firm “Stifel Nicolaus” from “Hold” to ”Buy ($25)”. The stock price closed at $21.53 and has changed by 11.73% compared to the previous day.

Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 20.72, Price/Sales 5.21 and Price/Book 6.88. The earnings per share is expected to grow by 151.22% for next year and 28.75% for the upcoming 5 years.

1-Year Chart Of IMAX (Click to enlarge)

Omeros (OMER) has a market capitalization of $87.87Million. The company was upgraded by the brokerage firm “Rodman & Renshaw” from “Mkt Perform” to ”Mkt Outperform ($13)”. The stock price closed at $4.09 and has changed by 4.07% compared to the previous day.

Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is -, Price/Sales 20.15 and Price/Book 21.83. The earnings per share is expected to grow by -10.80% for next year and - for the upcoming 5 years.

1-Year Chart Of Omeros (Click to enlarge)

Polypore Intl (PPO) has a market capitalization of $2.28Billion. The company was upgraded by the brokerage firm “BB&T Capital Mkts” from “Hold” to ”Buy ($70)”. The stock price closed at $50.06 and has changed by 2.10% compared to the previous day.

Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 23.80, Price/Sales 3.07 and Price/Book 4.92. The earnings per share is expected to grow by 26.07% for next year and 16.00% for the upcoming 5 years.

1-Year Chart Of Polypore Intl (Click to enlarge)

Taleo (TLEO) has a market capitalization of $1.37Billion. The company was upgraded by the brokerage firm “BMO Capital Markets” from “Market Perform” to ”Outperform ($40)”. The stock price closed at $40.74 and has changed by 23.60% compared to the previous day.

Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is -, Price/Sales 4.69 and Price/Book 3.65. The earnings per share is expected to grow by 9.71% for next year and 40.45% for the upcoming 5 years.

1-Year Chart Of Taleo (Click to enlarge)

Time Warner Cable (TWC) has a market capitalization of $20.36Billion. The company was upgraded by the brokerage firm “Stifel Nicolaus” from “Hold” to ”Buy ($80)”. The stock price closed at $62.50 and has changed by -2.04% compared to the previous day.

Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 14.80, Price/Sales 1.04 and Price/Book 2.68. The earnings per share is expected to grow by 21.62% for next year and 15.26% for the upcoming 5 years.

1-Year Chart Of Time Warner Cable (Click to enlarge)

United Continental (UAL) has a market capitalization of $6.36Billion. The company was upgraded by the brokerage firm “Ticonderoga” from “Neutral” to ”Buy ($33)”. The stock price closed at $ and has changed by compared to the previous day.

Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 13.47, Price/Sales 0.17 and Price/Book 2.76. The earnings per share is expected to grow by 43.78% for next year and 3.00% for the upcoming 5 years.

1-Year Chart Of United Continental (Click to enlarge)

Related Ticker:

BWP, CMCSA, DENN, IMAX, OMER, PPO, TLEO, TWC, UAL

Stock Upgrades From 2011/12/02

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:

Allstate (ALL) has a market capitalization of $13.48Billion. The company was upgraded by the brokerage firm “Deutsche Bank” from “Hold” to ”Buy ($31)”. The stock price closed at $26.68 and has changed by 0.45% compared to the previous day.

Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 41.05, Price/Sales 0.41 and Price/Book 0.74. The earnings per share is expected to grow by 379.22% for next year and 9.20% for the upcoming 5 years.

1-Year Chart Of Allstate (Click to enlarge)

Cracker Barrel (CBRL) has a market capitalization of $1.12Billion. The company was upgraded by the brokerage firm “Morgan Keegan” from “Mkt Perform” to ”Outperform ($58)”. The stock price closed at $48.70 and has changed by 2.40% compared to the previous day.

Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 13.45, Price/Sales 0.46 and Price/Book 3.80. The earnings per share is expected to grow by 8.71% for next year and 10.92% for the upcoming 5 years.

1-Year Chart Of Cracker Barrel (Click to enlarge)

lululemon athletica (LULU) has a market capitalization of $7.12Billion. The company was upgraded by the brokerage firm “Barclays Capital” from “Equal Weight” to ”Overweight ($58)”. The stock price closed at $49.69 and has changed by 5.34% compared to the previous day.

Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 47.32, Price/Sales 8.68 and Price/Book 12.64. The earnings per share is expected to grow by 25.22% for next year and 26.81% for the upcoming 5 years.

1-Year Chart Of lululemon athletica (Click to enlarge)

lululemon athletica (LULU) has a market capitalization of $7.12Billion. The company was upgraded by the brokerage firm “KeyBanc Capital Mkts” from “Underweight” to ”Buy ($58)”. The stock price closed at $49.69 and has changed by 5.34% compared to the previous day.

Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 47.32, Price/Sales 8.68 and Price/Book 12.64. The earnings per share is expected to grow by 25.22% for next year and 26.81% for the upcoming 5 years.

1-Year Chart Of lululemon athletica (Click to enlarge)

Related Ticker:

ALL, CBRL, LULU, LULU

Stock Upgrades From 2011/12/01

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:

Allergan (AGN) has a market capitalization of $25.68Billion. The company was upgraded by the brokerage firm “Argus” from “Hold” to ”Buy ($95)”. The stock price closed at $84.18 and has changed by 0.55% compared to the previous day.

Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 28.44, Price/Sales 4.82 and Price/Book 5.03. The earnings per share is expected to grow by 15.93% for next year and 13.23% for the upcoming 5 years.

1-Year Chart Of Allergan (Click to enlarge)

Gulfport Energy (GPOR) has a market capitalization of $1.68Billion. The company was upgraded by the brokerage firm “Global Hunter Securities” from “Neutral” to ”Accumulate ($38)”. The stock price closed at $33.00 and has changed by 3.94% compared to the previous day.

Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 16.84, Price/Sales 8.50 and Price/Book 3.52. The earnings per share is expected to grow by 18.06% for next year and 43.50% for the upcoming 5 years.

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

lululemon athletica (LULU) has a market capitalization of $6.76Billion. The company was upgraded by the brokerage firm “Janney Mntgmy Scott” from “Neutral” to ”Buy ($57)”. The stock price closed at $47.17 and has changed by -5.09% compared to the previous day.

Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 44.92, Price/Sales 8.24 and Price/Book 12.00. The earnings per share is expected to grow by 25.22% for next year and 26.81% for the upcoming 5 years.

1-Year Chart Of lululemon athletica (Click to enlarge)

Seagate Tech (STX) has a market capitalization of $7.31Billion. The company was upgraded by the brokerage firm “Argus” from “Hold” to ”Buy”. The stock price closed at $17.40 and has changed by 1.75% compared to the previous day.

Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 15.68, Price/Sales 0.66 and Price/Book 3.02. The earnings per share is expected to grow by 20.76% for next year and 13.58% for the upcoming 5 years.

1-Year Chart Of Seagate Tech (Click to enlarge)

Stock Upgrades From 2011/11/30

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:

Accretive Health (AH) has a market capitalization of $2.27Billion. The company was upgraded by the brokerage firm “Oppenheimer” from “Perform” to ”Outperform ($31)”. The stock price closed at $23.08 and has changed by 9.38% compared to the previous day.

Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 109.90, Price/Sales 3.08 and Price/Book 10.89. The earnings per share is expected to grow by 62.79% for next year and 29.60% for the upcoming 5 years.

1-Year Chart Of Accretive Health (Click to enlarge)

Apt Inv & Mgt (AIV) has a market capitalization of $2.63Billion. The company was upgraded by the brokerage firm “UBS” from “Sell” to ”Neutral ($21)”. The stock price closed at $21.78 and has changed by 7.34% compared to the previous day.

Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is -, Price/Sales 2.33 and Price/Book 2.74. The earnings per share is expected to grow by 23.60% for next year and 8.17% for the upcoming 5 years.

1-Year Chart Of Apt Inv & Mgt (Click to enlarge)

Anadarko Petro (APC) has a market capitalization of $40.47Billion. The company was upgraded by the brokerage firm “Barclays Capital” from “Equal Weight” to ”Overweight ($104)”. The stock price closed at $81.27 and has changed by 5.88% compared to the previous day.

Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is -, Price/Sales 3.16 and Price/Book 2.17. The earnings per share is expected to grow by 9.32% for next year and 16.64% for the upcoming 5 years.

1-Year Chart Of Anadarko Petro (Click to enlarge)

Cameron (CAM) has a market capitalization of $13.24Billion. The company was upgraded by the brokerage firm “HSBC Securities” from “Neutral” to ”Overweight ($63)”. The stock price closed at $53.99 and has changed by 8.46% compared to the previous day.

Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 22.97, Price/Sales 1.97 and Price/Book 2.87. The earnings per share is expected to grow by 37.08% for next year and 20.70% for the upcoming 5 years.

1-Year Chart Of Cameron (Click to enlarge)

Cenovus Energy (CVE) has a market capitalization of $25.16Billion. The company was upgraded by the brokerage firm “Barclays Capital” from “Equal Weight” to ”Overweight ($42)”. The stock price closed at $33.39 and has changed by 9.30% compared to the previous day.

Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 20.61, Price/Sales 1.81 and Price/Book 2.78. The earnings per share is expected to grow by 33.50% for next year and 21.00% for the upcoming 5 years.

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

Leap Wireless (LEAP) has a market capitalization of $713.90Million. The company was upgraded by the brokerage firm “RBC Capital Mkts” from “Sector Perform” to ”Outperform ($11)”. The stock price closed at $9.07 and has changed by 16.13% compared to the previous day.

Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is -, Price/Sales 0.24 and Price/Book 1.03. The earnings per share is expected to grow by 33.90% for next year and 3.33% for the upcoming 5 years.

1-Year Chart Of Leap Wireless (Click to enlarge)

Nexen (NXY) has a market capitalization of $8.75Billion. The company was upgraded by the brokerage firm “Barclays Capital” from “Equal Weight” to ”Overweight ($21)”. The stock price closed at $16.57 and has changed by 7.18% compared to the previous day.

Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 14.79, Price/Sales 1.44 and Price/Book 1.08. The earnings per share is expected to grow by 36.10% for next year and 16.00% for the upcoming 5 years.

1-Year Chart Of Nexen (Click to enlarge)

OM Group (OMG) has a market capitalization of $735.28Million. The company was upgraded by the brokerage firm “KeyBanc Capital Mkts” from “Hold” to ”Buy ($30)”. The stock price closed at $22.75 and has changed by 9.64% compared to the previous day.

Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 56.88, Price/Sales 0.54 and Price/Book 0.59. The earnings per share is expected to grow by 0.86% for next year and 10.00% for the upcoming 5 years.

1-Year Chart Of OM Group (Click to enlarge)

Orion Marine (ORN) has a market capitalization of $162.99Million. The company was upgraded by the brokerage firm “BB&T Capital Mkts” from “Hold” to ”Buy”. The stock price closed at $6.01 and has changed by 10.48% compared to the previous day.

Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is -, Price/Sales 0.55 and Price/Book 0.69. The earnings per share is expected to grow by 65.20% for next year and 14.00% for the upcoming 5 years.

1-Year Chart Of Orion Marine (Click to enlarge)

SL Green Rlty (SLG) has a market capitalization of $5.67Billion. The company was upgraded by the brokerage firm “JMP Securities” from “Mkt Perform” to ”Mkt Outperform ($77)”. The stock price closed at $65.84 and has changed by 8.59% compared to the previous day.

Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 9.56, Price/Sales 4.70 and Price/Book 0.94. The earnings per share is expected to grow by -52.50% for next year and 0.87% for the upcoming 5 years.

1-Year Chart Of SL Green Rlty (Click to enlarge)

Zoltek (ZOLT) has a market capitalization of $282.18Million. The company was upgraded by the brokerage firm “DA Davidson” from “Neutral” to ”Buy ($10)”. The stock price closed at $8.21 and has changed by 43.28% compared to the previous day.

Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is -, Price/Sales 2.02 and Price/Book 0.94. The earnings per share is expected to grow by 142.30% for next year and 15.00% for the upcoming 5 years.

1-Year Chart Of Zoltek (Click to enlarge)

Related Ticker:

AH,AIV,APC,CAM,CVE,LEAP,NXY,OMG,ORN,SLG,ZOLT

Today's Stock Upgrades From 2011/11/28

Daily Upgrades And Downgrades (Brokerage Up- 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:

BRE Properties (BRE) has a market capitalization of $3.42Billion. The company was upgraded by the brokerage firm “RBC Capital Mkts” from “Sector Perform” to ”Outperform ($55)”. The stock price closed at $46.35 and has changed by 2.03% compared to the previous day.

Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 197.52, Price/Sales 9.25 and Price/Book 2.14. The earnings per share is expected to grow by 18.48% for next year and 6.94% for the upcoming 5 years.

1-Year Chart Of BRE Properties (Click to enlarge)

Salesforce.com (CRM) has a market capitalization of $14.20Billion. The company was upgraded by the brokerage firm “Needham” from “Hold” to ”Buy ($125)”. The stock price closed at $109.86 and has changed by 4.70% compared to the previous day.

Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 5246.50, Price/Sales 6.79 and Price/Book 9.50. The earnings per share is expected to grow by 23.66% for next year and 26.44% for the upcoming 5 years.

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

Fluor (FLR) has a market capitalization of $8.40Billion. The company was upgraded by the brokerage firm “Robert W. Baird” from “Neutral” to ”Outperform ($70)”. The stock price closed at $52.22 and has changed by 5.47% compared to the previous day.

Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 15.72, Price/Sales 0.38 and Price/Book 2.55. The earnings per share is expected to grow by 12.76% for next year and 12.88% for the upcoming 5 years.

1-Year Chart Of Fluor (Click to enlarge)

Fossil (FOSL) has a market capitalization of $5.09Billion. The company was upgraded by the brokerage firm “The Benchmark Company” from “Hold” to ”Buy ($115)”. The stock price closed at $86.45 and has changed by 6.39% compared to the previous day.

Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 19.30, Price/Sales 2.09 and Price/Book 4.84. The earnings per share is expected to grow by 22.57% for next year and 17.63% for the upcoming 5 years.

1-Year Chart Of Fossil (Click to enlarge)

T. Rowe Price (TROW) has a market capitalization of $12.53Billion. The company was upgraded by the brokerage firm “Ticonderoga” from “Neutral” to ”Buy ($57)”. The stock price closed at $52.60 and has changed by 6.03% compared to the previous day.

Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 17.05, Price/Sales 4.60 and Price/Book 3.84. The earnings per share is expected to grow by 5.90% for next year and 12.00% for the upcoming 5 years.

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

Wynn Resorts (WYNN) has a market capitalization of $13.37Billion. The company was upgraded by the brokerage firm “KeyBanc Capital Mkts” from “Hold” to ”Buy ($145)”. The stock price closed at $114.35 and has changed by 6.85% compared to the previous day.

Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 25.00, Price/Sales 2.59 and Price/Book 5.20. The earnings per share is expected to grow by 16.10% for next year and 37.88% for the upcoming 5 years.

1-Year Chart Of Wynn Resorts (Click to enlarge)

Stock Upgrades From 2011/11/25

Daily Upgrades And Downgrades By Dividend Yield. 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:

TriQuint Semi (TQNT) has a market capitalization of $680.21Million. The company was upgraded by the brokerage firm “DA Davidson” from “Neutral” to ”Buy ($8)”. The stock price closed at $4.09 and has changed by 1.54% compared to the previous day.

Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 8.18, Price/Sales 0.74 and Price/Book 0.73. The earnings per share is expected to grow by -30.00% for next year and 12.80% for the upcoming 5 years.

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

Stock Upgrades From 2011/11/23

Daily Upgrades And Downgrades (Brokerage Up- 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:

Crestwood Midstream Partners (CMLP) has a market capitalization of $3.35Billion. The company was upgraded by the brokerage firm “UBS” from “Neutral” to ”Buy ($32)”. The stock price closed at $20.57 and has changed by -1.06% compared to the previous day.

Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 19.78, Price/Sales 8.18 and Price/Book 1.37. The earnings per share is expected to grow by 4.90% for next year and 7.80% for the upcoming 5 years.

1-Year Chart Of Crestwood Midstream Partners (Click to enlarge)

Senior Housing (SNH) has a market capitalization of $1.13Billion. The company was upgraded by the brokerage firm “Stifel Nicolaus” from “Hold” to ”Buy ($23)”. The stock price closed at $28.68 and has changed by -0.42% compared to the previous day.

Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 30.51, Price/Sales 6.36 and Price/Book 2.45. The earnings per share is expected to grow by 19.67% for next year and 9.23% for the upcoming 5 years.

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

Latest Analyst Upgrades 10/06/2011

Stocks With Daily Upgrades by Dividend Yield - Stock, Capital, Investment. Here is a current sheet of stocks with the latest upgrades by analysts.

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Latest Analyst Upgrades 10/06/2011 (Click to enlarge)

Take a closer look at the full table of stocks with biggest insider buy transactions. The average price to earnings ratio (P/E ratio) amounts to 20.2 while the forward price to earnings ratio is 13.8. The dividend yield has a value of 1.5 percent. Price to book ratio is 2.3 and price to sales ratio 2.1. The operating margin amounts to 13.2 percent.

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