Showing posts with label First Community Bancshares. Show all posts
Showing posts with label First Community Bancshares. Show all posts

Tuesday, August 23, 2011

Potash (POT) (YGE) (WBS) (DCOM) (ECL) (FCF) Upgraded

Potash Corp (NYSE: POT), Yingli Green Energy Hold. Co. Ltd. (NYSE: YGE), Webster Financial Corp (NYSE: WBS), Dime Community Bancshares Inc (NASDAQ: DCOM), Ecolab Inc. (NYSE: ECL) and First Commonwealth Financial (NYSE: FCF) upgraded by analysts.

Webster Financial Corp. (WBS) was upgraded by Stifel Nicolaus from a “Hold” rating to a “Buy” rating. They have a price target $21.00 on the company.

Potash Corp. (POT) was upgraded by Scotia Capital from a “Sector Perform” rating to an “Outperform” rating.

Yingli Green Energy Hold. Co. Ltd. (YGE) was upgraded by HSBC (NYSE:HBC) from an “Underweight” rating to a “Neutral” rating.

Dime Community Bancshares Inc. (DCOM) was upgraded by Stifel Nicolaus from a “Hold” rating to a “Buy” rating. They have a price target of $15.00 on the company.

Ecolab Inc. (ECL) was upgraded by Citigroup (NYSE:C) from a “Hold” rating to a “Buy” rating.

First Commonwealth Financial (FCF) was upgraded by Stifel Nicolaus from a “Hold” rating to a “Buy” rating. They have a price target of $5.25 on the company.

Yingli (YGE) (AA) (AF) (FCBC) (APEI) (WSBC) Upgraded

Yingli Green Energy Hold. Co. Ltd. (NYSE: YGE), Alcoa Inc. (NYSE: AA), Astoria Financial Co. (NYSE: AF), First Community Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ: FCBC), American Public Education (NASDAQ: APEI) and WesBanco, Inc. (NASDAQ: WSBC) had analyst upgrades.



Yingli Green Energy Hold. Co. Ltd. (YGE) was upgraded by Avian from a “Negative” rating to a “Positive” rating. They have a price target of $7.50 on the company.



Alcoa Inc. (AA) was upgraded by Davenport from a “Neutral” rating to a “Buy” rating.



Astoria Financial Co. (AF) was upgraded by Stifel Nicolaus from a “Sell” rating to a “Hold” rating.



First Community Bancshares, Inc. (FCBC) was upgraded by Stifel Nicolaus from a “Hold” rating to a “Buy” rating. They have a price target of $13.00 on the company.



American Public Education (APEI) was upgraded by BMO Capital Markets from a “Market Perform” rating to an “Outperform” rating.



WesBanco, Inc. (WSBC) was upgraded by Stifel Nicolaus from a “Hold” rating to a “Buy” rating. They have a price target of $22.00 on the company.

Monday, August 1, 2011

Alere (ALR) (FCBC) (GIL) (HSC) (UAL) (VCI) Downgraded

Alere Inc. (NYSE: ALR), First Community Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ: FCBC), Gildan Activewear (NYSE: GIL), Harsco Co. (NYSE: HSC), United Continental (NYSE: UAL) and Valassis Communications, Inc. (NYSE: VCI) downgraded by analysts.

Alere Inc. (ALR) was downgraded by Wedbush from an “Outperform” rating to a “Neutral” rating. They have a price target of $31.00 on the company, down from $41.00.

First Community Bancshares, Inc. (FCBC) was downgraded by Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Inc from an “Outperform” rating to a “Market Perform” rating.

Gildan Activewear (GIL) was downgraded by Citigroup (NYSE:C) from a “Hold” rating to a “Sell” rating.

Harsco Co. (HSC) was downgraded by Jefferies (NYSE:JEF) from a “Buy” rating to a “Hold” rating. They have a price target of $33.00 on the company, down from $38.00.

United Continental (UAL) was downgraded by Ticonderoga from a “Buy” rating to a “Neutral” rating.

Valassis Communications, Inc. (VCI) was downgraded by Piper Jaffray (NYSE:PJC) from an “Overweight” rating to a “Neutral” rating. They have a price target of $27.00 on the company.