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Collins Stewart gave the Semiconductor - Specialized industry some bad news as it announced a downgrade on one of its stocks.
Sigma Designs Inc. (SIGM) [Chart - News - Analysis] was downgraded from Hold » Sell on 11/11/2009---a negative sign for the stock that investors will have to endure. FYI, Collins Stewart uses the following rating scale when analyzing stocks: Buy, Market Perform, Hold, Underperform, Sell.
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Sigma Designs Inc. has an average analyst recommendation score of 3.1 and competes for investment dollars with First Solar, Inc. (FSLR) [Chart - News - Analysis] and NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) [Chart - News - Analysis]---two other stocks in the Semiconductor - Specialized industry that have average analyst recommendation scores of 2.5 and 2.7 respectively.
Analyst recommendations are averaged and scored using the following rating scale:
- 1.0 = Strong Buy
- 2.0 = Buy
- 3.0 = Hold
- 4.0 = Sell
- 5.0 = Strong Sell
Why are Upgrades and Initiations Good and Downgrades Bad?
One event that is almost certain to get a reaction from Wall Street is an analyst upgrade or downgrade. Everyone is looking for an edge in the stock market, and quite often, traders turn to stock analysts to get that edge.
Upgrades and coverage initiations are typically good for stocks because they show that analysts either believe that the stock is going to perform better in the future or that the stock is worth covering and providing analysis on.
Downgrades are typically bad for stocks because they show that analysts believe that the stock is going to perform worse in the future.
A stock analysts is a person---typically employed by a large bank, investment firm or analysis company---who devotes his/her life to learning and making predictions about a company and its future performance.
Stock analysts sift through company reports and filings, talk to company management, probe customers and competitors and basically do whatever they can to find out if a company is healthy and growing or sick and shrinking. Because this is incredibly demanding work, stock analysts typically only monitor one or two companies at a time.
RBC Capital Mkts gave the Semiconductor - Specialized industry some bad news as it announced a downgrade on one of its stocks.
JA Solar Holdings Co., Ltd. (JASO) [Chart - News - Analysis] was downgraded from Outperform » Sector Perform on 11/11/2009---a negative sign for the stock that investors will have to endure. FYI, RBC Capital Mkts uses the following rating scale when analyzing stocks: Top Pick, Outperform, Sector Perform, Underperform.
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JA Solar Holdings Co., Ltd. has an average analyst recommendation score of 3.1 and competes for investment dollars with First Solar, Inc. (FSLR) [Chart - News - Analysis] and NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) [Chart - News - Analysis]---two other stocks in the Semiconductor - Specialized industry that have average analyst recommendation scores of 2.5 and 2.7 respectively.
Analyst recommendations are averaged and scored using the following rating scale:
- 1.0 = Strong Buy
- 2.0 = Buy
- 3.0 = Hold
- 4.0 = Sell
- 5.0 = Strong Sell
Why are Upgrades and Initiations Good and Downgrades Bad?
One event that is almost certain to get a reaction from Wall Street is an analyst upgrade or downgrade. Everyone is looking for an edge in the stock market, and quite often, traders turn to stock analysts to get that edge.
Upgrades and coverage initiations are typically good for stocks because they show that analysts either believe that the stock is going to perform better in the future or that the stock is worth covering and providing analysis on.
Downgrades are typically bad for stocks because they show that analysts believe that the stock is going to perform worse in the future.
A stock analysts is a person---typically employed by a large bank, investment firm or analysis company---who devotes his/her life to learning and making predictions about a company and its future performance.
Stock analysts sift through company reports and filings, talk to company management, probe customers and competitors and basically do whatever they can to find out if a company is healthy and growing or sick and shrinking. Because this is incredibly demanding work, stock analysts typically only monitor one or two companies at a time.
As if they needed more stress, organizations are facing evolving and increasingly stringent compliance regulations from the Payment Card Industry, as well as Sarbanes-Oxley, HIPAA and others. Here are a few security compliance products that can make the audit process less excruciating.
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