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Athenahealth Inc. (NASDAQ:ATHN): The stock received rated upgrade from Sterne Agee. The stock is now rated Neutral, up from Underperformer. Athenahealth’s price target has also been raised from $48.50 to $72.
The stock is currently trading at $75.48, up 0.15 percent from its previous close. It has traded in the range of $40.79 and $97.37 in the past 52 weeks and its Price Earnings ratio is 153.70. Athenahealth also provided its outlook for its coming financial year 2013. It expects to earn $525 million to $550 million in revenue in 2013. Athenahealth also forecast its adjusted income for the year in the range of $1.15 and $1.25 per share. Analysts expected the company to provide its forecast at $1.28 per share in earnings. The revenue expectation was pegged at $542.2 million. The stock is trading above its 20 days moving average price of $75.25 and 50 days moving average price of $75.37.
Anadarko Petroleum Corporation (NYSE:APC): The stock is currently trading at $75.24, down 0.07 percent from its previous close. It has been upgraded by Robert W. Baird from Neutral to Outperform. Its new price target is $105, up from previous price target of $103. The stock is trading at the Price Earnings ratio of 20.74 and It has traded in the range of $56.42 and $88.70 in the past 52 weeks. Anadarko Petroleum produces and markets crude oil and natural gas. The company is mainly operational in the United States and Algeria. It is also engaged in mid stream functions such as condensation and processing. As on December 31, 2011, the company has 2.5 billion barrels of proved reserves. Its stock is currently trading below its 20 days moving average price of $75.54 and 50 days moving average price of $75.53.
MDU Resources Group Inc. (NYSE:MDU): The company recently announced $0.1725 per share in dividend. The record date for the payment was December 11, 2012 and the dividend is payable on First of January of next year. The company has a steady record of increasing its dividend payments. The stock is currently trading at $21.61, up 0.23 percent from its previous close. It has traded in the range of $21.50 and $21.73 in the current session. MDU Resources Group has been upgraded to Buy from Neutral by Citigroup. Its new price target is $29, while earlier its target was pegged at $22. The stock is trading above its 20 days moving average price of $21.58 and 50 days moving average price of $21.55. MDU Resources Group is trading at the Price Earnings ratio of 31.75. The company is a natural resources company and deals in generating and distributing natural gas and electricity.
Noble Energy Inc. (NYSE:NBL): The company received not one but two analysts’ upgrades. Robert W. Baird upped the rating from Neutral to Outperform, while increasing the price target from $112 to $120. Global Hunter Securities followed the suit and increased the price target from $106 to $115. Global’s new rating for the stock is Buy, up from Accumulate. Noble Energy is currently trading at $100.65, down 0.43 percent from its previous close. It has traded in the range of $76.83 and $105.46 in the past 52 weeks. Noble Energy recently augmented its forecast for Marcellus by 41 percent. The company is developing the site in collaboration with Consol Energy. The venture is worth $1.3 billion and Noble Energy has 50 percent stake in the deal. The stock is trading below its 20 days moving average price of $100.9 and 50 days moving average price of $101.06. Noble Energy is trading at the beta of 0.99.
Swift Transportation Company (NYSE:SWFT): The stock is currently trading at $9.27, up 0.76 percent from its previous close. Swift Transportation has received rating upgrade from Wunderlich and Dahlman Rose. The stock is now graded Buy, up from Hold. The stock is trading at the Price Earnings ratio of 12.38 and it traded in the range of $7.47 and $12.81 in the past 52 weeks. Swift Transportation provides transportation services and serves as truckload carrier. The company offers its services to various industries such as manufacturing and retail. Swift Transportation is based out of Arizona. The stock is trading above its 20 days moving average price of $9.17 and 50 days moving average price of $9.16.
