NYSE Euronext Inc. Stock Upgraded (NYX)

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NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- NYSE Euronext (NYSE:NYX) has been upgraded by TheStreet Ratings from hold to buy. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its solid stock price performance and largely solid financial position with reasonable debt levels by most measures. We feel these strengths outweigh the fact that the company has had sub par growth in net income.

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Highlights from the ratings report include:

• The current debt-to-equity ratio, 0.39, is low and is below the industry average, implying that there has been successful management of debt levels. Even though the company has a strong debt-to-equity ratio, the quick ratio of 0.45 is very weak and demonstrates a lack of ability to pay short-term obligations.
• Looking at where the stock is today compared to one year ago, we find that it is not only higher, but it has also clearly outperformed the rise in the S&P 500 over the same period, despite the company's weak earnings results. Looking ahead, unless broad bear market conditions prevail, we still see more upside potential for this stock, despite the fact that it has already risen over the past year.
• The revenue fell significantly faster than the industry average of 6.3%. Since the same quarter one year prior, revenues fell by 28.3%. Weakness in the company's revenue seems to have hurt the bottom line, decreasing earnings per share.
• NYSE EURONEXT's earnings per share declined by 42.1% in the most recent quarter compared to the same quarter a year ago. This company has reported somewhat volatile earnings recently. We feel it is likely to report a decline in earnings in the coming year. During the past fiscal year, NYSE EURONEXT increased its bottom line by earning $2.37 versus $2.20 in the prior year. For the next year, the market is expecting a contraction of 24.1% in earnings ($1.80 versus $2.37).
• The company, on the basis of change in net income from the same quarter one year ago, has significantly underperformed when compared to that of the S&P 500 and the Diversified Financial Services industry. The net income has significantly decreased by 45.7% when compared to the same quarter one year ago, falling from $199.00 million to $108.00 million.

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NYSE Euronext, through its subsidiaries, operates securities exchanges. It operates various stock exchanges, including the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), NYSE Arca, Inc., and NYSE Amex LLC in the United States; and five European-based exchanges that comprise Euronext N.V. The company has a P/E ratio of 19.9, above the S&P 500 P/E ratio of 17.7. NYSE Euronext has a market cap of $8.17 billion and is part of the financial sector and financial services industry. Shares are up 6.6% year to date as of the close of trading on Tuesday.

You can view the full NYSE Euronext Ratings Report or get investment ideas from our investment research center.

-- Written by a member of TheStreet Ratings Staff

Editor's Note: TheStreet ratings do not represent the views of TheStreet's staff or its contributors. Ratings are established by computer based on metrics for performance (which includes growth, stock performance, efficiency and valuation) and risk (volatility and solvency). Companies with poor cash flow or high debt levels tend to earn lower ratings in our model.

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