Choice Hotels International- Upgrades & Downgrades

TheStreet Ratings released rating changes on 16 U.S. common stocks for November 30, 2010. Eleven stocks were upgraded and five stocks were downgraded by our stock model.
By Chris Stuart, CFA ,

NEW YORK (

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Choice Hotels International

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to 'Buy' from 'Hold'. Revenues at this $2.2 billion market cap, hotel franchisor rose 10.7% to $183.8 million in the fiscal third quarter as compared to the same quarter last year.

TheStreet Ratings released rating changes on 16 U.S. common stocks for November 30, 2010. In total, 11 stocks were upgraded and 5 stocks were downgraded by our stock model.

In the third quarter, Choice Hotels International reported net income of $40.5 million, a 23.4% improvement over the $32.8 million profit from a year ago. Learn more about Choice Hotels International:

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$24.9 billion market cap, defense contractor,

Lockheed Martin

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was downgraded to 'Hold' from 'Buy'. In third quarter results, Lockheed Martin's gross revenue increased by 5.6% to $11.4 billion. While revenues improved in the quarter, Lockheed's reported net income fell 28.4% to $571 million from $797 million a year earlier. Learn more about Lockheed Martin

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-- Reported by Chris Stuart in Boston, MA.

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Chris Stuart, CFA, equity research manager, joined TheStreet.com Ratings after working as a senior investment analyst with Merrill Lynch, covering Small Cap Equity and Alternative investment strategies. Prior to that, Chris gained analytical and investment experience, working for One Beacon Insurance as an Actuarial Analyst, and H&R Block as a Financial Advisor. He earned his Bachelor's degree in Finance from the University of Massachusetts Amherst. He holds a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation, and is a member of the Boston Security Analysts Society (BSAS) and the CFA Institute.

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