SHREVEPORT, La., June 9, 2006 (PRIMEZONE) -- DonHarrold.net (IARD No. 119079, http://www.donharrold.net) rates Sun Microsystems Inc. (Nasdaq:SUNW), Merck & Co. (NYSE:MRK), Alcoa Inc. (NYSE:AA), and Xilinx Inc. (Nasdaq:XLNX)
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Important Stock rating Changes:
Sun Microsystems Inc. (Nasdaq:SUNW) DonHarrold.Net Rating: Weak Sell http://www.donharrold.net/ratings/US/SUNW.php Merck & Co. (NYSE:MRK) DonHarrold.Net Rating: Buy http://www.donharrold.net/ratings/US/MRK.php Alcoa Inc. (NYSE:AA) DonHarrold.Net Rating: Weak Sell http://www.donharrold.net/ratings/US/AA.php Xilinx Inc. (Nasdaq:XLNX) DonHarrold.Net Rating: Buy http://www.donharrold.net/ratings/US/XLNX.php
Merck and Co. (NYSE:MRK) closed recently at $33.97 with a volume of 140782 X 100 . My current rating on MRK is, "Buy".
When I rate a stock "buy", it means that the momentum indicators I follow are in full swing. I see a "buy" stock as one that is usually already in the process of trending higher from previously oversold levels.
A "buy" rated stock is one that I would want to buy. I'd be more inclined to buy it than wait for it to drop lower before I considered picking up any shares.
This is a stock that would have--most likely--been rated "Strong Buy" sometime in the recent past. Now, I'm waiting to see technical indications that the time to sell is near. The next rating along that path is a "Weak sell".
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