Upgrade Alert for Westpac Banking (WBK)
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Wed Mar 11, 7:12AM CDT
Westpac Banking (NYSE:WBK) was upgraded from Underperform to Neutral at Macquarie today. The stock closed yesterday at $28.52 on volume of 143,000 shares, below average daily volume of 199,000. Westpac Banking (NYSE:WBK) has potential upside of 6.2% based on a current price of $28.52 and analysts' consensus price target of $30.28. The stock should find resistance at its 200-day moving average (MA) of $29.80, as well as support at its 50-day MA of $28.12.
WBK: 31.16 (+0.83)
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Westpac Banking Corporation Releases Its 2014 Annual Review and Sustainability Report, and 2014 Annual Report
Business Wire - Wed Nov 12, 10:21AM CST
Westpac Banking Corporation (Westpac) filed its Annual Report on Form 20-F with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for the financial year ended September 30, 2014 on November 12, 2014.
WBK: 31.16 (+0.83)
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9.8% Return Seen to Date on SmarTrend Westpac Banking Call (WBK)
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Tue Sep 30, 9:33AM CDT
SmarTrend identified a Downtrend for Westpac Banking (NYSE:WBK) on September 12th, 2014 at $31.04. In approximately 3 weeks, Westpac Banking has returned 9.81% as of today's recent price of $27.99.
WBK: 31.16 (+0.83)
Downgrade Alert for Westpac Banking (WBK)
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Thu Sep 18, 6:59AM CDT
Westpac Banking (NYSE:WBK) was downgraded from Outperform to Neutral at Macquarie today. The stock closed yesterday at $29.55 on volume of 170,000 shares, above average daily volume of 69,000. Over the past year, Westpac Banking has traded in a range of $26.25 to $33.42 and closed yesterday at $29.55, 13% above that low. Over the last five market days, the 200-day moving average (MA) has remained constant while the 50-day MA has declined 0.4%.
WBK: 31.16 (+0.83)
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