Yingli (YGE) (AA) (AF) (FCBC) (APEI) (WSBC) Upgraded

Yingli Green Energy Hold. Co. Ltd. (NYSE: YGE), Alcoa Inc. (NYSE: AA), Astoria Financial Co. (NYSE: AF), First Community Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ: FCBC), American Public Education (NASDAQ: APEI) and WesBanco, Inc. (NASDAQ: WSBC) had analyst upgrades.

Yingli Green Energy Hold. Co. Ltd. (YGE) was upgraded by Avian from a “Negative” rating to a “Positive” rating. They have a price target of $7.50 on the company.

Alcoa Inc. (AA) was upgraded by Davenport from a “Neutral” rating to a “Buy” rating.

Astoria Financial Co. (AF) was upgraded by Stifel Nicolaus from a “Sell” rating to a “Hold” rating.

First Community Bancshares, Inc. (FCBC) was upgraded by Stifel Nicolaus from a “Hold” rating to a “Buy” rating. They have a price target of $13.00 on the company.

American Public Education (APEI) was upgraded by BMO Capital Markets from a “Market Perform” rating to an “Outperform” rating.

WesBanco, Inc. (WSBC) was upgraded by Stifel Nicolaus from a “Hold” rating to a “Buy” rating. They have a price target of $22.00 on the company.

Dividends on (GTY) (RE) (VLY) (WSBC) (DGAS) Declared

Getty Realty Corp. (NYSE:GTY), Everest Reinsurance Group Ltd (NYSE:RE), Valley National Bancorp (NYSE:VLY), Wesbanco Inc. (NASDAQ:WSBC) and Delta Natural Gas Co Inc. (NASDAQ:DGAS) declare dividends.

The Board of Directors of Getty Realty Corp. (GTY) declared a quarterly common stock dividend of $0.48 per share payable 7/14/11 to shareholders of record at the close of business on 6/30/11.

The Board of Directors of Everest Reinsurance Group Ltd (RE) declared a quarterly common stock dividend of $0.48 per share payable 6/15/11 to shareholders of record at the close of business on 6/1/11.

The Board of Directors of Valley National Bancorp (VLY) declared a quarterly common stock dividend of $0.1725 per share payable 7/1/11 to shareholders of record at the close of business on 6/15/11.

The Board of Directors of Wesbanco Inc. (WSBC) declared a quarterly common stock dividend of $0.15 per share payable 7/1/11 to shareholders of record at the close of business on 6/10/11.

The Board of Directors of Delta Natural Gas Co Inc. (DGAS) declared a quarterly common stock dividend of $0.34 per share payable 6/15/11 to shareholders of record at the close of business on 6/1/11.