Rowan Cos. Inc. (RDC)

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Company Performs Well In Fundamental Analysis -
MarketGrader currently has a BUY rating on ROWAN COS INC (RDC), based on a final overall grade of 69.0 scored by the company's fundamental analysis. ROWAN COS INC scores at the 93rd percentile among all 5464 U.S. listed equities currently followed by MarketGrader. Our present rating dates to May 2, 2007, when it was upgraded from a HOLD. Relative to the Oil & Gas Drilling sub-industry, which is comprised of 20 companies, ROWAN COS INC's grade of 69.0 ranks 11th. The industry grade leader is NOBLE CORP (NE) with an overall grade of 88.2. The stock, up 9.86% in the last six months, has outperformed both the Oil & Gas Drilling group, up 5.56% and the S&P 500 Index, which has returned 3.47% in the same period.