Echelon Corp. (ELON)

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MarketGrader currently has a SELL rating on ECHELON CORP (ELON), based on a final overall grade of 26.3 scored by the company's fundamental analysis. ECHELON CORP scores at the 17th percentile among all 5445 U.S. listed equities currently followed by MarketGrader. Our present rating dates to April 21, 2005, when it was downgraded from a HOLD. Relative to the Electronic Manufacturing Services sub-industry, which is comprised of 39 companies, ECHELON CORP's grade of 26.3 ranks 29th. The industry grade leader is TRIMBLE NAVIGATION LTD (TRMB) with an overall grade of 65.2. The stock, up 132.67% in the last six months, has outperformed both the Electronic Manufacturing Services group, up 3.99% and the S&P 500 Index, which has returned 7.58% in the same period.