October 13, 2010 (FinancialWire) (Investrend Research Syndicate) (Go to http://www.financialwire.net/?s=rsrchequty+updwngrds for more upgrade/downgrade & research articles.) — ValuEngine, Inc., has upgraded M.D.C. Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: MDC), General Cable Corp. (NYSE: BGC) and Stone Energy Corp. (NYSE: SGY) to a "5" rating, the service’s highest.

M.D.C. Holdings, Inc, through its subsidiaries, provides homebuilding and financial services in the United States. The company was founded in 1972 and is based in Denver, Colorado. Company summary analytics and an industry research report by ValuEngine on M.D.C. Holdings is available via the Investrend Research Syndicate (at http://www.valuengine.com/rep/searchsrep?pid=42&srchfor=MDC).

General Cable Corp. provides copper, aluminum, and fiber optic wire and cable products worldwide. The company was founded in 1992 and is headquartered in Highland Heights, Kentucky. Company summary analytics and an industry research report by ValuEngine on General Cable is available via the Investrend Research Syndicate (at http://www.valuengine.com/rep/searchsrep?pid=42&srchfor=BGC).

Stone Energy Corp., an independent oil and natural gas company, engages in the acquisition, exploration, exploitation, development, and operation of oil and gas properties located in the Gulf of Mexico and Appalachia region. The company was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in Lafayette, Louisiana with additional offices in Houston, Texas, and Morgantown, West Virginia. Company summary analytics and an industry research report by ValuEngine on Stone Energy is available via the Investrend Research Syndicate (at http://www.valuengine.com/rep/searchsrep?pid=42&srchfor=SGY).

The ValuEngine Rating is an overall assessment of a stock's attractiveness. It combines the following five factors: ValuEngine’s proprietary valuation, risk-return tradeoff, momentum, market capitalization and ValuEngine’s proprietary forecasted one-month return.

Approximately 80 to 85 companies achieve this highest ValuEngine rating out of VE’s total coverage of over 5,000 publicly traded companies.

ValuEngine is a subscription-based business intelligence, market and equity analysis firm that provides exclusive, customized research and analysis solutions directly to companies, investors, investment banks and broker-dealers. A special arrangement between the Investrend Research Syndicate and ValuEngine provides for preferred introductions and complimentary value-added services for those enrolling into ValuEngine programs. For more information, including the option to arrange a preferred introduction to ValuEngine, go to ValuEngine’s dedicated Investrend Syndications webpage (at http://www.investrend.com/valuengine).

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