http://www.americanbankingnews.com/getthestreet reaffirmed their buy rating on shares of Mcgraw-Hill (NYSE: MHP) in a research note released on Monday morning.

“McGraw-Hill Companies Incorporated (MHP) has been reiterated by TheStreet Ratings as a buy with a ratings score of B . The company’s strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its growth in earnings per share, notable return on equity and largely solid financial position with reasonable debt levels by most measures. We feel these strengths outweigh the fact that the company has had lackluster performance in the stock itself.”

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MHP has been the subject of a number of other recent research reports. Analysts at Piper Jaffray reiterated an overweight rating on shares of Mcgraw-Hill in a research note to investors on Wednesday, March 6th. They now have a $58.00 price target on the stock. Separately, analysts at Zacks reiterated a neutral rating on shares of Mcgraw-Hill in a research note to investors on Friday, February 22nd. They now have a $48.00 price target on the stock. Finally, analysts at Jefferies Group reiterated a buy rating on shares of Mcgraw-Hill in a research note to investors on Wednesday, February 13th. They now have a $51.00 price target on the stock.

Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, six have given a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. The stock has a consensus rating of Buy and an average price target of $56.13.

Mcgraw-Hill (NYSE: MHP) traded up 1.76% on Monday, hitting $48.63. Mcgraw-Hill has a 52-week low of $42.02 and a 52-week high of $58.62. The stock’s 50-day moving average is currently $47.82. The company has a market cap of $13.655 billion and a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.24.

The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. is a global information services provider serving the financial, education, commercial and commodities markets.

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