Script to Rename PDFs Based on Content

I'm trying to create an electronic archive of digitized brokerage statements so that I can get rid of the paper copies.
Fortunately, I can download statement PDFs from my brokerage firm all the way back to 2006. On the website the statements have reasonably descriptive titiles and are organized by date. Unfortunately, when they are downloaded, they are all named 'statement.pdf'!
I'd like to write a script that goes through these downloaded PDFs and renames each one based on it's content. The resulting file name would be something like:
<brokerage name as string constant><account description><statement date formatted as yyyy.mm.dd>.pdf
Can an AppleScript look inside a PDF?
Can someone point me in the right direction regarding the approach to take, e.g., AppleScript, Automator, etc?
Thank you!
- nello

I'm confused about the details of the request. can you describe the process more clearly?

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