S&P rankings Friday September 21, 2001 (03:43 PM ET)
Recent Changes In Ranking
***** Buy. Expected to be among the best performers and rise even in a falling market.
**** Accumulate. Consider buying. Expected to be an above-average performer.
*** Hold. Expected to be an average performer.
** Avoid. Consider Selling. Expected to be a below-average performer.
* Sell. Expected to be among the worst performers and fall even in a rising market.
Date Ticker Company New Old Reason
9/21 BLS BellSouth Corp ***** **** Strong defensive character
9/21 CF Charter One *** **** Increasing credit quality concerns
9/21 DME Dime Bancorp *** **** Increasing credit quality concerns
9/21 DCLK DoubleClick *** **** Impact of WTC attack
9/21 FRE Fed Home Loan *** **** Increasing credit quality concerns
9/21 FNM Fed Natl Mtge *** **** Increasing credit quality concerns
9/21 GM Gen'l Motors ** *** Slowing vehicle sales
9/21 GSB Golden State *** **** Increasing credit quality concerns
9/21 GDW Golden West *** **** Increasing credit quality concerns
9/21 GPT GreenPoint Finl *** **** Increasing credit quality concerns
9/21 ISRG Intuitive Surg **** ***** Great risk speculative illiquid issues
9/21 LMC.A Liberty Media **** ***** Concerns about US econ & ad environment
9/21 ONIS ONI Systems ** **** Slowing telecom carrier spending
9/21 PFE Pfizer Inc ***** *** Robust gains in blockbuster drugs
9/21 PPG PPG Industries *** **** Economic weakness
9/21 RSTN Riverstone Net *** Added to stars
9/21 SBC SBC Comms **** *** Strong defensive character
9/21 TOS Tosco Corp *** Acquired by Phillips Petro(P)
9/21 URI United Rentals *** ***** Weaker economt should impact shares
9/21 VZ Verizon Comms **** *** Strong defensive character
9/21 WM Wash. Mutual *** **** Increasing credit quality concerns
9/20 AM Amer Greetngs *** ** Benefits of online acquisition
9/20 BR Burlington Res *** **** Lower natural gas prices
9/20 CCL Carnival Corp ** *** Impact of terrorist attacks
9/20 CTX Centex Corp ** *** Worsening job/confidance prospects
9/20 ETS Enterasys Ntwks *** Added to stars
9/20 EOG EOG Resources *** **** Lower natural gas prices
9/20 FTS Footstar Inc *** ** Benefits of store closings
9/20 GTK GTECH Holdings **** *** Defensive appeal in this market
9/20 GUC Gucci Group ***** *** Upside on Pinault-Printemps deal
9/20 KBH KB Home ** **** Worsening job/confidance prospects
9/20 LEN Lennar Corp *** ***** Worsening job/confindance prospects
9/20 LSI LSI Logic *** **** Weakening economic climate
9/20 PHM Pulte Homes ** **** Worsening job/confidance prospects
9/20 TER Teradyne Inc ** * Less downside after big drop
9/20 TOL Toll Brothers ** **** Worsening job/confidance prospects
9/19 ADBE Adobe Systems **** ***** Challenging economic outlook
9/19 ABK Ambac Finl Grp **** ***** Concern over co.'s exposure
9/19 ACF AmeriCredit **** ***** Impact of WTC attack
9/19 BJS BJ Services *** ***** Adequate nat gas inventories
9/19 BXP Boston Props ***** **** Defensive play,less NYC Office space
9/19 CRUS Cirrus Logic * *** Weak consumer demand due to WTC attack
9/19 ESV ENSCO Intl *** **** Adequate nat gas inventories
9/19 EXDS Exodus Comms *** No longer followed analytically
9/19 GLM Global Marine *** **** Adequate nat gas inventories
9/19 HP Helmerich&Payne *** **** Adequate nat gas inventories
9/19 IMCL ImClone Sys ***** **** Deal with BMY, undervalued vs. peers
9/19 KFT Kraft Foods ***** *** Defensive appeal, superior prospects
9/19 MFNX Metromedia *** No longer followed analytically
9/19 NBR Nabors Inds *** **** Adequate nat gas inventories
9/19 PTEN Patterson-UTI *** **** Adequate nat gas inventories
9/19 PLAB Photronics ***** *** Low price, rising market share
9/19 RHB RehabCare ***** **** Good fundamentals, attractive valuation
9/19 RDC ROwan Companies *** **** Adequate nat gas inventories
9/19 POOL SCP Pool *** ***** Impact of WTC attack, slowing economy
9/19 USAI USA Networks **** ***** Soft advertising market
9/19 VIA.B Viacom Inc ** *** Worries over U.S. economy
9/19 WFT Weatherford *** **** Adequate nat gas inventories
9/18 AXP Amer. Express ** *** Trav. slowdown, reduced spending
9/18 PLCE Children's Pl **** ***** Shaken consumer confidence
9/18 ROXI Roxio *** ***** Concern over PC sales
9/17 ANF Abrcrm & Fitc *** **** Bombing disruptions hurt back-to-school
9/17 AAI AirTran Hldgs ** *** Industry losses, security expenses
9/17 ALK Alaska Air *** **** Industry losses, security expenses
9/17 AW Allied Waste *** **** Soft market conditions
9/17 AEOS Amer Eagle Outf *** **** Bombing disrupts back to school season
9/17 AWA America West ** *** Industry losses, security expenses
9/17 AXP Amer. Express *** **** Drop in business travel
9/17 AMR AMR Corp * ** Industry losses, security expenses
9/17 CB Chubb Corp *** **** Claims exposure to WTC tragedy
9/17 CAL Contl Airlines *** **** Industry losses, security expenses
9/17 DRI Darden Rest *** **** Recent terrorist attacks
9/17 DIS Disney (Walt) ** **** Recent terrorist attacks
9/17 DJ Dow Jones *** **** See n-t impact on advertising demand
9/17 HLT Hilton Hotels ** **** Recent terrorist attacks
9/17 HMT Host Marriott *** **** Recent terrorist attacks
9/17 INSUA Insituform ** **** Weak backlog, N. Amer. rehab revs
9/17 JNJ Johnson & John ***** **** Defensive issue
9/17 MRK Merck & Co ***** **** Defensive issue
9/17 NOC Northrop Grum *** ** Potential for military spending
9/17 NWAC Northwest Air ** *** Industry losses, security expenses
9/17 OHP Oxford Health *** ***** Exposure to NY market
9/17 PSUN Pacific Sunwear *** **** Bombing disrupts back to school seaon
9/17 RSH RadioShack **** ** Demand for cell phones, batteries
9/17 RTN Raytheon ***** **** See benefit from US military spending
9/17 LUV Southwest Air *** **** Industry losses, security expenses
9/17 SPC St. Paul Cos *** ***** Exposed to WTC tragedy
9/17 SUP Superior Ind *** **** Disruption, product demand at risk
9/17 UAL UAL Corp * ** Industry losses, security expenses
9/17 U US Airways ** *** Industry losses, security expenses
9/17 VTSS Vitesse Semi ** *** Low rev. runs exptd into '02
9/17 XL XL Capital *** **** Claims exposure to WTC tragedy |
