The Internet & Casino Stock Report
May 24, 1999
Market Overview:
Stocks were up modestly in Sunday evening trading. For Monday we look for
rather uneventful trade. Clearly there is a lack of news this week. First
quarter earnings reports are basically done with, and this weeks' economic
data; jobless claims, consumer confidence, home sales, durable goods orders,
etc., probably will not have much impact on the market. A couple of IPO's to
watch this week are DLJ Direct (DIR), Barnes and Noble.com (BNBN), Juno
Online (JWEB), and Edgar Online (EDGR). Other than that, this is probably a
good time to start think ahead to Memorial Day weekend.
Stocks to Watch:
Affinity Technology Group (AFFI): This stock traded at a low of 1 5/8 for six
consecutive sessions, unable to break this support the stock moved higher to
close at 2 1/8 on Friday. Volume increased to 513,000 shares. Affinity could
run higher this week along with other online mortgage stocks as we await the
E-Loan IPO. One note: E-Loan (EELN) is tentatively scheduled for the week of
May 31st, or the week of June 7th, depending on your source. Again, as with
the eToys (ETYS) debut we are dealing with lead underwriter Goldman Sachs
(GS) whom is notorious for bouncing IPO dates around depending on prevailing
market conditions. We will keep you posted.
Leisure Planet.com (LPHL): <formerly First South African Corp (FSACF)>
Leisure Planet is a major European online travel company. We first mentioned
this stock at 3 5/8, it then ran as high as 11 7/8. The recent pullback has
set up a potential buying opportunity. Therefore we rate this stock
accumulate in the current $5.25- $5.75 range. Another player in this group is
1-800-Travel (IFLY), now trading at $5 5/8. Both stocks could run in sympathy
as Las Vegas based Travelscape.com (RSVN) is brought to market. The initial
filing for RSVN was submitted 4/27/99 but at this time no formal date for the
IPO has been set.
www.traderjohn.com
Disclaimer: The information provided above is believed to be accurate.
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