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Strategies & Market Trends : Market Gems:Stocks w/Strong Earnings and High Tech. Rank -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?


To: lee kramer who wrote (94364)4/20/2000 3:47:00 PM
From: Scrumpy  Respond to of 120523
 
Recent upgrades and downgrades...

DOWNGRADES
Brokerage SYM Company NEW OLD
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AG Edwards UFC Universal Foods accumulate buy
CE Unterberg CCRD Concord Comms buy strg buy
Needham RSYS RadiSys Corporation buy strg buy
Needham JPMX The JPM Company hold buy
Legg Mason HMN Horace Mann Educators outperform buy
First Albany ELNK EarthLink Networks buy strg buy
USB Piper EGRT Egreetings buy strg buy
CIBC World Markets CHZ Chittenden Corp hold buy
First Union Sec ASKJ Ask Jeeves Inc buy strg buy
PaineWebber BMY Bristol Myers Squibb neut attract
Deutsche Alex MRO USX Marathon mkt perf strg buy
Prudential Sec MIR Mirage Resorts hold accum
Lehman Bros SAP SAP AG outperform buy
Bear Stearns CNF CNF Transportation attractive buy
Salomon PRHC Province Healthcare outperform buy
Brown Bros CNF CNF Transportation ST neutral ST buy
Banc of America SYMC Symantec Corp buy strg buy
JP Morgan BMY Bristol Myers LT buy buy
Stephens Inc QUOT Quotesmith.com neutral outperf
CSFB BMY Bristol-Myers Squibb hold buy
BB&T Capl Mkts PBKS Provident Bkshrs LT buy strg buy
DLJ HRD Hannaford Bros mkt perf buy
DLJ UFC Universal Foods mkt perf buy
DLJ MRO USX-Marathon mkt perf buy
Goldman Sachs PGI Polymer Grp mkt perf mkt outperf
Goldman NCX Nova Chemicals mkt perf mkt outperf
Goldman Sachs GGC Georgia Gulf mkt outperf rec list
DLJ DCX DaimlerChrysler mkt perf buy

UPGRADES
Brokerage SYM Company NEW OLD
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Janney Mntgmy MAN Manpower Inc buy accum
Ladenberg Thalmann LGF Lions Entertainment buy LT buy
AG Edwards SDRC Structural Dynamics Re buy accum
AG Edwards BMY Bristol Myers Squibb accum maintain
Dain Rauscher Wessels TBI Tuboscope strong buy buy
KBW GDW Golden West Financial outperf mkt perf
KBW BOKF BOK Financial Corp buy outperf
Deutsche Alex PX Praxair buy mkt perf
Warburg Dillon SAP SAP AG strong buy buy
Sandler O'Neill DCOM Dime Commty Bncshrs buy outperf
Dain Rauscher Wessels BOG Belco Oil& Gas strong buy buy
Needham IKOS IKOS Systems strong buy buy
Legg Mason HMA Health Mgmt Assoc buy outperf
McDonald Investments HNI HON Industries buy hold
Raymond James LUFK Lufkin Industries strong buy buy
Prudential Sec VRTS Veritas strong buy accum
Tucker Anthony WSO Watsco strong buy accum
Tucker Anthony CPS ChoicePoint strong buy hold
Wasserstein Perella BA Boeing strong buy buy
Wasserstein Perella CMRC Commerce One strong buy buy
Frost Sec AMCC Applied Micro Circuits buy accum
Lazard Freres CNET CNET buy outperf
USB Piper MEDI MedImmune strong buy buy
CIBC World Markets CMRC Commerce One strong buy buy
CIBC World Markets BHE Benchmark Electronics buy hold
Prudential Sec PLXS Plexus Corp strong buy accum
First Union Sec INCY Incyte Pharmaceuticals buy hold
First Union Sec CNET CNET strong buy buy
PaineWebber BRCM Broadcom buy attract
Deutsche Alex NSP Northern States Power strg buy mkt perf
Deutsche Alex EOG EOG Resources strong buy buy
FBR GDW Golden West Financial buy accum
Jefferies & Co NITE Knight/Trimark buy accum
Jefferies & Co APC Anadarko Petroleum buy accum
Prudential Sec PNK Pinnacle Entertainment accum hold
Merrill Lynch SDLI SDL Inc NT buy NT accum
ABN Amro SUN Sunoco buy outperf
Bear Stearns UTEK Ultratech Stepper Inc buy attract
Bear Stearns SVGI Silicon Valley Group attract neut
Bear Stearns LLTC Linear Tech buy attract
Merrill Lynch ANDW Andrew Corp LT buy LT accum
Brown Bros ASD American Standard LT buy LT neut
Salomon TXT Textron outperform neutral
Bear Stearns TBC Tasty Baking Co buy neutral
Banc of America AVP Avon Products strong buy buy
Banc of America VRTS Veritas Software strong buy buy
Warburg Dillon ATHM At Home Corp strong buy buy
CSFB IIN ITT Industries buy hold
BB&T Capl Mkts ABS Albertsons Inc strg buy LT buy
Merrill Lynch S Sears Roebuck LT accum LT neut
DLJ SDC Santa Fe Intl buy mkt perf
DLJ HXL Hexcel Corp buy mkt perf
DLJ ROH Rohm & Haas buy mkt perf
CSFB VIGN Vignette Corp strong buy buy
SG Cowen GD General Dynamics buy neutral
ABN Amro LLTC Linear Tech buy outperf
Goldman TWA TransWorld Air mk perf mkt underperf
Goldman Sachs TG Tredegar Corp rec list mkt outperf
Lehman Bros IR Ingersoll Rand buy outperf

REITERATE
Brokerage SYM Company RECOMMENDATION
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Black&Co INTC Intel Corp strong buy
Gruntal IDXC IDX Systems mkt perform
Bear Stearns CNXT Conexant Systems buy
Bear Stearns TQNT TriQuint Semiconductor buy
KBW TCB TCF Financial outperform
KBW WM Washington Mutual Inc buy
Banc of America ATML Atmel strong buy
Banc of Amer AMCC Applied Micro Circuits strg buy
Banc of America CTXS Citrix Systems Inc strong buy
Warburg Dillon WLL Willamette Industries buy
Warburg Dillon OXY Occidental Petro buy
Warburg Dillon PROX Proxim Inc strong buy
Warburg Dillon INTU Intuit Inc strong buy
Warburg Dillon CNXT Conexant Sys strong buy
Warburg Dillon ATML Atmel Corp buy
CSFB TLXS Telaxis buy
CSFB MCHP Microchip Tech strong buy
CSFB RATL Rational Software strong buy
CSFB ATML Atmel Corp buy
CSFB VRSN VeriSign Inc strong buy
E*Offering CMRC Commerce One strong buy
Southwest Sec FTUS Factory 2-U Stores buy
CE Unterberg LDMK Landmark Systems neutral
SunTrust Equi SDLI SDL Inc strong buy
Chase Hambrecht & Quist SDLI SDL Inc buy
Chase Hambrecht & Quist NITE Knight/Trimark buy
Lazard Freres MDP Meredith Corp outperform
Prudential Sec MGG MGM Grand strong buy
Prudential Sec HI Household Intl accum
Merrill Lynch SNDK Sandisk buy
Merrill Lynch VRSN VeriSign Inc LT buy
Merrill Lynch VRSN VeriSign Inc NT accumulate
CSFB LLTC Linear Tech strong buy
CSFB SDLI SDL Inc buy
CSFB AMCC Applied Micro Circuits strong buy
Merrill Lynch AA Alcoa Inc buy
Banc of America VIGN Vignette Corp strong buy
Banc of America VRSN VeriSign Inc strong buy
Banc of America CMRC Commerce One Inc strong buy
Bear Stearns BMY Bristol Myers buy
Bear Stearns AAPL Apple Computer buy
Salomon AAPL Apple Computer buy
Merrill Lynch AAPL Apple Computer accumulate
Brown Bros BMY Bristol Myers LT/ST buy
Lehman Bros VERT VerticalNet Inc buy

NEW COVERAGE
Brokerage SYM Company RECOMMENDATION
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AG Edwards ESS Essex Property Trust accumulate
JP Morgan NTKK Net2000 Communications buy
Needham MTSN Mattson Technology buy
Raymond James TMPW TMP Worldwide strong buy
CIBC World Markets ASTX Applied Sciences strong buy
Prudential Volpe Tech CKFR CheckFree Holdings hold
Prudential Volpe Tech SONE S1 Corporation accumulate
CE Unterberg XMSR XM Satellite strong buy
Gruntal RADX Radiance Medical Sys outperform
Salomon NNS Newport News Ship outperform
Bear Stearns PROX Proxim buy
JP Morgan TGT Target Corp LT buy
JP Morgan CMA Comerica buy
Morgan Stanley SCG SCANA Corp outperform
Morgan Stanley ROK Rockwell Intl outperform
CSFB ADPI American Dental Ptnrs buy
CSFB ICGE Internet Capital Group strong buy