To: Johnny Canuck who wrote (34366 ) 9/21/2001 11:35:09 PM From: Lachesis Atropos Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 67921 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