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Technology Stocks : MRV Communications (MRVC) opinions? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Duffeck who wrote (41390)	8/4/2003 11:25:23 PM
From: Bridge Player	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 42804

Duff, you could say the same general things about scores, if not hundreds, of "analysts" and literally hundreds of stocks. How many had buy ratings on things near the top in early 2000 that were selling at 10 or 20 times NEXT YEAR SALES? It is such an old story now, the rampant greed among investors, speculators, investment bankers, venture capitalists, the big Wall Street firms, and sure, analysts. Lots of culpability to go around. Frankly, I could care less how they rate MRV. The way they manage the company is pretty much gonna be independent of what any analyst says. Far as I'm concerned, they can all dry up and blow away. Who cares if there is any coverage at all. What u see in MRV is what you get. And what u see in management there is an old, oft-repeated story around here.

To: Duffeck who wrote (41390)	8/5/2003 9:12:16 AM
From: Greg h2o	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 42804

<<No maybe that is what YOU were talking about. I could care less about that subject. What I was talking about was CIBC (specifically Saul Eyal) coverage of MRV.>> good gosh, do you not have anything better to argue about? might i suggest marriage...? it can lead to a LOT of good arguments...<g> i wasn't defending Eyal's research. i simply said, "take it for what it's worth". specifically, i suggested one look at the research as a source of numbers. also, if one reads the report, there are often hints as to what it will take for a ratings change. that ratings change (whether one believe it's accurate or not, can influence the stock price). oh, and i agree that his research has dead wrong (on revenue and earnings estimates, as well as the direction of the stock price). that is why i didn't say to look at the research for such advice... i never have and never will....