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To: PeterR1700 who wrote (9565)11/2/1997 10:01:00 PM
From: Glenn D. Rudolph  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 45548
 
FIRST CALL EARNINGS ESTIMATES COMS 3Com Corp. 10/28/97 Industry: Com-wo AT&T SIC: 3576 Latest Price: $42.88 1998 P/E: 18.6 Analyst Recommendation: 1.7 QTR QTR FY FY Nov 97 Feb 98 May 98 May 99 --- --- -- -- CURRENT MEAN EPS 0.53 0.61 2.31 3.03 Number of Brokers 31 31 33 25 Median 0.53 0.60 2.30 3.00 Standard Deviation 0.02 0.02 0.06 0.12 Current High 0.58 0.65 2.43 3.25 Current Low 0.51 0.55 2.19 2.84 Year Ago EPS 0.50A 0.43A 1.81A 2.31 Current vs. Year Ago Change 6% 42% 28% 31% Report Date wk/Dec 19 wk/Mar 20 wk/Aug 21 - EARNINGS ESTIMATE REVISION MOMENTUM Up Revisions last 7 days 0 0 0 0 Up Revisions last 30 days 0 1 1 0 Down Revisions last 7 days 0 0 0 0 Down Revisions last 30 days 1 0 1 0 EARNINGS ESTIMATES CONSENSUS TRENDS Current Mean 0.53 0.61 2.31 3.03 7-days ago Mean 0.53 0.61 2.31 3.03 30-days ago Mean 0.54 0.61 2.33 3.03 60-days ago Mean 0.56 0.64 2.43 3.10 90-days ago Mean 0.57 0.65 2.43 3.12 COMPARATIVE ESTIMATES AND TRENDS Industry - Com-wo AT&T 16.24 10.26 50.00 61.42 Current vs. Year Ago Change 23% 31% 29% 23% Sector - TECHNOLOGY 10.87 9.73 39.81 48.87 Current vs. Year Ago Change 15% 16% 16% 23% WSJ/DJ US Index 11.54 11.12 45.82 51.81 Current vs. Year Ago Change 12% 12% 13% 13% Ratios Relative To: Company Industry Sector WSJ/DJ P/E on 1998 Cal Yr Mean 15.8 21.46 19.15 16.84 PEG on 1998 Cal Yr Mean 0.54 0.88 1.09 1.38 RECOMMENDATION AND GROWTH RATES RECOMMENDATIONS LONG TERM GROWTH RATES Current Mean 1.7 Next 5 yrs - Median 29% Number of Brokers 30 Number of Brokers 14 Industry Recommendation: 1.9 Industry Growth Rate: 24% 7-days ago Mean 1.8 Next 5 yrs - High 40% 30-days ago Mean 1.8 Next 5 yrs - Low 20% 60-days ago Mean 1.8 Last 5 Years 44% 90-days ago Mean 1.8 Diff. from Industry +0.2 Rel. to Industry 1.2 Diff. from Sector +0.3 Rel. to Sector 1.7 Diff. from WSJ/DJ US +0.5 Rel. to WSJ/DJ US 2.4 Transmitted: 10/28/97 8:13 AM (E_COMS)



To: PeterR1700 who wrote (9565)11/2/1997 10:04:00 PM
From: Mang Cheng  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 45548
 
Peter, I bought enough of coms common shares at $45 many months ago and bought some more leaps at $55. They are turning into long-term holds for me now.

I begin to doubt this long-term holding stretegy. I got to engage in more active management in the future so as not to be caught up in these big drops. Fundamental analysis is really USELESS in the short term.

Most of my other short-term trading stocks did quite well so far.

Mang