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Gold/Mining/Energy : Ensco International Inc. (ESV) -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Czechsinthemail who wrote (1028)	4/10/1998 7:57:00 AM
From: Wrig	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 2005

Here is a list of many analysts that cover ESV, along with the dates of their most recent rating, and that rating. What I don't understand is why, in light of all these positive ratings, the stock is dropping right before earnings. Almost all of these ratings were made since the last earnings report; many are very recent. All these bullish ratings, but the stock drops 20% in the last week or so....? Surely the analysts are expecting a good report next week, or they woulda changed their ratings.... Some brokerages don't give their ratings to Zacks, so that shows up either as a blank or as N/A. Anyway, here: ************************* Recent Research on ESV : ENSCO INTL INC The following brokerage firms have supplied Zacks with research information. If the analyst's research abstract is available, you will be able to view it, as well as the analyst's ranking. PRUDENTIAL SECURITIES.........04/02/98.....BUY Major Broker....................................03/31/98 EVEREN SECURITIES INC............03/30/98.....OUTPERFORMER Major Broker...................................03/26/98 S G WARBURG & CO INC............03/24/98.....OUTPERFORM FAHNESTOCK & CO INC..............03/23/98.....HOLD BEAR STEARNS & CO INC............03/23/98.....BUY WHEAT FIRST BUTCHER SING.....03/20/98.....OUTPERFORM Major Broker.....................................03/20/98.....N/A BRANCH CABELL & CO..................03/20/98.....BUY JOHNSON RICE AND COMPANY..03/19/98.....BUY JEFFERIES & COMPANY INC........03/18/98.....BUY ROBINSON-HUMPHREY CO INC..03/05/98.....MARKET PERFORMER STEPHENS INC..............................03/03/98.....MARKET OUTPERFORMER VAN KASPER & COMPANY..........02/27/98.....N/A HANIFEN IMHOFF...........................02/27/98.....BUY Major Broker......................................02/02/98.....STRONG BUY DAIN BOSWORTH INC...................01/30/98.....NEUTRAL UBS SECURITIES.............................01/29/98.....STRONG BUY CIBC Oppenheimer Corp....................01/29/98.....BUY SOUTHCOAST CAPITAL CORP.......10/09/97.....N/A