To: dennis michael patterson who wrote (12719 ) 7/22/1998 9:25:00 AM From: ViperChick Secret Agent 006.9 Read Replies (6) | Respond to of 42787
Lucent Technologies (LU) 102 1/8: telecommunications equipment maker posts a fiscal Q3 operating net of $0.32 a share, five cents ahead of the First Call estimate, vs year-ago profit of $0.17 a share; revenues rose 14% to $7.23 bln; see press release..... No Split??? Jen watch what your option does in comparison to where you sold out... want to see what they do with the Premium ewlett-Packard Co. (HWP) 57 7/8: --UPDATE-- Morgan Stanley Dean Witter downgrades computer, printer and services company from "outperform" to "neutral" after earnings warning..... Hewlett-Packard Co. (HWP) 57 7/8: --UPDATE-- Prudential Securities reiterates "buy" rating on computer, printer and services company following last night's earnings warning.... Computer Associates (CA) 57: --UPDATE-- according to CNBC, enterprise software products developer is expected to open weaker this morning as both DLJ and Merrill Lynch downgrade the stock as company issued a cautious outlook following the posting of better-than-expected fiscal Q1 results last night; DLJ downgrades the stock from "buy" to "market perform" while Merrill downgrades from near-term "accumulate" to "neutral" ratings; Merrill also lowers FY99 EPS estimate from $2.42 to $2.27 a share due to lack of earnings visibility and lower multiple expansion..... Kulicke & Soffa Industries (KLIC) 15 11/16: semiconductor equipment maker posts a fiscal Q3 loss of $0.13 a share, four cents wider than the revised First Call estimate, vs year-ago profit of $0.62 a share; see press release..... Trans World Air (TWA) 9 7/8: airline carrier posts a Q2 operating net of $0.28 a share, six cents below the First Call estimate, vs year-ago operating loss of $0.31 a share..... Eli Lilly (LLY) 68 7/8: pharmaceutical concern records a Q2 net of $0.44 a share, a penny ahead of the First Call consensus, vs year-ago net of $0.37 a share, excluding charges; sales rose 17.6% to $2.34 bln; see press release.....