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Strategies & Market Trends : Three Amigos Stock Thread -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: scouser who wrote (14769)	4/1/1999 12:56:00 PM
From: Phil Jacobson	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 29382

Messagemedia (changed symbol to MESG from MAIL): Well, this turned out to be quite a ride!! Posted this at around 6 about it's now around 11, and it hit 13 earlier today. Briefing doesn't know what's driving it except possibly a sympathy play to new issue CPTH which is in a similar space and went nuts after its IPO. Think I'll take time out for a good YEEEEEEHHHHHAAAAAAAAA!!! Phil Earlier today from briefing.com: 11:53 ET MessageMedia Inc. (MESG) 10 +1 9/16 (+19%): Issue making impressive move. Unable to find news. Briefing.com discussed stock Monday as a sympathy play to recent IPO Critical Path (CPTH). Company has since executed a change in ticker symbol from "MAIL." Volume 648K; intraday range 8 1/4 to 10 7/8.

To: scouser who wrote (14769)	4/1/1999 2:30:00 PM
From: Ken W	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 29382

John LOL on the TA prediction...that is the only chance we have. They just have not figured out how to hide volume and trend lines. The only way that they tip their hand. earnings/share vs dividned/share= earnings per share is not something that you "get" as a share holder, but a ratio based on the bottom line "net profit" from earnings for the quarter past or year end. This is what PE is figured on also. Dividend/share IS something that you get as a benefit from the co. for holding their stock. Most are fairly small compared to the gains from price rise. For instance ENN (a reit) pays about 10% per year in dividends for holding the stock, but you must be a shareholder prior to the ex div. date. There are some folks that play ex div. dates....own the stock 3 days prior to ex div. collect the div. then sell the stock right after the div. settles. Stocks generally move to the up side just prior to the ex div. date also because of this div. gathering strategy. Hope all of this long winded explaination helps. Ken