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To: Platter who wrote (419)4/7/1999 3:02:00 PM
From: Platter  Respond to of 542
 
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Short Stories
10-Mar-99 12:00 -- 13:00 ET
Perot Systems Corp. (PER)37 5/16 -3/4: Bear Stearns initiates coverage of information technology services and business solutions provider with "neutral".....(SH99031012004)

05-Mar-99 AFTER THE CLOSE
Perot Systems Corp. (PER)39 1/4 +1/8: provider of information technology services and business solutions posts a Q4 net of $0.13 a share, a penny above the sole First Call estimate, vs year-ago loss of $0.03 a share; revenues rose 20% to $269.4 mln; see press release.....(SH99030516115)

01-Mar-99 11:00 -- 12:00 ET
Perot Systems Corp. (PER)40 3/8 -2 15/16: Hambrecht & Quist initiates coverage of information technology services and business solutions provider with long-term "buy" rating; believes company represents an outstanding defensive growth story and should be a core holding for IT services investors; company currently exploiting its global brand, scale, and integrated business and technology expertise to attract talent; strategy should help company build long-term relationships; expects 3-year EPS growth of 25%.....(SH99030111006)

26-Feb-99 11:00 -- 12:00 ET
Perot Systems Corp. (PER)39 3/4 +9/16: Merrill Lynch initiates coverage of information technology services provider with near-term "accumulate" and long-term "buy".....(SH99022611001)

02-Feb-99 AFTER THE CLOSE
Perot Systems (PER)N/A: worldwide provider of information technology services and business solutions prices 6.5 mln shares at $16 per share; this is an increase of 1 mln in the amount of shares being offered to the public and at the top of the price range.....(SH99020216114)


Story Stocks
05-Feb-99 12:00 -- 13:00 ET
*Percentages exclude the IPO of Perot Systems (PER), as action in PER is not representative of majority of Non-Internet Tech initial public offerings.




Non-Internet Tech

Stock IPO Price First Trade Price Range Since IPO Current Price Change from First Trade
NVIDIA Corp (NVDA) $12 $21 (+75%) 17 5/16 - 23 7/16 $19 1/2 -7%
Perot Systems Corp (PER) $16 $34 (+113%) 33 3/4 - 85 3/4 $68 +100%
MEDE America Corp (MEDE) $13 $15 1/2 (+19%) 15 3/8 - 21 1/2 $16 1/4 +5%

Average Rise from First Trade to High of Price Range: 26%*
Average Gain From IPO Price to First Trade: 47%*
Average Change From First Trade to Current Price: -1.5%*
Average Decline From Price Range High to Current Price: 21%*

27-Jan-99 14:00 -- 15:00 ET
PEROT SYSTEMS CORP (PER):Shares of Dallas, Texas-based information technology services company are scheduled to price tonight and should begin trading on the New York Stock Exchange tomorrow morning. Morgan Stanley Dean Witter will serve as lead underwriter of the deal. Today, the firm upped the IPO offering range from a level of $11-$12 to $13-$14. At $14 a share, billionaire Ross Perot, who serves as Chairman of the Board, President and CEO, stands to increase his paper wealth by approximately $448 million, based on the 32 million shares or 38.4% of the company the former Presidential candidate currently holds. For the first 9-months of 1998, the company reported revenue of $724.2 million, an increase of 30% over 1997 period. Net income rose 107% to $28.2 million, or $0.29 a share. Approximately 25.4% of company's revenue over that period was derived from one customer. The company's principal competitors include Andersen Consulting LLP, Cambridge Technology Partners (CATP), Computer Sciences Corp (CSC), and Electronic Data Systems (EDS).





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Perot Systems(PER)
Date Broker Action From To
10-Mar-99 Bear Stearns Started - Neutral
01-Mar-99 Mrgn Stnly Dn Wttr Started - Neutral
01-Mar-99 Hambrecht & Quist Started - Buy
26-Feb-99 Merrill Lynch Started - NT Accum/LT Buy

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To: Platter who wrote (419)4/9/1999 7:42:00 AM
From: Alice Scandura  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 542
 
Thanks for the positive outlook. I'm in for long term, but it was looking weak for reasons unclear to me. I bought at 41 so I'm not too far down for long term, I think. I'm not positive enough to average down though. How about you?