Message-ID: <1161321.1075844541542.JavaMail.evans@thyme> Date: Tue, 29 Feb 2000 22:57:00 -0800 (PST) From: sara.shackleton@enron.com To: jkorn123@aol.com Subject: SmartPortfolio.Com Update: Markets Soar on Blue Chip and Tech Rally Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ANSI_X3.4-1968 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-From: Sara Shackleton X-To: jkorn123@aol.com X-cc: X-bcc: X-Folder: \Sara_Shackleton_Dec2000_June2001_1\Notes Folders\Sent X-Origin: SHACKLETON-S X-FileName: sshackle.nsf fyi ---------------------- Forwarded by Sara Shackleton/HOU/ECT on 03/01/2000= =20 06:56 AM --------------------------- "SmartPortfolio.Com" on 02/29/2000 07:25:= 58=20 PM Please respond to "SmartPortfolio.Com" To: Sara Shackleton/HOU/ECT@ECT cc: =20 Subject: SmartPortfolio.Com Update: Markets Soar on Blue Chip and Tech Rall= y The following is a FREE service brought to you by SmartPortfolio.Com, located on the Web at http://www.smartportfolio.com AOL users click here Update February 29, 2000 Tuesday's Market Update: Markets Soar on Blue Chip and Tech Rally 1. Tuesday's Market Action 2. Internet and Tech Stocks 3. Notable Earnings Announcements 4. Notable Upgrades and Downgrades 5. Stock Splits 6. IPO Commentary 7. IPOs Trading Tuesday 8. IPO Calendar ***********************Advertisement************************* SAFEGUARD SCIENTIFICS ANNOUNCES 3:1 STOCK SPLIT, JUMPS 21%! Smart!Splits Readers Knew About it Beforehand! Did you? Didn't know that Safeguard Scientifics (NYSE:SFE) was going to announce a stock split today? Subscribers to the Smart!Splits Report were informed of this possibility in last week's report! To find out about the next stock split that can enhance your portfolio, visit: http://www.smartportfolio.com/freetrials AOL users click here ************************************************************* RECENTLY PROFILED IPOs SOAR IN PUBLIC DEBUTS! The Smart!IPO Report focuses on promising companies poised for strong returns in their IPOs and beyond. Today's performances of Net.genesis (Nasdaq:NTGX), up 215.63%, Avenue A (Nasdaq:AVEA), up 200.00%, and NIKU (Nasdaq:NIKU), up 187.50%, are just three examples. There are a plenty of HOT companies set to go public in the coming weeks, and the Smart!IPO Report picks the likely winners every week! You can get our IPO analysis by subscribing to a FREE 2-week trial at: http://www.smartportfolio.com/freetrials AOL users click here. ************************************************************* Need this report sooner? Please remember that you can always read the update on our web site at http://www.smartportfolio.com/update The update is posted at approximately 6:00 PM EST every day. 1. Tuesday's Market Action $ Change % Change Close Dow Industrials +89.66 +0.89% 10128.31 S&P 500 +18.37 +1.36% 1366.42 Nasdaq +118.84 +2.60% 4696.69 Internet Stock Index +32.33 +3.37% 991.92 Blue chips powered forward and sent the Dow higher on Tuesday, while Internet and tech stocks thrust the Nasdaq to another record high as investors put away their fears about market volatility and potential interest rate hikes by the Fed. Several sectors that had been suffering from beaten-down stocks rallied back today, including the financial services sector, as several brokerage firms outperformed. Lehman Brothers (NYSE:LEH) closed up 4 3/4 (+7.00%) to 72 9/16, Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) gained 4 (+4.55%) to 92, National Discount Brokers Group (NYSE:NDB) soared 45.77% (up 14 3/16) to 45 3/16, Merrill Lynch (NYSE:MER) rose 5 3/8 (+5.54%) to 102 5/16, JP Morgan (NYSE:JPM) closed up 2 5/8 (+2.41%) to 111 3/8, and Charles Schwab (NYSE:SCH) jumped 12.23% (up 4 9/16) to 41 7/8. Oil service stocks also had a strong day on Wall Street as gas is trading at its highest levels since the Gulf War and as crude oil prices continue to skyrocket. Halliburton (NYSE:HAL) gained 3 5/16 (+9.50%) to 38 3/16, Schlumberger (NYSE:SLB) rose 4 1/2 (+6.50%) to 73 3/4, Transocean Offshore (NYSE:RIG) closed up 3 1/16 (+8.52%) to 39, Cooper Cameron (NYSE:CAM) gained 2 5/16 (+4.36%) to 55 5/16, and Smith International (NYSE:SII) rose 2 3/4 (+4.58%) to 62 3/4. Merger-mania continued in the media and entertainment sectors as Clear Channel Communications (NYSE:CCU), the U.S. radio and billboard giant, and SFX Entertainment (NYSE:SFX), a provider of live entertainment shows, jointly announced that Clear Channel will acquire SFX in a deal valued at approximately $2.7 billion. By expanding Clear Channel's presence in areas such as concerts, sporting events and theatrical productions in more than half of the top 50 U.S. markets, the acquisition is expected to result in greater value for Clear Channel's 1,000 radio stations worldwide. Shares of Clear Channel fell 8 1/4 (-10.97%) to 66 15/16, shares of SFX edged up 9/16 (+1.48%) to 38 9/16, while shares of other media and entertainment players had a great day on Wall Street, with Seagram (NYSE:VO) gaining 5/8 (+1.11%) to 56 3/4, Viacom (NYSE:VIA) closing up 5 9/16 (+11.10%) to 55 11/16, and CBS (NYSE:CBS) jumping 11.85% (up 6 5/16) to 59 9/16. Two Dow giants entered into a ground-breaking agreement on Tuesday, as Boeing (NYSE:BA) and General Electric (NYSE:GE) jointly announced that they will begin the production of two state-of-the-art lines of long-range jet aircrafts, including the world's longest-range airplane that would be capable of flying nonstop from New York to as far as Malaysia. The companies designed the new twin-engine jets in an effort to compete more effectively with a new airplane from Europe's Airbus Industrie. The first deliveries of the new jets are scheduled for September 2003. Shares of Boeing dropped 3/16 (- 0.51%) to 36 13/16, while shares of General Electric gained 3 9/16 (+2.75%) to 133. In other Dow action: <> International Business Machines (NYSE:IBM) and Hewlett- Packard (NYSE:HWP) were selected by Delta Air Lines (NYSE:DAL) to supply personal computers under the airline's program to provide subsidized computers to its workers. Shares of IBM fell 2 5/16 (-2.21%) to 102 3/16, while shares of Hewlett-Packard closed up 6 15/16 (+5.38%) to 135 13/16. <> Philip Morris (NYSE:MO) shares edged up 1/16 (+0.31%) to 20 1/8 following the company's announcement that it would give up its fight to challenge the Food and Drug Administration's proposals geared towards regulating the tobacco industry. <> Walt Disney (NYSE:DIS) shares closed up 3/4 (+2.29%) to 33 1/2 on the heels of Monday's announcement by the entertainment company that its cable television group had struck agreements with three cable television system operators to carry the company's new all soap opera network SoapNet. 2. Internet and Tech Stocks For a FREE trial to SmartPortfolio.Com's in-depth analysis of selected Internet stocks, please visit: http://www.smartportfolio.com/freetrial AOL users click here The Nasdaq's surge resulted in several record highs during the day's trading for a broad range of Internet and tech stocks, including Brocade Communications (Nasdaq:BRCD), which gained 6 1/16 (+2.14%) to 289 1/8, Applied Mirco Circuits (Nasdaq:AMCC), which rose 19 5/8 (+7.68%) to 275 1/16, PMC-Sierra (Nasdaq:PMCS), which closed up 14 5/16 (+8.01%) to 193 1/16, COR Therapeutics (Nasdaq:CORR), which finished up 8 1/8 (+9.97%) to 89 5/8, Texas Instruments (NYSE:TXN), which gained 11 1/16 (+7.10%) to 166 15/16, and Motorola (NYSE:MOT), which rose 11 13/16 (+7.45%) to 170 5/16. Chip stocks were a driving force behind the Nasdaq's strong performance, as analysts and investors anticipate a huge demand for computer memory chips to run wireless products such as hand- held organizers and cellular telephones. Altera (Nasdaq:ALTR) closed up 8 1/4 (+11.54%) to 79 3/4, Lam Research (Nasdaq:LRCX) jumped 13.08% (up 18 1/16) to 156 1/8, Xilinx (Nasdaq:XLNX) gained 13.52% (up 9 1/2) to 79 3/4, KLA Tencor (Nasdaq:KLAC) rose 8 1/8 (+11.64%) to 77 15/16, and Rambus (Nasdaq:RMBS) soared 25.16% (up 60 5/8) to 301 5/8. Leading Tuesday's telecom news was the announcement by TeleCorp PCS (Nasdaq:TLCP), AT&T Corp.'s (NYSE:T) largest wireless telephone partner, that it will acquire Tritel Inc. (Nasdaq:TTEL), AT&T's #2 wireless affiliate, in a transaction valued at $5 billion. The deal would result in a combined company having a contiguous wireless network running from the Great Lakes to the Gulf of Mexico. Pursuant to the agreement, AT&T will obtain TeleCorp's existing wireless operations in the Boston area in exchange for $100 million in cash, as well as wireless licenses and rights to acquire licenses in Iowa and Wisconsin. Shares of TeleCorp fell 8 1/16 (-14.93%) to 45 15/16, shares of Tritel catapulted 32.29% (up 7 3/4) to 31 3/4 and shares of AT&T gained 4 7/16 (+9.86%) to 49 7/16. In other telecom action, Amdocs Ltd. (NYSE:DOX), a leading provider of integrated customer care and billing systems for wireless telecom operators and service providers, announced on Tuesday that it would acquire billing and customer care software maker Solect Technology Group in a deal valued at about $1 billion. The move by Amdocs is expected to strengthen the company's presence in the market for billing and customer care software for the Internet. Shares of Amdocx jumped 13.26% (up 8 11/16) to 74 3/16. America Online (NYSE:AOL) and Time Warner (NYSE:TWX) jointly announced on Tuesday that the companies will open up their cable television systems to other Internet service providers upon the completion of their blockbuster merger. The move was seen by analysts as a potential catalyst for the rest of the industry to follow suit. Specifically, the pledge to give customers greater choices could put tremendous pressure on long-distance phone and cable television operators, including telecom giant AT&T, to further open their systems to rival Web-access providers. Shares of AOL, the #1 Internet service provider, fell 1 11/16 (- 2.78%) to 58 15/16, while shares of Time Warner, the world's biggest media company, dropped 1 3/16 (-1.37%) to 85 1/2. Other big movers in the Internet and technology sectors included: <> 3Com (Nasdaq:COMS), which jumped 23.95% (up 18 15/16) to 98 on tremendous demand for the spin-off of the company's Palm unit. 3Com increased the price range for Palm's IPO to $30-$32 per share from $14-$16 per share. The public offering of 23 million shares could now generate as much as $736 million. <> SpeedUs.com (Nasdaq:SPDE), which skyrocketed 136.69% (up 11 7/8) to 20 9/16, riding on the wave of popularity among investors of wireless handheld device manufacturers and services providers. <> Redback Networks (Nasdaq:RBAK), which jumped 21 1/4 (+7.66%) to 298 1/2 following yesterday's positive remarks from Lehman Brothers. Leading Internet and tech stocks performed as follows: Company $ Change % Change Close Amazon (Nasdaq:AMZN) +3 1/8 +4.75% 68 7/8 America Online (NYSE:AOL) -1 5/8 -2.68% 59 Commerce One (Nasdaq:CMRC) -2 1/2 -1.18% 208 7/8 Cisco (Nasdaq:CSCO) +1 5/8 +1.24% 132 3/16 CMGI (Nasdaq:CMGI) +13 3/16 +11.33% 129 9/16 Dell (Nasdaq:DELL) -3/16 -0.46% 40 13/16 Ebay (Nasdaq:EBAY) -1 11/16 -1.16% 143 3/8 ExciteAtHome (Nasdaq:ATHM) +15/16 +2.81% 34 5/16 Exodus (Nasdaq:EXDS) +8 5/8 +6.45% 142 3/8 Intel (Nasdaq:INTC) +5/8 +0.56% 113 Juniper (Nasdaq:JNPR) +45 1/4 +19.75% 274 5/16 Lucent (NYSE:LU) +1 39/64 +2.77% 59 39/64 Microsoft (Nasdaq:MSFT) -2 3/16 -2.39% 89 3/8 Oracle (Nasdaq:ORCL) +5 5/8 +8.20% 74 1/4 Schwab (NYSE:SCH) +4 5/8 +12.40% 41 15/16 Sun Micro (Nasdaq:SUNW) +1 3/8 +1.46% 95 1/4 Qualcomm (Nasdaq:QCOM) -13/16 -0.57% 142 7/16 Qwest (NYSE:Q) +1/4 +0.54% 46 1/4 Yahoo (Nasdaq:YHOO) -2 1/4 -1.39% 159 11/16 ********************* Advertisement ************************ What every taxpayer should know: Everything you need to prepare and file your taxes is at MSN.com's MoneyCentral. 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Earnings came in at $1.12 a share, beating the 97 cents a share from the year-ago period and quarter and exceeding First Call consensus estimates of $1.10 a share. Shares of the giant retailer edged up 1/8 (+0.21%) to 59. Smithfield Foods (NYSE:SFD), the #1 U.S. pork producer, reported on Tuesday that its fiscal third quarter profits were hit hard by flooding in North Carolina and lower profit margins on fresh pork. The company's income came in at 36 cents per share, down from $1.31 per share in the year-earlier period and below Wall Street analysts' forecasts of 57 cents per share. Shares of Smithfield Foods closed down 1/4 (-1.59%) to 15 1/2. BJ's Wholesale Club (NYSE:BJ) announced on Tuesday that its quarterly profits jumped 26.5% and came in at 63 cents a share, which beat First Call consensus estimates of 62 cents per share. Shares of the retail powerhouse rose 2 3/8 (+8.30%) to 31. 4. Notable Upgrades and Downgrades For full coverage of today's upgrades, downgrades and coverage initiations, please click on the appropriate links below: -- Upgrades - http://www.smartportfolio.com/upgrades.asp AOL users click here Aetna (NYSE:AET) was upgraded by Prudential from hold to accumulate. Shares were up 1 5/8 to 41 1/8. Allergan (NYSE:AGN) was upgraded by PaineWebber from attractive to buy and by Warburg Dillon Read from hold to buy. Warburg set a $64 target price on the stock. Shares were off 1/8 to 50 5/16. Anheuser-Busch (NYSE:BUD) was upgraded by Morgan Stanley Dean Witter from outperform to strong buy but analyst Andrew Conway lowered his price target on the shares from $90 to $78. Shares jumped 2 7/8 to 64 1/8. Circuit City Stores (NYSE:CC) was upgraded by Goldman Sachs' analyst Matthew Fassler from market outperform to its Recommended List. Shares were up 4 9/16 to 40 3/8. McGraw-Hill (NYSE:MHP) was upgraded by CS First Boston from hold to strong buy. Shares were up 4 3/8 to 50 7/8. -- Downgrades - http://www.smartportfolio.com/downgrades.asp AOL users click here Hershey Foods (NYSE:HSY) was downgraded by Lehman Brothers from buy to outperform. Shares were off 3/16 to 43 15/16. Paychex (Nasdaq:PAYX) was downgraded by Robert W. Baird from short-term market outperform to short-term market perform. Shares were off 3/16 to 50 1/16. Robertson Stephens downgraded several rental car companies today. Hertz (NYSE:HRZ) was downgraded from buy to long-term attractive; shares were up 3/8 to 35 13/16. Avis Rent A Car (NYSE:AVI) was downgraded from buy to long-term attractive; shares were lower by 1 3/16 to 14 9/16. Dollar Thrifty Automotive (NYSE:DTG) was downgraded from buy to long-term attractive; shares were off by 1 1/4 to 13 1/8. US Bancorp (Nasdaq:UBAN) was downgraded by CIBC World Markets from buy to hold. Shares were up 3/16 to 9 13/16. -- Coverage Initiations http://www.smartportfolio.com/initiated.asp AOL users click here Abbott Laboratories (NYSE:ABT) was started by CS First Boston with a buy rating. Shares were off 3/8 to 32 3/4. Adobe Systems (Nasdaq:ABDE) was initiated by PaineWebber with a buy rating. Shares were up 4 3/16 to 102. Alerta Corp. (NasdaqNM:ALTR) was started by Chase H&Q with a buy and was added to the investment bank's Focus List. Alerta was up 8 1/4 to 79 3/4. AVANEX Corp. (Nasdaq:AVNX) had coverage initiated by several investment banks today. Lehman Brothers started coverage with a buy rating; Dain Rauscher Wessels initiated coverage with a strong buy rating; Robertson Stephens started coverage with a buy; and USB Piper Jaffray initiated coverage with a strong buy rating. Shares were up 3/8 to 208 3/8. Boston Scientific Corp. (NYSE:BSX) was started by CS First Boston as a hold. Shares were up 1/4 to 18 1/4. Digital Island (Nasdaq:ISLD) was started by Goldman Sachs with a market perform rating and by Dain Rauscher Wessels with a strong buy rating. Goldman's analyst, Michael Parekh, forecasts a loss of $5.15 in 2000 and $5.82 in 2001. Shares were up 5 1/8 to 116 1/8. EON Communications (Nasdaq:EONC) was started by W.R. Hambrecht with a market outperform rating. Shares were off 1 3/8 to 22 5/8. Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) was started by CS First Boston with a strong buy rating. Shares were off 3/4 to 71 3/4. Juniper Networks (Nasdaq:JNPR) had coverage initiated by Wit SoundView with a strong buy rating. Shares soared 45 1/4 to 274 5/16. Medtronic (NYSE:MDT) was initiated by CS First Boston with a buy rating. Shares were up 7/16 to 48 7/16. Microchip Technology (Nasdaq:MCHP) was started by Chase H&Q with a buy rating. Shares were up 9 1/8 to 62 7/16. 5. Stock Splits To obtain the latest information on stock splits, please visit: http://www.smartportfolio.com/splits AOL users click here This chart shows the companies that will split their shares during the next 4 business days. The "Pay" column shows the payable date. The "Ex" column refers to the ex-date, the date on which the stock begins to trade at its split-adjusted price. The ratio refers to the number of split shares stockholders will receive (a 2:1 ratio means that stockholders will receive one additional share for each share they already hold). Pay Ex Ann. Split Date Date Company Sym. Date Ratio Feb 29 Mar 1 Anadigics ANAD Jan 28 3-2 Feb 29 Mar 1 Global Technologies GTLL Jan 06 3-2 Feb 29 Mar 1 TMP Worldwide TMPW Jan 11 2-1 Feb 29 Mar 1 WebTrends WEBT Jan 24 2-1 Mar 1 Mar 2 DSP Group DSPG Jan 24 2-1 Mar 1 Mar 2 Jones Pharma JMED Feb 03 3-2 Mar 1 Mar 2 Kirlin Holding Corp. KILK Feb 07 2-1 Mar 1 Mar 2 Modem Media MMPT Jan 05 2-1 Mar 1 Mar 2 Onyx Software ONXS Jan 31 2-1 Mar 2 Mar 3 Group 1 Software GSOF Feb 07 3-2 Mar 2 Mar 3 Jack Henry & Assoc. JKHY Jan 31 2-1 Mar 2 Mar 3 Winstar Communications WCII Feb 03 3-2 Mar 3 Mar 6 Veritas Software VRTS Jan 27 3-2 Mar 3 Mar 6 Xcelera.com XLA Jan 24 2-1 6. IPO Commentary - http://www.smartportfolio.com/ipo AOL users click here. It was an explosive day in the IPO market today, with 3 much- anticipated IPOs beginning to trade on a strong day in the overall equity markets. Leading the way was Net.genesis (Nasdaq:NTGX), a provider of e-customer intelligence solutions, whose shares surged 215.63%. Another winner was Avenue A (Nasdaq:AVEA), an online advertising firm, which bolted 200.00% in its debut. Finally, NIKU (Nasdaq:NIKU), a provider of Internet solutions for the sourcing, management and delivery of professional services soared 187.50% in its IPO after its pricing range was raised from $10-$12 to $20-$22, which is usually an indication that the underwriters expect strong demand for the offering. Continuing on today's momentum, there is a host of companies set to go public during the rest of the week, including the much- hyped IPO of Palm Inc. (Nasdaq:PALM), the provider of handheld computing devices and spin off of 3Com (Nasdaq:COMS). All four of these companies - Net.genesis, Avenue A, NIKU, and Palm =0F- were highlighted in one of the last 2 issues of the Smart!IPO Repot, which presents in-depth analyses every week of hot IPOs before they began trading. To subscribe to a FREE 2- week trial of the Smart!IPO Report, lease visit: http://www.smartportfolio.com/freetrials 7. IPOs Trading Tuesday Avenue A, Inc. (Nasdaq:AVEA) - Provider of Internet advertising services. Price: 24 Open: 76 High: 89 Close: 72 Change: +48 (+200.00%) Niku Corporation (Nasdaq:NIKU) - Provider of Internet solutions for the sourcing, management and delivery of professional services. Price: 24 Open: 63 1/2 High: 75 1/2 Close: 69 Change: +45 (+187.50%) net.Genesis Corp. (Nasdaq:NTGX) =0F- Provider of e-customer intelligence solutions that enable companies to understand and improve their online businesses. Price: 18 Open: 53 High: 59 Close: 56 13/16 Change: +38 13/16 (+215.63%) 8. IPO Calendar - http://www.smartportfolio.com/ipo AOL users click here. *Indicates an Internet related issue. *3/1 - Urban Cool Network Inc (AMEX:UBN) - Operate urbancoolnet.com, an online network targeted to the urban consumer that provides a forum for communications, information and electronic commerce. *3/1 - Onvia.com Inc (NASDAQ:ONVI) - A business-to-business emarketplace for small business buyers and sellers. *3/2 - Register.com Inc (NASDAQ:RCOM) - Provider of Internet domain name registration services worldwide. 3/2 - Palm Inc (NASDAQ:PALM) - A global provider of handheld computing devices. *3/2 - MatrixOne Inc (NASDAQ:MONE) - Provider of Internet business collaboration software. *3/3 - Netpliance Inc (NASDAQ:NPLI) - Shares: 7,000,000 Amount: $105,000,000 Price Range: $13-$15 Lead Underwriter: Donaldson Lufkin & Jenrette Inc Pioneering a new model for delivering a simplified and more relevant Internet experience through consumer Internet appliances. *3/3 - AsiaInfo Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:ASIA) - Provider of Internet-related, information technology professional services and software products in China. 3/3 - ImageWare Systems Inc (TBA) - Develops, sells and supports a suite of modular software products that is used by law enforcement and public safety agencies to manage criminal history records. *3/3 - UTStarcom Inc (NASDAQ:UTSI) - Provides communications equipment for service providers that operate wireless and wireline networks. *3/3 - Versata Inc (NASDAQ:VATA) - Provider of comprehensive suite of software and services that enables customers to rapidly deploy e-business applications. (Predecessors: Vision Software Tools Inc, Image Innovation Solutions Inc. *3/3 - EChapman.com Inc (NASDAQ:ECMN) - Seek to become a leading interactive online community through EChapman.com, offering both financial services and a variety of lifestyle, educational and cultural content selected to appeal particularly to African- Americans, Asian-Americans, Hispanic- Americans and women market segments. *3/3 - Switchboard Inc (NASDAQ:SWBD) - An Internet-based local merchant network interconnecting consumers, merchants and national advertisers. *3/3 - Prime Response Inc (NASDAQ:PRME) - A provider of integrated eMarketing software solutions that enable businesses to create, manage and execute highly targeted internet and traditional marketing campaigns. ***********************Advertisement************************* SAFEGUARD SCIENTIFICS ANNOUNCES 3:1 STOCK SPLIT, JUMPS 21%! Smart!Splits Readers Knew About it Beforehand! Did you? 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