The Market Next Week

  • October 19, 2001
  • Brice Wightman

The following is TradingMarkets.com’s synopsis for the market next week.
Included are our Stock Scanner standouts, upcoming IPOs, stock splits, and
upcoming economic events — all of which may impact traders in the coming week.

Stocks Scanner Standouts:

The following stocks are the highest-rated combination of relative strength
and earnings over three different time periods as found in the TradingMarkets.com
Stock Scanner.

These are not
recommendations to buy or sell. Also, please remember to use protective stops
on any positions.

12 mo RS of 96 and higher and EPR 96 and higher

Company Name Symbol Industry Group 1-Year-High Open High Low Close
Duramed DRMD Drugs 23.00 21.50 21.95 21.36 21.82
Merit Medical Systems Inc MMSI Medical Equipment & Supplies 20.55 16.31 16.49 14.65 15.70
Pharmaceutical Resources PRX Drugs 42.20 36.85 37.50 36.55 37.48
Sola Int’l SOL Med. Inst. 16.75 15.17 15.49 15.05 15.35
First Hrzn Ph. FHRX Drugs 28.48 26.44 28 26.22 28.00
Am. Hm. Mtg. AHMH Mtg. Inv. 22.20 17.95 18.30 17.01 17.90
Integra Life IART Biotech 32.15 28.89 29.15 28.31 28.58

 

6 mo RS of 96 and higher and EPR 96 and higher

Company Name Symbol Industry Group 1-Year-High Open High Low Close
Am. Hm. Mtg. AHMH Mtg. Inv. 22.20 17.95 18.30 17.01 17.90
Duramed DRMD Drugs 23.00 21.50 21.95 21.36 21.82
Merit Medical Systems Inc MMSI Medical Equipment 20.55 16.31 16.49 14.65 15.70
Integra LS IART Biotech 32.15 28.89 29.15 28.31 28.58
Pharmaceutical Resources PRX Biotechnology & Drugs 42.20 36.85 37.50 36.55 37.48

3 mo RS of 96 and higher and EPR 96 and higher

Company Name Symbol Industry Group 1-Year-High Open High Low Close
Actuant ATU Div. Mach. 25.70 24.40 25.00 24.10 24.80
Merit Medical Systems Inc MMSI Medical Equipment & Supplies 20.55 16.31 16.49 14.65 15.70

Upcoming IPOs for Week of October 22 :
Offering Price

Cross Country Inc. (CCRN), by Merrill Lynch
$15-$17

Principal Financial Group (PFG) by Goldman Sachs
$17-$20

Universal Hospital Services (UHOS) by UBS Warburg
$14-$15

For more information, please visit our IPO
Calendar.

Splits:

Company Symbol Ratio Payable Ex-Date Announced
West Essex Bancorp WEBK 5-4 Oct 22 Oct 23 Sep 28
Redwood Empire Bancorp REBC 3-2 Oct 19 Oct 22 Sep 21

Need more splits information? Click here.

Upcoming Economic Events

Week of October
22- October 26
Date ET Release For Consensus Prior
Oct 22 10:00 Leading Indicators Sep -0.5% -0.3%
Oct 24 2:00 Fed Beige Book Sep — —
Oct 25 08:30 Durable Orders Sep -1.0% -0.3%
Oct 25 08:30 Employment Cost Index Q3 0.9% 0.9%
Oct 25 08:30 Initial Claims 10/20 — 490K
Oct 25 10:00 Existing Home Sales Sep 5.20M 5.50M
Oct 25 10:00 Help Wanted Index Sep NA 53
Oct 26 2:00 New Homes Sales Sep 852K 898K
Oct 26 2:00 Treasury Budges Sep $29.0B $65.7B
Oct 26 9:45 Michigan Sent – Rev. Oct 83.0 83.4

Click here
for more economic events.

Have a great week trading,

Brice