Updated: 07-Mar-01
Last Updated: 11:42 ET
Upgrades
| Company | Symbol | Brokerage Firm | Upgrade from: | Upgrade to: |
| Vintage Peto | VPI | Jefferies & Co | Accumulate | Buy |
| Swift Energy | SFY | Jefferies & Co | Accumulate | Buy |
| Spinnaker Expl | SKE | Jefferies & Co | Accumulate | Buy |
| Newfield Expl | NFX | Jefferies & Co | Accumulate | Buy |
| Evergreen Resr | EVG | Jefferies & Co | Accumulate | Buy |
| EOG Resources | EOG | Jefferies & Co | Accumulate | Buy |
| Cabot Oil & Gas | COG | Jefferies & Co | Accumulate | Buy |
| Anadarko Petro | APC | Jefferies & Co | Accumulate | Buy |
| Gaiam | GAIA | USB Piper Jaffray | Buy | Strong Buy |
| Ball Corp | BLL | Mrgn Stnly Dn Wttr | Neutral | Outperform |
| TriZetto Group | TZIX | Robinson Humphrey | Neutral | Buy |
| United Rentals | URI | Legg Mason | Buy | Strong Buy |
| Tyco Intl | TYC | Legg Mason | Buy | Strong Buy |
| Deere & Co | DE | Legg Mason | Mkt Perform | Strong Buy |
| Caterpillar | CAT | Legg Mason | Buy | Strong Buy |
| Xcel Energy | XEL | Legg Mason | Buy | Strong Buy |
| BE Aerospace | BEAV | CSFB | Hold | Buy |
| Genzyme | GENZ | SG Cowen | Buy | Strong Buy |
| Henry Schein | HSIC | Goldman Sachs | Mkt Perform | Mkt Outperform |
Downgrades
| Company | Symbol | Brokerage Firm | Downgrade from: | Downgrade to: |
| Broadcom | BRCM | CE Unterberg Towbin | Buy | Neutral |
| ServiceWare.com | SVCW | CE Unterberg Towbin | Strong Buy | Buy |
| InterNAP Ntwrk | INAP | Lehman Brothers | Buy | Mkt Perform |
| JDS Uniphase | JDSU | Thomas Weisel | Strong Buy | Buy |
| Broadcom | BRCM | Thomas Weisel | Strong Buy | Buy |
| Telephone & Data | TDS | Merrill Lynch | LT Buy | LT Accum |
| Alltel Corp | AT | Merrill Lynch | NT Buy | NT Accum |
| InterNAP Ntwrk | INAP | Robert W. Baird | Strong Buy | Mkt Outperform |
| Akamai Tech | AKAM | Robert W. Baird | Mkt Outperform | Mkt Perform |
| Commscope | CTV | Josephthal & Co | Trading Buy | Hold |
| Extended Systems | XTND | Stephens Inc | Mkt Outperform | Sell |
| Commscope | CTV | Merrill Lynch | NT Accum | NT Neutral |
| IMS Health | RX | Jefferies & Co | Buy | Accumulate |
| CTS Corp | CTS | Dresdner Klnwrt Wasserstein | Buy | Add |
| Reinsurance Grp | RGA | Mrgn Stnly Dn Wttr | Outperform | Neutral |
| InterNAP Ntwrk | INAP | ING Barings | Strong Buy | Hold |
| Siebel Systems | SEBL | ING Barings | Strong Buy | Buy |
| Exar Corp | EXAR | Needham & Co | Buy | Hold |
| StorageNetworks | STOR | Dain Rauscher Wessels | Buy Aggressive | Neutral |
| InterNAP Ntwrk | INAP | Dain Rauscher Wessels | Buy | Neutral |
| Exodus Comms | EXDS | Dain Rauscher Wessels | Buy Aggressive | Neutral |
| Akamai Tech | AKAM | Dain Rauscher Wessels | Buy Aggressive | Neutral |
| BindView Dev | BVEW | Merrill Lynch | NT Accum | NT Neutral |
| InterNAP Ntwrk | INAP | Merrill Lynch | NT Accum/LT Buy | NT Neut/LT Neut |
| CTS Corp | CTS | Bear Stearns | Buy | Neutral |
| H.J. Heinz Co | HNZ | Bear Stearns | Attractive | Neutral |
| Commerce One | CMRC | Bear Stearns | Buy | Attractive |
| ValueVision | VVTV | Ladenburg Thalmann | NT Strong Buy | NTBuy |
| Finish Line | FINL | Banc of America Sec | Buy | Mkt Perform |
| C&D Technologies | CHP | Banc of America Sec | Strong Buy | Buy |
| InterNAP Ntwrk | INAP | CSFB | Buy | Hold |
| Nokia | NOK | Lehman Brothers | Buy | Mkt Perform |
| US Cellular | USM | Merrill Lynch | LT Buy | LT Accum |
| Broadcom | BRCM | Salomon Smth Brny | Outperform | Neutral |
| BindView Dev | BVEW | Robertson Stephens | Buy | LT Attractive |
| Broadcom | BRCM | Robertson Stephens | LT Attractive | Mkt Performer |
| Broadcom | BRCM | W.R. Hambrecht | Buy | Mkt Neutral |
| Broadcom | BRCM | Goldman Sachs | Mkt Outperform | Mkt Perform |
| Orbotech Ltd. | ORBK | Goldman Sachs | Recomm List | Mkt Outperform |
| JDS Uniphase | JDSU | ABN AMRO | Buy | Add |
| General Mills | GIS | Lehman Brothers | Strong Buy | Buy |
Coverage Initiated
| Company | Symbol | Brokerage Firm | Initial Recommendation: | |
| AnnTaylor | ANN | Janney Mntgmy Scott | Hold | |
| Duke Energy | DUK | Credit Lyonnais Sec | Buy | |
| TriZetto Group | TZIX | Jefferies & Co | Buy | |
| Automatic Data | ADP | Wit SoundView | Buy | |
| Intuit | INTU | Wit SoundView | Buy | |
| eFunds | EFDS | Robinson Humphrey | Outperform | |
| Concord EFS | CEFT | Robinson Humphrey | Outperform | |
| Juniper Networks | JNPR | Needham & Co | Hold | |
| Newell Rubbermaid | NWL | First Union Sec | Mkt Perform | |
| Fiserv | FISV | Jolson MP | LT Buy | |
| Third Wave (a) | TWTI | Dain Rauscher Wessels | Buy Speculative | |
| ATP Oil & Gas (a) | ATPG | Dain Rauscher Wessels | Buy Aggressive | |
| Biosite Diagnostics | BSTE | Banc of America Sec | Mkt Perform | |
| Abbott Labs | ABT | Banc of America Sec | Mkt Perform | |
| Markel Corp | MKL | CSFB | Buy | |
| Oil States (a) | OIS | CSFB | Buy | |
| Beckman Coulter | BEC | Banc of America Sec | Buy | |
| Becton, Dickinson | BDX | Banc of America Sec | Buy | |
| Corvis | CORV | Merrill Lynch | NT Neut/LT Accum | |
| Sycamore Ntwks | SCMR | Merrill Lynch | NT Neut/LT Buy | |
| M&T Bank Corp. | MTB | Lehman Brothers | Buy | |
| Third Wave (a) | TWTI | Lehman Brothers | Strong Buy | |
| Viacom | VIAB | Lehman Brothers | Strong Buy | |
| Six Flags | PKS | Lehman Brothers | Strong Buy | |
| Lbty Media Grp | LMGA | Lehman Brothers | Strong Buy | |
| Walt Disney | DIS | Lehman Brothers | Buy | |
| Crown Media (a) | CRWN | Lehman Brothers | Strong Buy | |
(a) Brokerage firm initiating coverage participated in underwriting the recent IPO.
(b) Brokerage firm resumes coverage.
(c) Brokerage firm initiating coverage participated in the secondary offering.