| 2004 Buyback Companies, and their Performance Relative to the S&P500 | |||||
| ( performance through Apr 12 2004, assumes buy on day after announcement ) | |||||
| Ticker | Name | Announcement Date |
Stock % Change |
S&P % Change |
Stock-S&P |
| WMT | WAL-MART STORES | 1/5/04 | 7.5% | 1.9% | 5.6% |
| BSC | BEAR STEARNS COS | 1/7/04 | 8.7% | 1.2% | 7.6% |
| PSFT | PEOPLESOFT INC | 1/12/04 | -14.0% | 2.1% | -16.2% |
| MHS | MEDCO HEALTH SOL | 1/14/04 | -3.5% | 1.2% | -4.6% |
| BMY | BRISTOL-MYER SQB | 1/15/04 | -19.3% | 0.5% | -19.8% |
| IP | INTL PAPER CO | 1/15/04 | -2.8% | 0.5% | -3.3% |
| WB | WACHOVIA CORP | 1/15/04 | 1.1% | 0.5% | 0.6% |
| ZION | ZIONS BANCORP | 1/20/04 | -6.7% | -0.2% | -6.5% |
| SOTR | SOUTHTRUST CORP | 1/21/04 | -0.8% | 0.1% | -0.9% |
| SYMC | SYMANTEC CORP | 1/21/04 | 28.0% | 0.1% | 27.8% |
| LUV | SOUTHWEST AIR | 1/22/04 | -4.3% | 0.3% | -4.6% |
| VZ | VERIZON COMMUNIC | 1/22/04 | -0.1% | 0.3% | -0.4% |
| AT | ALLTEL CORP | 1/23/04 | 0.0% | -0.9% | 0.9% |
| BDX | BECTON DICKINSON | 1/27/04 | 14.3% | 1.5% | 12.9% |
| LEH | LEHMAN BROS HLDG | 1/27/04 | -0.9% | 1.5% | -2.4% |
| BAC | BANK OF AMERICA | 1/28/04 | 1.3% | 1.0% | 0.3% |
| MHP | MCGRAW-HILL COS | 1/28/04 | 2.2% | 1.0% | 1.2% |
| WWY | WRIGLEY WM JR CO | 1/28/04 | 4.7% | 1.0% | 3.7% |
| XEL | XCEL ENERGY INC | 1/29/04 | 0.5% | 1.2% | -0.7% |
| AFL | AFLAC INC | 2/2/04 | 8.1% | 0.8% | 7.2% |
| FDC | FIRST DATA CORP | 2/2/04 | 12.3% | 0.8% | 11.5% |
| MDP | MEREDITH CORP | 2/2/04 | 1.5% | 0.8% | 0.7% |
| WEN | WENDY'S INTL INC | 2/2/04 | 10.0% | 0.8% | 9.2% |
| CTL | CENTURYTEL INC | 2/3/04 | -3.0% | 1.7% | -4.6% |
| GCI | GANNETT CO | 2/9/04 | 2.5% | 0.0% | 2.5% |
| JP | JEFFERSON-PILOT | 2/9/04 | 4.2% | 0.0% | 4.3% |
| LNC | LINCOLN NATL CRP | 2/10/04 | 6.8% | -1.1% | 7.9% |
| MER | MERRILL LYNCH | 2/10/04 | -1.9% | -1.1% | -0.9% |
| PRU | PRUDENTL FINL | 2/10/04 | -1.0% | -1.1% | 0.1% |
| RBK | REEBOK INTL LTD | 2/10/04 | 9.6% | -1.1% | 10.7% |
| RX | IMS HEALTH INC | 2/10/04 | -7.8% | -1.1% | -6.7% |
| MAY | MAY DEPT STORES | 2/12/04 | -2.1% | -0.1% | -2.0% |
| CTX | CENTEX CORP | 2/17/04 | -4.3% | -0.6% | -3.7% |
| GDT | GUIDANT CORP | 2/17/04 | 6.9% | -0.6% | 7.5% |
| MTB | M&T BANK CORP | 2/18/04 | -5.7% | -0.2% | -5.6% |
| TXN | TEXAS INSTRUMENT | 2/19/04 | -3.8% | 0.1% | -3.9% |
| PNC | PNC FINANCIAL SE | 2/20/04 | -4.8% | 0.4% | -5.1% |
| FO | FORTUNE BRANDS | 2/24/04 | 5.6% | 0.1% | 5.4% |
| IBM | IBM | 2/24/04 | -2.9% | 0.1% | -3.0% |
| NVLS | NOVELLUS SYS | 2/24/04 | 5.5% | 0.1% | 5.4% |
| LMT | LOCKHEED MARTIN | 2/26/04 | 1.4% | 0.0% | 1.3% |
| LTD | LIMITED BRANDS | 2/26/04 | 4.0% | 0.0% | 4.0% |
| SDS | SUNGARD DATA SYS | 2/26/04 | -1.5% | 0.0% | -1.5% |
| CAH | CARDINAL HEALTH | 2/27/04 | 8.3% | -0.9% | 9.2% |
| FDC | FIRST DATA CORP | 2/27/04 | 5.2% | -0.9% | 6.1% |
| HD | HOME DEPOT INC | 2/27/04 | -1.0% | -0.9% | -0.1% |
| SPLS | STAPLES INC | 3/4/04 | 1.5% | -1.0% | 2.5% |
| MXIM | MAXIM INTEGRATED | 3/10/04 | 8.3% | 3.5% | 4.8% |
| NSM | NATL SEMICONDUCT | 3/11/04 | 19.9% | 2.2% | 17.7% |
| PTV | PACTIV CORP | 3/15/04 | 7.5% | 3.1% | 4.4% |
| AZO | AUTOZONE INC | 3/17/04 | -1.2% | 2.0% | -3.3% |
| FCX | FREEPORT-MCMOR-B | 3/22/04 | -2.9% | 4.7% | -7.6% |
| CMA | COMERICA INC | 3/23/04 | 0.0% | 4.9% | -4.9% |
| AMAT | APPLIED MATERIAL | 3/24/04 | 5.1% | 3.2% | 1.9% |
| PBG | PEPSI BOTTLING | 3/25/04 | 2.1% | 3.4% | -1.3% |
| CCU | CLEAR CHANNEL | 3/30/04 | 3.3% | 1.7% | 1.6% |
| CVX | CHEVRONTEXACO | 3/31/04 | 4.0% | 1.2% | 2.8% |
| ABI | APPLIED BIOSYSTE | 4/5/04 | -1.6% | -0.3% | -1.4% |
| DELL | DELL INC | 4/8/04 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Average | 1.3% | ||||
| Stdev | 7.3% | ||||
| N | 59 | ||||
| % positive | 54.2% | ||||