2004 Buyback Companies, and their relative performance to the S&P500
( performance through Jun 8 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 8.1% 1.5% 6.6%
BSC BEAR STEARNS COS 1/7/04 3.5% 0.8% 2.7%
PSFT PEOPLESOFT INC 1/12/04 -13.9% 1.7% -15.6%
MHS MEDCO HEALTH SOL 1/14/04 -2.9% 0.7% -3.7%
BMY BRISTOL-MYER SQB 1/15/04 -14.2% 0.1% -14.3%
IP INTL PAPER CO 1/15/04 -2.2% 0.1% -2.2%
WB WACHOVIA CORP 1/15/04 3.3% 0.1% 3.3%
ZION ZIONS BANCORP 1/20/04 0.5% -0.6% 1.1%
SOTR SOUTHTRUST CORP 1/21/04 3.7% -0.3% 4.0%
SYMC SYMANTEC CORP 1/21/04 20.6% -0.3% 20.9%
LUV SOUTHWEST AIR 1/22/04 0.2% -0.1% 0.3%
VZ VERIZON COMMUNIC 1/22/04 -5.5% -0.1% -5.4%
AT ALLTEL CORP 1/23/04 2.5% -1.3% 3.8%
BDX BECTON DICKINSON 1/27/04 18.7% 1.1% 17.6%
LEH LEHMAN BROS HLDG 1/27/04 -3.1% 1.1% -4.1%
BAC BANK OF AMERICA 1/28/04 4.0% 0.6% 3.4%
MHP MCGRAW-HILL COS 1/28/04 2.7% 0.6% 2.1%
WWY WRIGLEY WM JR CO 1/28/04 11.0% 0.6% 10.4%
XEL XCEL ENERGY INC 1/29/04 -3.1% 0.8% -3.9%
AFL AFLAC INC 2/2/04 6.3% 0.4% 5.9%
FDC FIRST DATA CORP 2/2/04 15.6% 0.4% 15.2%
MDP MEREDITH CORP 2/2/04 9.9% 0.4% 9.5%
WEN WENDY'S INTL INC 2/2/04 -4.0% 0.4% -4.4%
CTL CENTURYTEL INC 2/3/04 8.7% 1.2% 7.4%
GCI GANNETT CO 2/9/04 0.4% -0.4% 0.9%
JP JEFFERSON-PILOT 2/9/04 -4.0% -0.4% -3.6%
LNC LINCOLN NATL CRP 2/10/04 2.2% -1.5% 3.7%
MER MERRILL LYNCH 2/10/04 -5.1% -1.5% -3.6%
PRU PRUDENTL FINL 2/10/04 -2.3% -1.5% -0.8%
RBK REEBOK INTL LTD 2/10/04 -4.7% -1.5% -3.2%
RX IMS HEALTH INC 2/10/04 -4.3% -1.5% -2.8%
MAY MAY DEPT STORES 2/12/04 -16.2% -0.5% -15.7%
CTX CENTEX CORP 2/17/04 -5.3% -1.0% -4.4%
GDT GUIDANT CORP 2/17/04 -11.3% -1.0% -10.3%
MTB M&T BANK CORP 2/18/04 -0.9% -0.6% -0.3%
TXN TEXAS INSTRUMENT 2/19/04 -15.0% -0.3% -14.6%
PNC PNC FINANCIAL SE 2/20/04 -4.0% 0.0% -4.0%
FO FORTUNE BRANDS 2/24/04 5.8% -0.3% 6.1%
IBM IBM 2/24/04 -6.7% -0.3% -6.4%
NVLS NOVELLUS SYS 2/24/04 -2.7% -0.3% -2.4%
LMT LOCKHEED MARTIN 2/26/04 8.9% -0.4% 9.3%
LTD LIMITED BRANDS 2/26/04 -1.3% -0.4% -0.9%
SDS SUNGARD DATA SYS 2/26/04 -5.4% -0.4% -5.0%
CAH CARDINAL HEALTH 2/27/04 5.3% -1.3% 6.6%
FDC FIRST DATA CORP 2/27/04 8.3% -1.3% 9.6%
HD HOME DEPOT INC 2/27/04 -2.5% -1.3% -1.1%
SPLS STAPLES INC 3/4/04 8.7% -1.4% 10.1%
MXIM MAXIM INTEGRATED 3/10/04 8.4% 3.0% 5.3%
NSM NATL SEMICONDUCT 3/11/04 10.5% 1.8% 8.7%
PTV PACTIV CORP 3/15/04 9.3% 2.7% 6.7%
AZO AUTOZONE INC 3/17/04 5.3% 1.6% 3.7%
FCX FREEPORT-MCMOR-B 3/22/04 -15.5% 4.2% -19.8%
CMA COMERICA INC 3/23/04 7.8% 4.5% 3.3%
AMAT APPLIED MATERIAL 3/24/04 -12.1% 2.8% -14.9%
PBG PEPSI BOTTLING 3/25/04 -0.6% 2.9% -3.5%
CCU CLEAR CHANNEL 3/30/04 -10.3% 1.3% -11.6%
CVX CHEVRONTEXACO 3/31/04 3.6% 0.7% 2.9%
ABI APPLIED BIOSYSTE 4/5/04 -3.4% -0.7% -2.7%
DELL DELL INC 4/8/04 -1.2% -0.4% -0.8%
NYT NEW YORK TIMES-A 4/13/04 0.2% 1.1% -0.9%
PPG PPG INDS INC 4/15/04 -0.3% 0.5% -0.8%
ROK ROCKWELL AUTOMAT 4/16/04 -1.0% 0.4% -1.4%
FHN FIRST HORIZON NA 4/20/04 6.3% 1.5% 4.8%
FDO FAMILY DOLLAR ST 4/22/04 0.3% 0.0% 0.3%
TSG SABRE HOLDINGS-A 4/22/04 3.1% 0.0% 3.1%
XLNX XILINX INC 4/22/04 0.7% 0.0% 0.8%
HDI HARLEY-DAVIDSON 4/26/04 2.0% 0.2% 1.8%
HBAN HUNTINGTON BANC 4/27/04 6.0% 1.6% 4.4%
PBI PITNEY BOWES INC 4/27/04 0.8% 1.6% -0.8%
PCAR PACCAR INC 4/27/04 -0.9% 1.6% -2.5%
WFC WELLS FARGO & CO 4/27/04 4.4% 1.6% 2.8%
ACS AFFIL COMPUTER-A 4/29/04 3.5% 3.0% 0.5%
ET E*TRADE FINANCIA 4/29/04 1.1% 3.0% -1.8%
AET AETNA INC 4/30/04 3.1% 2.1% 1.0%
MAR MARRIOTT INTL-A 4/30/04 7.0% 2.1% 4.9%
MET METLIFE INC 5/4/04 6.1% 1.7% 4.4%
SPG SIMON PROPERTY 5/6/04 11.9% 3.8% 8.2%
UPS UNITED PARCEL-B 5/6/04 5.0% 3.8% 1.2%
PBI PITNEY BOWES INC 5/10/04 2.6% 4.1% -1.5%
GCI GANNETT CO 5/12/04 0.4% 4.0% -3.6%
PFG PRINCIPAL FINL 5/12/04 4.0% 4.0% 0.0%
CSCO CISCO SYSTEMS 5/13/04 11.8% 4.1% 7.7%
FCX FREEPORT-MCMOR-B 5/13/04 14.1% 4.1% 10.0%
LTD LIMITED BRANDS 5/17/04 0.0% 4.5% -4.5%
NTAP NETWORK APPLIANC 5/18/04 3.3% 4.8% -1.5%
BLI BIG LOTS INC 5/19/04 15.0% 4.7% 10.3%
FDC FIRST DATA CORP 5/19/04 4.7% 4.7% 0.0%
INTU INTUIT INC 5/19/04 7.1% 4.7% 2.4%
YUM YUM! BRANDS INC 5/20/04 4.5% 4.3% 0.2%
EOP EQUITY OFFICE PR 5/24/04 0.1% 2.5% -2.3%
MCO MOODY'S CORP 5/24/04 1.9% 2.5% -0.6%
TJX TJX COS INC 5/24/04 3.4% 2.5% 0.9%
HD HOME DEPOT INC 5/26/04 0.3% 1.7% -1.5%
SVU SUPERVALU INC 5/26/04 3.7% 1.7% 2.0%
HPQ HEWLETT-PACKARD 5/28/04 3.9% 1.7% 2.2%
KMB KIMBERLY-CLARK 6/8/04 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Average 0.6%
Stdev 6.8%
N 96
% positive 53.1%