Company / Symb |
Price* |
P-E Ratio ** |
Calpine / CPN |
3.59 |
N.A. |
Consol Energy / CNX |
38.85 |
14 |
Embraer / ERJ |
29.46 |
12 |
Interpublic / IPG |
12.84 |
21 |
Morgan Stanley / MWD |
53.70 |
12 |
Petrobras / PBR |
36.04 |
5 |
United Rentals / URI |
18.25 |
11 |
Note: Panelists, or their firms, have financial interests in many of these stocks.
*Price as of Dec. 10
**Based on forecast earnings for fiscal 2005
Repeat panelist David J. Williams, portfolio manager of the Excelsior Value and Restructuring Fund at U.S. Trust Corp. whose picks returned 43% this year, was the most upbeat of all. He told of enticing stocks from Brazil that trade in New York.