EPS Changes October 25, 2006, 2:52PM EST

Lower Forecast for Amazon.com

S&P revises earnings per share forecasts for Goldman Sachs and more

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EPS Changes

Company	Symbol	FY-End	Prior	New	Comment
Amazon.com	AMZN	Dec-07	0.82	0.72	Higher projected marketing spending
Commercial Metals	CMC	Aug-07	2.80	3.12	Better than expected '06 Q4
Dyax Corp	DYAX	Dec-07	-0.73	-0.88	Higher operating costs
EnCana Corp	ECA	Dec-07	3.95	3.75	Lower natural gas price expectations
Intl Securities	ISE	Dec-07	1.46	1.73	Higher operating margin
Manitowoc Comp.	MTW	Dec-07	3.45	3.80	Better than expected Q3
Murphy Oil	MUR	Dec-07	6.00	5.25	Lower oil price expectations
Packeteer Inc	PKTR	Dec-07	0.45	0.33	Higher expenses
RadioShack	RSH	Dec-07	1.11	0.93	Cont'd weak wireless business
Sara Lee Corp	SLE	Jun-07	1.20	0.80	Spinoff of branded apparel business
Smurfit-Stone	SSCC	Dec-06	0.05	-0.15	Weaker than expected '06 Q3
SonicWALL Inc	SNWL	Dec-07	-0.01	0.01	Operating margin to widen modestly
Wausau Paper	WPP	Dec-06	0.25	0.30	Poor performance in specialty prods
10/24/2006
BP p.l.c. ADS	BP	Dec-06	6.08	7.26	Revision of non-operating earnings
Fluor Corp	FLR	Dec-06	3.15	2.45	Cost overruns on embassy projects
Grant Prideco	GRP	Dec-06	3.00	3.39	Improved volumes and pricing
PartnerRe Ltd	PRE	Dec-06	8.20	9.97	Lower large losses
Phelps Dodge	PD	Dec-06	11.10	12.60	Conts firm copper prices
Precision Castparts	PCP	Mar-07	3.40	3.85	Sales growth and margin improvement
10/23/2006
Cost Plus	CPWM	Jan-07	-0.03	-0.11	Competitive environment
Goldman Sachs	GS	Nov-07	17.44	19.82	Improved outlook for investment bankng
Hasbro Inc	HAS	Dec-06	1.17	1.30	Better than expected Q3
10/20/2006
Arch Coal	ACI	Dec-06	2.00	1.68	Reflects pricing & demand weakness
HCA Inc	HCA	Dec-06	3.00	2.69	Higher bad debt expense
HomeBanc Corp	HMB	Dec-06	0.03	-0.06	Adverse mortgage market conditions
Schering-Plough	SGP	Dec-06	0.67	0.76	Strong growth in key franchises
10/19/2006
Amylin Pharma.	AMLN	Dec-06	-1.58	-1.83	Change in mgmt guidance
Apple Computer	AAPL	Sep-07	2.37	2.72	Favorable demand trends
Briggs & Stratton	BGG	Jun-07	2.50	1.55	Weaker than expected Jun-Q
Cosi Inc	COSI	Dec-06	-0.21	-0.35	Lower sales & margins seen
EarthLink Inc	ELNK	Dec-06	0.15	0.13	Aggressive invstmnts in new initiativs
ENI S.p.A. ADS*	E	Dec-06	8.14	7.04	Updated price and margin projections
Kinder Morgan	KMP	Dec-06	2.27	1.99	Raising cost structure
Logitech Intl.	LOGI	Mar-07	0.97	1.22	Improving demand & operating leverage
Southwest Airlines	LUV	Dec-06	0.95	0.79	Higher fuel costs
10/18/2006
ADC Telecomm.	ADCT	Oct-07	1.00	1.10	Lower sales
Apollo Group	APOL	Aug-07	2.90	2.30	Weaker than expected operations
Bandag, Inc	BDG	Dec-06	1.85	2.14	Costs for employee reduction
Great Atl & Pacific	GAP	Feb-07	-0.42	-0.36	Benefits from cost reductions
Illumina Inc	ILMN	Dec-06	0.49	0.78	Higher-margin consumable sales
Innospec Inc	IOSP	Dec-06	0.50	0.35	Impairment charges
Intel Corp	INTC	Dec-07	1.05	1.18	Better visibility
M.D.C. Hldgs	MDC	Dec-06	7.45	6.70	Ongoing weakness in home demand seen
Novellus Systems	NVLS	Dec-06	1.46	1.66	Deteriorating business conditions
Yahoo Inc	YHOO	Dec-06	0.54	0.47	Delayed release of Panama

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