Special Features Foolish Top 10 Lists -- Part 1

By Bill Mann (TMF Otter) and Rick Munarriz (TMFBreakerRick)

(Dec. 21, 1999)

Top 10 Gainers in 1999 (listed stocks above $5 per share, through 12/10)

1. China Prosperity ADR (Nasdaq: CPIH) +2883%
2. Digital Lightwave (Nasdaq: DIGL) +2159%
3. Ancor Communications (Nasdaq: ANCR) +2046%
4. Puma Technology (Nasdaq: PUMA) +2003%
5. Interleaf (Nasdaq: LEAF) +1852%
6. Silicon Storage (Nasdaq: SSTI) +1520%
7. Metricom (Nasdaq: MCOM) +1509%
8. Qualcomm (Nasdaq: QCOM) +1439%
9. California Amplifier (Nasdaq: CAMP) +1377%
10. Magic Software (Nasdaq: MGIC) +1321%

Top 10 Losers in 1999 (listed stocks above $5 per share, through 12/10)

1. Pediatrix Medical (NYSE: PDX) -87%
2. Engineering Animation (Nasdaq: EAII) -85%
3. Boron Lepore (Nasdaq: BLPG) -81%
4. Carriage Service (NYSE: CSV) -81%
5. Service Corp. Intl. (NYSE: SRV) -81%
6. CKE Restaurants (NYSE: CKR) -79%
7. Curative Health (Nasdaq: CURE) -79%
8. Service Experts (NYSE: SVE) -79%
9. Fremont General (NYSE: FMT) -79%
10. Manhattan Associates (Nasdaq: MANH) -78%

Top 10 Most Popular 1999 IPOs Based on Fool.com Message Board Postings

1. United Parcel Service (NYSE: UPS) -- 8917 messages
2. Red Hat (Nasdaq: RHAT) -- 2549
3. Internet Capital Group (Nasdaq: ICGE) -- 677
4. Akami (Nasdaq: AKAM) -- 573
5. VA Linux (Nasdaq: LNUX) -- 480
6. Wit Capital (Nasdaq: WITC) -- 297
7. MP3.com (Nasdaq: MPPP) -- 295
8. CBS Marketwatch (Nasdaq: MKTW) -- 209
9. Charter Communications (Nasdaq: CHTR) -- 209
10. Delphi Automotive (NYSE: DPH) -- 209

Top 10 Noteworthy IPOs in 1999 Not on the Popularity List

1. World Wrestling Federation (Nasdaq: WWFE)
2. Martha Stewart Omnimedia (NYSE: MSO)
3. Foundry Networks (Nasdaq: FDRY)
4. Ask Jeeves (Nasdaq: ASKJ)
5. Commerce One (Nasdaq: CMRC)
6. MyPoints.com (Nasdaq: MYPT)
7. Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS)
8. Freemarkets (Nasdaq: FMKT)
9. E.Piphany (Nasdaq: EPNY)
10. Cobalt Networks (Nasdaq: COBT)

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