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By BYU Press Release
MSI Up with NASDAQ, Led by NPS Pharmaceuticals
NEW YORK, NEW YORK -- Led by NPS Pharmaceuticals, the Mormon Stock Index
rose 2.7% last week, in line with the NASDAQ index and higher than the Dow
Jones and other companies. But the rise in the index was broadbased, with 22
stocks up and just 11 down for the week. 1-800-Contacts led the down stocks,
falling nearly 11% for the week.
Along with NPS Pharmaceuticals, which rose 24%, Myriad Genetics jumped 19%,
Swift Transportation increased 13% and Hollywood Entertainment continued its
recovery, rising11.7% to its highest point since January of 2000.
Please take a minute and review the companies listed at the end of this
story. If you have any information about whether or not they have Mormon
executives, please let us know!
| Mormon Stock Index | | 116.65 | up 3.04 |
| Company | Symbol | LDS Executive | Closing Price | Change |
| Affiliated Computer Services | ACS | Lynn Blodgett, Executive Vice President and Group President - Business Process Solutions Group | 85.25 | up 4.91 |
| AES Corp. | AES | Roger W. Sant, Chairman | 35.32 | up 1.25 |
| Avista Corp. | AVA | Gary Ely, Chairman | 17.20 | down 0.10 |
| Black & Decker | BDK | Nolan D. Archbald, CEO | 41.22 | up 1.05 |
| Bay View Capital Corp | BVC | Matt Carpenter, COO | 7.38 | down 0.31 |
| Cadence Design | CDN | Raymond Bingham, President & CEO | 23.03 | up 0.32 |
| Computerized Thermal Imaging, Inc. | CIO | David Packer, President & COO | 2.80 | up 0.08 |
| Corvis | CORV | David Huber, CEO | 2.40 | down 0.20 |
| 1-800-Contacts | CTAC | Jonathan C. Coon, President & CEO | 12.99 | down 1.58 |
| Cygnus Inc. | CYGN | John Hodgman, Chairman, President & CEO | 8.76 | down 0.52 |
| Dell Computer | DELL | Kevin B. Rollins, Vice Chairman | 23.12 | up 0.12 |
| Dionex | DNEX | A. Blaine Bowman, President & CEO | 30.05 | up 0.24 |
| EarthShell | ERTH | Simon K. Hodson, CEO | 3.50 | up 0.09 |
| Franklin Covey | FC | Stephen R. Covey, Chairman | 5.40 | down 0.29 |
| Hillenbrand Industries | HB | Frederick Rockwood, President & CEO | 54.65 | down 1.31 |
| Hollywood Entertainment | HLYW | Mark J. Wattles, CEO | 12.36 | up 1.29 |
| Host Marriott | HMT | Richard Marriott, Chairman | 13.26 | up 0.26 |
| Iomega | IOM | David J. Dunn, Chairman | 1.47 | down 0.05 |
| JP Realty | JPR | Several Mgmt Team Members, | 23.63 | up 0.23 |
| Knight Transportation | KNGT | Keith, Gary & Kevin Knight, | 21.34 | down 0.25 |
| Marriott International | MAR | J.W. Marriott, Jr., Chairman | 47.36 | up 1.19 |
| Micrel Semiconductor | MCRL | Ray Zinn, Chairman and CEO | 31.52 | up 2.21 |
| Myriad Genetics | MYGN | Christopher L. Wight, VP, General Counsel | 45.55 | up 7.24 |
| Novell | NOVL | Stewart Nelson, COO | 4.74 | up 0.44 |
| NPS Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | NPSP | James Jensen, VP of Corp. Devel. and Legal Affairs Sec. | 32.96 | up 6.36 |
| NuSkin | NUS | All Mormon Mgmt, | 6.85 | down 0.05 |
| Oil States International | OIS | L.E. Simmons, Chairman | 9.00 | up 0.02 |
| Oakley | OO | Jim Jannard, Chairman & CEO | 13.33 | up 1.13 |
| Ryder Systems | R | Tony Burns, Chairman | 22.02 | up 0.77 |
| Sky West Airlines | SKYW | Jerry Atkin, Chairman & CEO | 31.60 | up 0.94 |
| Swift Transportation | SWFT | Jerry Moyes, Chairman & CEO | 21.50 | up 2.47 |
| Cornerstone REIT | TCR | Glade M. Knight, Chairman & CEO | 11.27 | up 0.24 |
| Zions Bancorp | ZION | Harris Simmons, Chairman | 58.62 | down 0.88 |
The following companies do not meet the $100 million capital
requirement for inclusion in the Mormon Stock Index:
Buyer's Online (BUYO.OB)
- Caldera Systems (CALD)
- Fonix (FONX.OB)
- Geneva Steel (GNVH)
- I-Link (ILNKC)
- MITY Enterprises (MITY)
- Metalclad (MTLC)
- NX Networks (NXWX)
- Ten Fold (TENF)
- Wade Cook Financial (WADE.OB)
- Washington Group Intl (WNG)
Please Help Us Confirm Other Mormon Companies:
Mormon News' research confirms that there are probably other
companies with Mormon management that we currently don't know about.
Our research uncovered several companies which may have Mormon
executives, but which we were unable to confirm as of yet. If you
have any confirming information about the following companies, please
let me know:
- FX Energy (Utah)
- Gertner Communications (Utah)
- Headwaters, Inc. (Utah)
- Microsemi Corp. (CEO James J. Peterson, BYU graduate)
- Nature's Sunshine (Utah)
- Questar (Utah)
- Sonic Innovations (Utah)
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