KOS Pharmaceuticals (fka KOSP)

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Zacks Buy List Highlights: Eastman Chemical, KOS Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Duke Energy Corporation and RSA Security

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 15, 2004 09:00 AM


CHICAGO, Dec 15, 2004 (BUSINESS WIRE) --Zacks.com releases
another list of stocks that are currently members of the coveted Zacks #1 Ranked list. The #1 ranked stocks highlighted today include the following companies: Eastman Chemical Co. (NYSE:EMN) and KOS Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:KOSP). Further they announced #2 Rankings (Buy) on two other widely held stocks: Duke Energy Corporation (NYSE:DUK) and RSA Security, Inc. (NASDAQ:RSAS). To see the full Zacks #1 Ranked list or the rank for any other stock then
visit. http://at.zacks.com/?id=88.




Stocks ranked #1 (Strong Buys) by Zacks have produced an average
annual return of +32.9% since inception in 1988. During the recent Bear market from 2000 through 2002, the Zacks #1 Ranked stocks gained +43.8% while the S&P 500 tumbled -37.6%.

Here is a synopsis of why these stocks have a Zacks Rank of 1
(Strong Buy). Note that a #1 Strong Buy rating is applied to 5% of all the stocks Zacks ranks:



KOS Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:KOSP) announced third quarter
net income of 94 cents per fully diluted share, outperforming the consensus by about +54%. Revenue increased +79% for the third quarter relative to the third quarter of 2003. Third quarter saw robust revenue growth mainly as a result of the company's highly differentiated cholesterol products, Niaspan(R) and Advicor(R). Over the last 60 trading days, earnings estimates have risen 84 cents, or about +38%, for the year ending December 2004.

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