Tim Murray Highlights the Following Stocks: Sonic Innovations, Parametric Technology, Walgreen, Claire's Stores, CompuCom, and Whitney Holding.Business Editors CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 7, 2003 The market atmosphere was very positive heading into the Fourth of July Fourth of July, Independence Day, or July Fourth, U.S. holiday, commemorating the adoption of the Declaration of Independence. Celebration of it began during the American Revolution. . Tim Murray can give you another reason to celebrate with several stock selections that may be poised to take off like a firecracker. Read about Sonic Innovations (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :SNCI SNCI Societe Nationale de Credit et d'Investissement (Luxembourg) SNCI Site of Nature Conservation Importance (UK) ), Parametric Technology (NASDAQ:PMTC PMTC Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission (of HIV/AIDS) PMTC Pacific Missile Test Center PMTC Professional Multimedia Test Center ), Walgreen (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :WAG), Claire's Stores, Inc. (NYSE:CLE Cle total elimination clearance. ), CompuCom Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:CMPC CMPC Classified Matter Protection and Control CMPC Compañia Manufacturera de Papeles y Cartones S.A. CMPC Cisco Multi-Path Channel CMPC Children's Media Policy Coalition CMPC Central Milk Producers Cooperative CMPC Connecticut Minority Purchasing Council ), and Whitney Holding Corporation (NASDAQ:WTNY). Click here for the full story exclusively on Zacks.com: http://featuredexpert2bw.zacks.com/ Here are the highlights from the Featured Expert column: Briar briar: see brier. Patch Stock Market Update from July 2, 2003 All of the talk in June about a sell off in the second quarter has dissipated for now. There has been some profit taking, but no nervous selling. The atmosphere is different and very positive. It might not be well founded, but that will not stop it from going up. Tim Murray has put in a GTC order See Open order. in to sell Sonic Innovations (NASDAQ:SNCI). It is a good company and Tim expects to trade it again. After the close on July 2, Parametric Technology (NASDAQ:PMTC) finally came out with an earnings and revenue shortfall warning for the quarter that ended on June 30. Tim had wanted to add to PMTC, but wanted to get the quarterly results out of the way. It could be a good buying opportunity. Walgreen (NYSE:WAG) is the class act in the growing drug stores business. In June, total sales were up 14.4% and the all important comp store sales were up 10.1%. Walgreen is not cheap on earnings or dividend but the sales per share Sales Per Share A ratio that computes the total revenue earned per share over a 12-month period. It is calculated by dividing total revenue earned in a fiscal year by the weighted average of shares outstanding for that fiscal year. It is also known as "revenue per share. are $30.59. It is a big company with both market capitalization Market Capitalization A measure of a public company's size. Market capitalization is the total dollar value of all outstanding shares. It's calculated by multiplying the number of shares times the current market price. This term is often referred to as market cap. and total sales just at $31 billion. The stock has been consolidating for over four years after it got ahead of itself in the late 1990's. It is a good trading situation at this point. Other Portfolio Positions Claire's Stores, Inc. (NYSE:CLE), through its wholly owned subsidiaries, is a leading mall-based retailer of popular-priced fashion accessories and apparel for pre-teens and teenagers. CompuCom Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:CMPC) is a leading provider of technology management services and information technology products to large and medium-sized businesses throughout the United States. CompuCom helps Fortune 1000 companies manage information technology to achieve their business goals. Whitney Holding Corporation (NASDAQ:WTNY) is a bank holding company that, through its banking subsidiaries, engages in commercial and retail banking and in trust business. Keep track of Tim Murray's moves on a daily basis, and take a look at all of the holdings in his portfolio by clicking: http://featuredexpert3bw.zacks.com/ About Zacks Featured Experts To be a successful investor you need professional advice. 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