http://www.forbes.com/markets/2005/05/27/0527automarketscan02.html?partner=yahootix&referrer=
" In its coverage of enterprise hardware, Banc of America's top two
picks are IBM and EMC (nyse: EMC - news - people ), which is rated
at "buy" with a target price of $15.25. Its least favorite is Lexmark
International (nyse: LXK - news - people ), rated at "neutral" with
a $74 price target. "
http://biz.yahoo.com/fool/050602/111774675023.html
What should a company do when it has extra cash?
"Paying dividends, reducing debt, making acquisitions, undertaking
capital expenditures, or buying back stock are the usual suspects.
Peter Lynch likes that last one. In his classic One Up on Wall Street,
he lists share buybacks as one of the favorable attributes he looks for
when buying into companies. He argues that buybacks are "the simplest
and best way a company can reward its investors." "