PURCHASEPRO --- Kursziel 28 USD!!!!!!!!!! - 500 Beiträge pro Seite

[Brokerhase]

Purchasepro Kursziel 28 USD
Datum : 27.03.2001
Zeit :15:38


Nachdem die Purchasepro-Aktie (WKN 925242) unter die 10-US-Dollar-Marke
gefallen war, hatten einige Investoren die Nerven verloren und den Wert
verkauft, so die Analysten von Gobal Net Investing.

Demzufolge sei der Titel unter 6 US-Dollar gesunken. Die Analystenhäuser,
die Purchasepro covern würden, würden einen Gewinn von durchschnittlich
0,54 US-Dollar pro Aktie prognostizieren. Die Erwartungen würden zwischen
0,65 US-Dollar und 0,42 US-Dollar schwanken, wobei die Experten von Global
Net Investing von dem niedrigsten Wert ausgehen würden. Aber auch dann
ergebe sich ein KGV für das Jahr 2001 von lediglich 15. Das Unternehmen
selbst plane im aktuellen Geschäftsjahr Umsätze von 225 Mio. US-Dollar
nach 65 Mio. US-Dollar im letzten Jahr zu erwirtschaften. Für das Jahr
2002 könne ebenfalls mit einem Wachstum von 50% gerechnet werden.

Nach Meinung der Analysten solle man auf die Erholung warten. Diese müsse
einfach kommen, da es selten einen so exzellenten Wachstumstitel gebe, der
so günstig bewertet sei. Das 12-Monats-Kursziel werde bei 28 US-Dollar
gesehen. Bisher habe der CEO von Purchasepro, Charles Johnson, seine
Erwartungen immer mindestens erreicht. Für das aktuelle Geschäftsjahr gehe
er von einem Gewinn von 0,59 US-Dollar pro Aktie aus. Könne das
Unternehmen dieses Ziel erreichen, sei das Kursziel von 28 US-Dollar noch
zu niedrig angesetzt.

[DerStaatsanwalt]

Schaun wir mal, ich bin dabei

[Brokerhase]

Ich bin überzeugt, daß PPRO wieder gewaltig kommen wird.
Spätestens bei den nächsten Quartalszahlen sehen wir
ein großes Licht am Ende des Tunnels.
Solche Unternehmenszahlen können nicht lügen.

[GelbeSeiten]

Anscheinend haben die Amis das noch nicht gelesen. Kannst Du diese Info auch ins US-Yahoo-Board stellen ?
Nach der mit Sicherheit "uneigennützigen" Herabstufung durch Prudential gings ja 30 % runter, vielleicht kriegen wir damit wieder ein paar Prozente zurück.

[robby.r]

etwas wind aus den segeln genommen bei den B2B`s

Utility Pepco Closes Its Online B2B Exchange

By Siobhan Kennedy

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Potomac Electric Power Co. (NYSE:POM - news) said on Tuesday it closed its business-to-business online exchange, citing a lack of
demand for the service among its customers and partners.

The company, which provides electricity in the Washington D.C. and Delaware areas, set up the exchange, PepMarket.com, last September as a way of
allowing customers to buy goods, such as office supplies and services, over the Internet.

Pepco`s experience echoes that of a number of businesses that rushed to set up online exchanges seeing an easy way to make a fast buck by charging
firms a cut for helping them buy discounted goods and services over the Web.

Pepco wouldn`t give any financial details about its exchange but analysts have said that a slowing U.S. economy, a lack of venture capital investment, and
buyers` and suppliers` reluctance to bring their partnerships online, are the main reasons why so many exchanges are being forced to shut down.

Of the 1,500 or so exchanges started up in the last two years, analyst firm International Data Corp estimates that only 200 to 300 are actually doing any
business.

Pepco`s exchange was powered by software from Commerce One Inc. (NasdaqNM:CMRC - news), one the leading players in the online exchange market
alongside rivals Ariba Inc. (NasdaqNM:ARBA - news) and i2 Technologies Inc. (NasdaqNM:ITWO - news).

But just six months after launching, a spokesperson for the exchange said lack of demand for the service had forced the utility to close the online shopping
mall down.

``We went out looking for business,`` said Robert Dobkin, a spokesman for PepMarket. ``We found some, but not enough, at least nothing like the amount
we`d anticipated.``

Dobkin said PepMarket had ``just a few`` customers, so the decision was made to pull the exchange back in house, where it will be used to power Pepco`s
own internal purchasing needs.

Demand Weak On Online Exchanges

For all the hype, most online exchanges have yet to get up and running and those that have are seeing much smaller demand for their services than originally
anticipated, analysts said.

Coupled with a flagging U.S. economy, the lack of demand has caused a number of high-profile exchanges to shut down.

Last month, Dell Computer Corp. (NasdaqNMELL - news) was forced to close the doors on its online venture, Dellmarketplace.com, which, like PepMarket,
offered users a convenient way to purchase goods over the Internet rather than relying on older and more expensive methods like the fax and phone.

Others have had similar experiences.

Of the thousands of online exchanges launched in the last two years, analysts say only a small number are actually doing any significant business today.
The majority are still struggling to get their computer systems integrated and to attract enough buyers and suppliers to get any -- let alone trillions -- of
transactions flowing.

``When a lot of these exchanges first launched 18 months ago it was naive on their part to think that all they had to do was automate the transaction,`` said
Joan Harbin, an analyst with Boston-based industry research firm AMR Research. ``There`s more involved in conducting business than just changing goods
and money.``

Harbin said a lot of exchanges had gone bust because they underestimated the importance of the interaction between buyers and suppliers.

``Where the rubber meets the road it`s obviously all about relationships,`` Harbin said. ``If these exchanges had figured out those relationships from the
outset a lot of them that started up wouldn`t have gone bust already.``

That said, Harbin said she was still seeing new exchanges popping up regularly.

``Despite the fact there`s been lots of consolidation, there are still new exchanges emerging, so it`s not over yet,`` Harbin said.

[minni]

ich bin seit heute auch dabei, denke man kann nicht mehr
viel falsch machen. Heute stehen allerdings alle B2B s
unter Druck. Nach Vectorvest ist der "value" bei 13,34$
der von CMRC nur bei 3,64$. Da sieht man allerdings auch
wie tief CMRC noch fallen kann.

[DerStaatsanwalt]

Wie gesagt, die Preise steigen.
Wenn wir wieder über 10 sind knallt der Kurs an die Decke.

Nun wisst ihr auch, warum prudential abgestuft hat

DIE WOLLTEN REIN DA

Immer das gleiche Spielchen

Kursziel 50 $

[Robin7]

Wednesday March 28, 8:19 am Eastern Time
Press Release
AOL And PurchasePro Accelerate New B2B and e-commerce Effort
Companies Announce 10 Marketplace Agreements, Including HP, Homestore.com and Spherion Corp., To Expand Netscape Netbusiness Marketplace
DULLES, Va. & LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 28, 2001-- Marketplace Links Hundreds of Online Communities, Letting Small,

Medium and Large Businesses Easily Buy and Sell Online

Netbusiness Initiative Supported by Joint Marketplace

Sales, Marketing and Development Efforts

America Online, Inc. and PurchasePro (Nasdaq:PPRO - news), a leading enabler of business-to-business, e-commerce solutions for companies of all sizes, today announced 10 new strategic agreements, including deals with Hewlett-Packard Company, Homestore.com and Spherion Corporation, to accelerate their B2B and e-commerce efforts, and jointly-develop the Netscape Netbusiness Marketplace.

The Netbusiness Marketplace is a one-stop, global e-commerce network of hundreds of communities and marketplaces that allows small, medium and large businesses to buy, sell and interact online.

AOL and PurchasePro also announced a joint sales, marketing and product development operation in support of the Marketplace. The joint sales team will include both the PurchasePro sales force and the AOL Interactive Marketing Group.

Leveraging PurchasePro`s industry-leading e-commerce technology, and AOL`s expertise in developing user-friendly services, tools and technology to support commerce online, the Netbusiness Marketplace provides business users with advanced features in a familiar and convenient environment.

Moreover, the initiative builds on PurchasePro`s extensive network of private-label marketplaces that encompass more than 140,000 businesses -- all of which will be connected to the Netbusiness Marketplace.

Netscape Netbusiness is also driving small business membership on the Marketplace through its popular Netbusiness Card, which provides detailed information about each member`s products, services, location and industry classification to millions of potential customers online.

All current and new Netbusiness Card members are automatically registered in the Marketplace and, starting today, are eligible to win one million AOL/AAdvantage Reward miles as part of a major three month promotional campaign.

Barry Schuler, chairman and chief executive officer of America Online said, ``The small business revolution on the Internet has begun, and small businesses everywhere are finding new ways to communicate with their customers and suppliers. PurchasePro`s platform and expertise in building business-to-business marketplaces will be a key part of this new revolution, and we`re pleased and excited to be making them such a significant part of AOL`s and Netscape`s services.``

Charles E. Johnson Jr., chairman and chief executive officer of PurchasePro said, ``One of the keys to building a successful business-to-business network is interoperability. PurchasePro`s capacity to power businesses of all sizes, and its ability to link hundreds of marketplaces -- and millions of business users -- in a complete buyside/sellside application, provides partners and members with a broader reach to a wider range of audiences. This `network effect` is a driving force in the success of the Marketplace, and an important catalyst in our expanding relationship with AOL.``

Fred Singer, senior vice president and general manager of Netbusiness said, ``With the Netbusiness Marketplace we`re building on our combined base of PurchasePro`s marketplaces and Netbusiness Card users to create a unique opportunity for small business owners to buy and sell products in a whole new way. We`re taking cutting-edge technologies and content applications and making them simple for businesses to use. At the same time, we`re delivering the right mix of community, content and commerce, providing small businesses with a comfortable environment in which to learn about, and then take advantage of, more advanced forms of buying and selling online.``

HP is committing to work with AOL and PurchasePro to deliver the benefits of the Netscape Netbusiness Marketplace specifically to small and medium businesses.

HP`s e-commerce site, the HP Business Store (www.bstore.hp.com), currently serves the small and medium business customer with offerings including the company`s latest business PCs, PC servers, networking and mobile devices, printers, digital imaging, handheld PCs, workstations, servers, software and more.

``AOL`s Netscape Netbusiness Marketplace would allow us to offer products and services specifically tailored to meet the needs of U.S. small and medium business customers via one of the most heavily trafficked Web sites in the world,`` said Michael Weir, general manager of HP`s Small and Medium Business Organization. ``HP is always looking for innovative ways to deliver information technology and solutions to small and medium businesses.``

AOL and PurchasePro have also joined with a broad range of industry leaders to create unique vertical marketplaces.

Announced agreements include BroadVision, Inc. (www.broadvision.com), a leading supplier of personalized e-business applications; TheThread (www.thethread.com), a leading provider of collaborative supply chain management and e-purchasing solutions for the fashion industry; Plant America (www.plantamerica.com), a key resource for the lawn and landscape industry; Viva Magnetics Limited (www.viva.com.hk), the world`s largest CD-Rom replicator, also offering specialty CD packaging services; eFruit (www.efruitinternational.com), the global electronic marketplace for buyers and sellers of agricultural commodities; and ProfitScape (www.profitscape.com), a major provider of an automated payment solution -- eNET30(tm) -- which facilitates business-to-business online transactions through financial institutions such as GMAC B2B Credit.

By joining with leaders in their respective vertical fields, the Netbusiness Marketplace provides the opportunity for small to medium sized companies to create specialized industry-specific marketplaces, providing a convenient one-stop location for buyers and sellers to conduct business online.

In addition, AOL and PurchasePro announced today that current Netbusiness partner Bigstep.com (www.bigstep.com), an online service center providing small businesses easy-to-use tools and services to grow and succeed on the Web, signed a separate Marketplace agreement to provide increased functionality to the Netbusiness Marketplace.

The Netbusiness Marketplace initiative will be supported by a joint sales, marketing and advanced product development effort to rapidly grow the Marketplace and make it the leading destination for business-to-business e-commerce.

The joint sales force will offer prospective partners a turnkey marketplace solution that provides businesses with a powerful new distribution channel and complete procurement process. The Netbusiness Marketplace will enable businesses to build significant online presence and stimulate brand loyalty.

Partners also will have the opportunity to create their own marketplaces and use their influence to quickly aggregate their member base and further expand the Netbusiness site into new industry-specific and broad-based markets. The joint AOL-PurchasePro product development team will leverage AOL`s technologies to add enhanced features and services to the Marketplace.

Today`s announcement builds on PurchasePro`s expanded offline promotion and marketing efforts, announced January 31. These efforts began with the launch of a Netbusiness television advertising campaign that began on CNN properties earlier this month and will also include promotions in Fortune Small Business and e-Company Now.

About Netscape Netbusiness

Launched by AOL and Netscape in September, Netscape Netbusiness (http://netbusiness.netscape.com/) provides a free, one-stop home on the Internet to enable owners of small businesses to better manage both their operations and everyday lives.

Netbusiness offers easy-to-use and fully customizable information resources, productivity and communications tools including message boards and custom Netbusiness version of Netscape Instant Messenger, and a free online presence with the innovative ``Netbusiness Card``, which enables registered users to create an ``online storefront`` for free.

About America Online, Inc.

America Online, Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of AOL Time Warner, Inc. Based in Dulles, Virginia, America Online is the world`s leader in interactive services, Web brands, Internet technologies and e-commerce services.

About PurchasePro

PurchasePro (Nasdaq:PPRO - news), a leader in business-to-business e-commerce, operates the PurchasePro global marketplace, encompassing more than 140,000 businesses and powering hundreds of private-label marketplaces with its highly scalable, browser-based e-commerce engine.

PurchasePro`s solutions enable businesses of all sizes to easily buy and sell products and services, and compete more effectively by enhancing sales opportunities, reducing procurement costs and greatly increasing employee productivity.

PurchasePro responds to the most common corporate needs: e-Procurement for corporate procurement, v-Distributor for online distributors, and e-MarketMaker for Internet market makers.

PurchasePro has developed strategic sales and marketing relationships with industry leaders including America Online, Computer Associates, Gateway, Hilton, Office Depot, and Sprint. The company provides extensive support and training programs. For information, call toll free at [phone] or in Las Vegas at [phone] or visit www.purchasepro.com.

This press release includes forward-looking statements, which are subject to the ``Safe Harbor`` created by Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. These forward-looking statements (which involve the company`s plans, beliefs and goals, refer to estimates or use similar terms) involve certain risks and uncertainties, including the risks and uncertainties associated with rapidly changing technologies such as the Internet, the risks of technology development and the risks of competition that can cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements represent only the views of certain members of management and do not necessarily represent a consensus of all employees and managers within the company. Moreover, those forward-looking statements are based on limited information available to us now, which is subject to change. It should be clearly understood that the factors and perceptions on which these forward-looking statements are based are highly likely to change over time and that we have no current plan to update these statements. Actual results may differ substantially from what we say today and no one should assume at a later date that the forward-looking statements provided herein are still valid. They speak only as of today. For more information about these risks and uncertainties, see the SEC filings of PurchasePro Inc., including the section titled ``Factors That May Affect Results`` in its 10-K filing for the period ended December 31, 1999, and its 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2000, which is available from the company on request and on the Internet at the SEC`s Web site, www.sec.gov. Note to Editors: PurchasePro is a servicemark of PurchasePro.com Inc. All other trademarks or registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners.


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[robby.r]

nicht auszumachen wo der kurs bei positiver Nasdaq
eröfnung wäre

[DerStaatsanwalt]

Tja Leute , wie schon vor Tagen gepredigt, die Preise werden
steigen

Und die Nasen von Prudential haben zu NIEDRIGSTPREISEN gekauft.

Mein Kursziel 50 $

Die 10$ sollten schon bald hinter uns liegen.

Vergesst Commerce One , vergesst Ariba

[Brokerhase]

Der Softwareanbieter PurchasePro.com, welcher sich auf die Entwicklung von virtuellen Auktions- und Handelsplattformen
spezialisiert hat, erweitert seine bestehende Kooperation mit dem Online-Giganten America Online. Unter anderem wollen beide
Firmen den Marktplatz Netscape Netbusiness Marketplace weiter entwickeln.

In diesem Zusammenhang gehen beide Firmen weitere strategische Vereinbarungen mit zehn Technologiefirmen ein. Unter
anderem mit Hewlett-Packard, Homestore.com und Spherion. Dabei sollen vor allem neue E-Commerce und B2B-Initiativen
gestartet werden. Der neue Netbusiness Marktplatz soll nicht nur kleinere und mittlere Unternehmen ansprechen, sondern auch
Lösungen für Großkunden bieten. Um diese Entwicklung nachhaltig zu unterstützen richten AOL und PurchasePro.com ein
gemeinsames Vertriebsteam ein, welches die Vermarktung der Softwarelösungen vorantreiben soll.

[welldone]

na mal langsam mit den Pferden, so toll hat sich PurchasePro in den letzten Tagen auf nicht geschlagen. ausserdem denke ich, dass bei einem Kurs um ca. $15,- bei welchem die Verkäufe des Big Boss einsetzen, erst mal eine Pause eingelegt wird. Aber das wäre immerhin schon eine Kursverdoppelung.......

Weiss jemand ob die short positionen in unserem Wert weiter ansteigen ??

[Brokerhase]

ich bin auch der Meinung von Welldone.
Wir werden bald die 15 sehen, aber dann ist Sense, glaube
ich.
Aber von 8 auf 15 ist auch nicht schlecht, oder?

[Brokerhase]

America Online gab gestern bekannt, dass man massiv ins B2B-Geschäft einsteigen möchte. Der Service-Provider möchte mehrere Millionen Dollar in 10 Handelsplattformen investieren um anderen Unternehmen - insbesondere den Kleineren - dadurch die Möglichkeit zu bieten, Güter über diese Plattformen zu handeln.

AOL arbeitet bei der Integration dieser Handelsplätze mit dem B2B-Unternehmen PurchasePro.com zusammen. AOL wird rund 200 Personen seiner Belegschaft für dieses Projekt abstellen. Der Konzern sieht in Handelsplattformen für kleinere Unternehmen ein riesiges Potential. Die meistern Unternehmen die B2B-Lösungen anbieten sind auf größere Unternehmen konzentriert. 1000ende kleinerer Unternehmen würden damit vergessen werden.

Die beiden Internetunternehmen arbeiten bereits seit letztem Herbst zusammen. Zusammen hat die beiden eine Transaktionssoftware für den elektronischen Handel von AOL entwickelt.

[German2]

warum soll bei 15$ Sense sein?

der Chef darf doch pro Tag nur 20000 Aktien verkaufen. das ist doch bei den umsätzen nichts.

[DerStaatsanwalt]

Wenn die Saure-Gurkenzeit bei den B2B vorbei ist, zieht
ppro richtig ab, die Frage ist nur, wann hören die Amis endlich auf zu spinnen?

[Silurus]

Die Frage ist warum verkauft ein CEO seine eigenen Aktien ?

Darüber solltet ihr mal nachdenken...

Silurus

[minni]

nun,der CEO verkauft ja nur einen Anteil von seinen
Shares und das auch nur zu deutlich höheren Kursen,
das macht mir wirklich am wenigsten Sorgen. Nur dieser
Christopher Carton (Former President) scheint ja seine
Aktien dauernd rauzuhauen.

[Midas2000]

@Silurus,

Du solltest vielleicht mal darüber nachdenken, warum ein CEO auf ein regelmäßiges Gehalt verzichtet und nur Aktien dieses Unternehmens will. Warum er sein gesamtes Vermögen in Aktien dieses Unternehmens hat und nur einen Bruchteil veräußert, um seine Schulden zu tilgen.

[DerStaatsanwalt]

Warum er Aktien verkauft???

WEIL ER AUF EIN GEHALT ZUM WOHLE DER FIRMA VERZICHTET!!!