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1 -- Akamai Technologies 19 $283.12 34.8% 608.0% $328.00 854.5% 131.7% $5,065.49
2 -- American Science and Engineering 22.5 $149.81 74.5% 434.9% $34.36 833.3% 44.5% $763.92
3 -- Genzyme Corp. 26.5 $2,734.84 24.2% 310.7% $441.49 410.2% 9.3% $17,463.08
4 35 Affiliated Managers Group 26.75 $916.49 38.9% 11.1% $119.07 54.3% 15.6% $3,596.70
5 14 First Marblehead Corp. 27 $505.30 73.9% 1.8% $196.41 77.1% 48.9% $2,717.10
6 76 PolyMedica Corp. 27.25 $465.67 19.8% 79.3% $41.34 114.8% 18.9% $976.10
7 37 Cytyc Corp. 27.5 $508.25 29.1% 19.4% $113.49 54.2% 20.3% $3,261.81
8 70 Mac-Gray Corp. 31 $260.62 42.7% 60.5% $12.05 129.0% 14.7% $153.28
9 11 Staples 32 $16,078.85 11.3% 5.8% $834.41 17.8% 19.5% $18,595.91
10 31 LoJack Corp. 32.5 $190.73 30.9% 35.4% $18.44 77.3% 22.0% $456.89
11 22 Bright Horizons Family Solutions 33.75 $625.26 13.3% 18.5% $36.70 34.3% 18.2% $1,055.12
12 -- Casual Male Retail Group 34.25 $421.38 15.4% 858.0% $10.76 1005.9% 13.0% $338.19
13 26 Hologic 34.25 $309.46 26.3% 48.3% $29.40 87.3% 14.4% $2,510.29
14 -- Aspect Medical Systems 34.25 $77.00 38.6% 1918.5% $8.48 2697.0% 15.0% $614.19
15 6 Palomar Medical Technologies 34.75 $76.15 39.9% 17.3% $17.45 64.1% 43.1% $578.45
16 19 TJX Cos. 35.5 $16,057.93 7.7% 5.2% $690.42 13.2% 37.9% $11,441.20
17 34 Safety Insurance Group 36 $671.46 5.5% 100.5% $95.18 111.6% 27.5% $724.35
18 15 EMC Corp. 36.25 $9,663.96 17.4% 10.8% $1,133.17 30.1% 9.6% $32,246.60
19 12 Eaton Vance Corp. 36.5 $777.75 13.3% 1.1% $161.24 14.5% 33.8% $3,530.41
20 50 Charles River Laboratories International 36.75 $1,122.23 46.3% 8.1% $142.00 58.1% 8.6% $3,529.05
21 49 State Street Corp. 37.5 $5,458.00 10.2% 7.4% $945.00 18.4% 15.1% $20,109.05
22 74 Raytheon Co. 38 $21,894.00 8.1% 98.4% $942.00 114.6% 8.9% $20,464.90
23 5 Investors Financial Services Corp. 39.5 $695.96 13.5% -0.8% $159.82 12.6% 21.5% $3,068.67
24 32 CRA International 40 $295.47 36.3% 10.4% $24.60 50.5% 14.8% $557.23
25 103 Analogic Corp. 41.75 $382.59 11.7% 751.2% $42.57 851.0% 10.4% $916.21
26 58 Lifeline Systems 42.25 $151.15 15.8% 26.0% $18.24 45.9% 16.6% $679.58
27 18 Applix 42.5 $36.98 19.6% 18.9% $6.84 42.2% 40.4% $113.87
28 85 Smith & Wesson Holding Corp. 42.75 $144.18 17.7% 6.6% $6.33 25.5% 39.3% $237.20
29 17 Commerce Group 43.25 $1,884.38 4.3% 9.1% $243.91 13.7% 20.1% $1,788.37
30 53 Iron Mountain 44 $2,078.16 14.3% 5.7% $113.85 20.9% 8.8% $5,367.82
31 77 Boston Properties 44 $1,442.46 3.8% 49.4% $392.95 55.1% 13.4% $10,502.65
32 43 Haemonetics Corp. 44.5 $409.31 7.3% 46.9% $61.86 57.7% 16.4% $1,350.48
33 -- Segue Software 45 $36.44 10.4% 55.1% $2.87 71.2% 47.2% $103.81
34 21 Digitas 45.25 $565.50 48.0% -10.7% $40.89 32.2% 10.3% $1,306.67
35 44 BJ's Wholesale Club 46 $7,949.93 7.8% 2.5% $128.84 10.5% 13.2% $2,131.31
36 98 Circor International 46 $450.53 18.0% 46.4% $20.38 72.7% 6.7% $463.75
37 23 Psychemedics Corp. 46.25 $21.39 12.9% 29.7% $4.05 46.5% 53.5% $91.92
38 40 Yankee Candle Co. 47.25 $601.18 8.5% -12.9% $78.10 -5.5% 63.0% $1,124.14
39 60 Boston Beer Co. 47.25 $238.30 9.7% 13.4% $15.56 24.5% 18.9% $256.20
40 57 NStar 47.5 $3,243.12 9.8% -5.2% $196.14 4.1% 13.2% $3,055.78
41 42 Boston Private Financial Holdings 47.5 $257.89 34.0% 2.8% $46.32 37.7% 10.8% $1,184.10
42 48 Progress Software Corp. 48 $405.38 11.8% 36.4% $48.93 52.4% 15.1% $1,177.59
43 55 Dynamics Research Corp. 48.25 $300.44 9.0% 11.9% $11.43 22.0% 16.9% $136.32
44 -- Biogen IDEC 48.5 $2,422.50 9.5% 484.9% $160.48 540.6% 2.3% $16,207.06
45 28 Watts Water Technologies 49 $924.35 12.1% 0.7% $55.02 12.9% 10.9% $921.33
46 -- Sapient Corp. 49 $333.04 25.2% -10.0% $25.70 12.6% 13.2% $948.79
47 20 Kronos 49.5 $528.33 12.6% -11.2% $49.47 -0.1% 15.4% $1,190.72
48 1 Boston Scientific Corp. 49.75 $6,283.00 11.7% -47.1% $628.00 -40.9% 15.1% $18,937.12
49 69 Interactive Data Corp. 50 $542.87 12.0% 4.4% $93.86 16.9% 11.0% $2,194.36
50 13 Waters Corp. 50.5 $1,158.24 4.9% -14.0% $201.98 -9.9% 42.0% $4,487.51
51 62 Talbots 50.75 $1,808.61 6.5% -8.3% $93.15 -2.3% 15.3% $1,446.39
52 105 Kadant 51.5 $243.71 25.0% 37.2% $9.87 71.5% 4.7% $308.20
53 -- National Dentex Corp. 51.75 $135.84 21.6% 13.0% $7.09 37.4% 9.9% $126.23
54 38 Thermo Electron Corp. 53 $2,633.03 19.4% -23.9% $198.30 -9.2% 7.3% $6,035.99
55 75 Hospitality Properties Trust 53.25 $834.41 29.3% -17.5% $122.25 6.7% 7.2% $3,140.79
56 45 Millipore Corp. 55.5 $991.03 12.2% -32.3% $80.17 -24.1% 11.2% $3,886.79
57 -- Color Kinetics 55.75 $52.91 31.8% 38.0% $4.33 81.8% 6.5% $390.14
58 100 New England Realty Associates 56.25 $31.97 2.9% 116.1% $3.49 122.2% 27.3% $13.19
59 8 ADE Corp. 56.5 $103.98 -8.2% 74.4% $33.68 60.0% 27.1% $443.19
60 66 American Dental Partners 57.25 $196.93 10.3% 9.5% $10.29 20.8% 10.9% $173.58
61 78 Forrester Research 57.5 $153.23 10.7% 148.2% $11.35 174.6% 5.7% $476.62
62 -- CMGI 57.75 $1,139.17 52.4% -78.1% $23.78 -66.7% 5.1% $719.84
63 71 Courier Corp. 58 $233.45 8.3% 1.7% $22.49 10.1% 15.0% $546.76
64 41 HRPT Properties Trust 58.25 $726.60 17.8% -12.3% $119.06 3.3% 6.0% $2,463.77
65 24 Mercury Computer Systems 59 $265.26 21.2% -33.1% $22.55 -18.9% 11.6% $340.54
66 -- NetScout Systems 59.75 $94.69 15.3% 91.6% $4.60 121.0% 3.8% $284.31
67 4 Avid Technology 61.5 $775.44 31.5% -64.0% $33.98 -52.6% 5.4% $1,830.80
68 59 Candela Corp. 62 $139.11 23.7% -30.2% $9.40 -13.6% 11.9% $500.49
69 94 Datawatch Corp. 62.25 $21.17 5.8% 58.5% $1.02 67.7% 14.8% $21.15
70 2 Varian Semiconductor 63.5 $613.01 9.9% -28.4% $66.32 -21.3% 10.1% $1,611.90
71 81 Stride Rite Corp. 63.75 $588.16 5.3% -9.1% $24.57 -4.2% 9.6% $532.17
72 67 Keane 64.5 $955.86 4.9% -1.3% $33.43 3.5% 7.4% $916.52
73 73 Independent Bank Corp. 65 $128.82 4.6% 3.2% $33.21 7.9% 15.1% $494.95
74 39 UniFirst Corp. 65.25 $774.73 6.6% 3.8% $41.38 10.6% 10.2% $322.17
75 30 RSA Security 65.25 $310.12 0.8% 20.3% $42.43 21.3% 8.6% $1,298.84
76 72 MRO Software 65.25 $200.95 6.8% 16.7% $14.65 24.7% 8.2% $413.25
77 10 Analog Devices 66 $2,429.57 -6.9% -18.1% $427.90 -23.8% 11.5% $14,019.54
78 -- NMS Communications Corp. 69.75 $109.47 7.8% 12.4% $4.97 21.2% 7.0% $196.67
79 96 Brookline Bancorp 69.75 $70.86 32.2% -6.2% $22.03 24.0% 3.7% $953.94
80 65 Arrhythmia Research Technology 69.75 $12.90 16.1% -15.9% $1.58 -2.4% 14.0% $26.79
81 97 Central Bancorp 70.75 $18.28 8.1% 44.1% $2.94 55.7% 7.6% $46.11
82 7 Anika Therapeutics 71 $29.84 12.7% -53.3% $5.89 -47.3% 17.3% $128.66
83 47 PerkinElmer 71.5 $1,473.83 3.1% -3.0% $66.53 0.0% 4.3% $2,974.19
84 89 Capital Crossing Bank 72.5 $70.01 -8.9% 1.0% $16.42 -7.9% 19.6% $167.87
85 56 Tech/Ops Sevcon 73.5 $31.95 5.7% 34.3% $0.78 42.0% 7.3% $20.54
86 106 Harvard Bioscience 74 $67.43 4.1% 32.6% $6.24 38.1% 7.2% $133.86
87 46 Steinway Musical Instruments 74.75 $387.14 3.2% -15.8% $13.79 -13.1% 9.4% $245.77
88 25 Cognex Corp. 75.75 $216.88 7.4% -11.9% $35.70 -5.4% 7.4% $1,384.60
89 61 TC Pipelines 76.25 $53.20 -7.5% -1.5% $50.20 -8.9% 16.8% $594.83
90 91 Hingham Institution for Savings 76.75 $19.38 4.9% 1.0% $6.17 6.0% 13.3% $79.56
91 63 Chase Corp. 77 $93.84 7.6% -28.2% $4.37 -22.7% 11.6% $58.20
92 82 Berkshire Hills Bancorp 77 $65.23 40.1% -50.8% $8.23 -31.1% 4.4% $299.93
93 93 Slade's Ferry Bancorp 77 $20.08 9.8% 1.2% $4.02 11.1% 8.4% $72.31
94 84 Senior Housing Properties Trust 77.25 $163.19 9.9% -13.5% $52.77 -5.0% 5.8% $1,299.80
95 -- UFP Technologies 77.5 $83.96 22.4% -38.2% $0.66 -24.3% 4.6% $16.92
96 101 Westbank Corp. 78.25 $26.53 3.0% 7.4% $5.11 10.7% 10.8% $80.89
97 52 Hanover Insurance Group 81.5 $2,624.30 -3.4% -45.5% $76.50 -47.4% 3.6% $2,784.34
98 87 Heritage Property Investment Trust 81.75 $351.34 7.4% -20.5% $29.59 -14.6% 3.3% $1,892.28
99 -- Sonus Networks 82.75 $194.61 14.0% -70.0% $8.37 -65.8% 3.1% $1,371.84
100 51 Investors Capital Holdings Ltd. 82.75 $62.59 15.5% -42.0% $0.47 -33.0% 4.7% $18.48
SOURCE: Standard & Poor's Compustat


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