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New Strong Buy Stocks For August 17th

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Here are 5 stocks added to the Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) List today:

BlueLinx Holdings Inc. (BXC - Free Report) : This largest distributor of building products in the United States has seen the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing more than 100% over the last 60 days.

Kforce, Inc. (KFRC - Free Report) : This web-based specialty staffing firm has seen the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 49.3% over the last 60 days.

Kforce, Inc. Price and Consensus

 

Kforce, Inc. Price and Consensus

Kforce, Inc. price-consensus-chart | Kforce, Inc. Quote

RentACenter, Inc. : This company that leases household durable goods to customers on a lease-to-own basis has seen the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 18% over the last 60 days.

RentACenter, Inc. Price and Consensus

 

RentACenter, Inc. Price and Consensus

RentACenter, Inc. price-consensus-chart | RentACenter, Inc. Quote

Healthways, Inc. : This company that provides health management services has seen the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing more than 100% over the last 60 days.

Healthways, Inc. Price and Consensus

 

Healthways, Inc. Price and Consensus

Healthways, Inc. price-consensus-chart | Healthways, Inc. Quote

Universal Forest Products, Inc. (UFPI - Free Report) : This company that supplies wood, wood composite and other products in retail, industrial, and construction market has seen the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 21.3% over the last 60 days.

You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here

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