Friday - May 23, 2008
 Dear Subscriber, The U.S. financial markets will be closed on Monday, in observance of Memorial Day. Daily updates for Breakout Trader, Champion Trader, Chart Patterns Trader, Momentum Trader, Surprise Trader and Value Trader will not be sent out on Monday. (The daily updates will be sent out this afternoon (Friday) and then on Tuesday.) Zacks.com and Zacks Elite portfolio updates will not be sent out on Monday. (Updates will be sent tomorrow, Saturday, and then on Tuesday.) The next edition of Profit From the Pros (this newsletter) will be sent out on Tuesday. On behalf of everyone at Zacks, have a happy, sunny and safe Memorial Day. Charles Rotblut, CFA 1. ZACKS RANK BUY STOCKS Zacks #1 Rank stocks average a 31% annual return. Every day on Zacks.com we highlight four new Zacks Rank Buy stocks based on the four main schools of investing: Aggressive Growth, Momentum, Growth & Income and Value. Canadian Solar's (CSIQ)trend in earnings estimates is solidly bullish. Over the past week, this year's estimates have increased four cents to $1.60 per share. Read the full analysis on CSIQ now! Fluor (FLR) recently posted first-quarter results that reflected growth in many areas. The company offers a solid ROE of 22% and a dividend yield of 0.5%. Read the full analysis on FLR now! Complete Production Services' (CPX)first-quarter results were solid, showing a 12% increase in revenue from last year. Analyst estimates and the stock price are up. Read the full analysis on CPX now! Gulf Island Fabrication (GIFI) has surprised on estimates the last four quarters on average of 29.38%. Gulf Island has a forward P/E of 14.60. Read the full analysis on GIFI now!
2. BEST OF EQUITY RESEARCH The Zacks Equity Research team of 50 analysts generates a mountain of timely research every day that is geared towards long term stock investing. Here we turn the spotlight on some of their hottest insights. Choo-Choose Railroads in Transportation Stocks featured recently include Tenneco (TEN), Dr. Reddy's Labs (RDY), Intel (INTC) and PetSmart (PETM). To see the latest analyst posts, click here. Salesforce.com (CRM) - Demand for On-Demand. For the full Zacks research report, click here. Comerica (CMA) - Still Feeling Mortgage Sting. For the full Zacks research report, click here. Pessimism for Homebuilders; Optimism for Beer Companies Almost Done
3. STRATEGIES & IDEAS Here you will find fresh articles loaded with profitable investment strategies and ideas to help you beat the market. Today we highlight... This screen looks for stocks that are paying dividend yields of greater than 8% along with other fundamental attributes. Four stocks that pass this screen's test include ENP, MPW, ERF and GLS. More... Priceline.com, Inc. (PCLN) New Analyst Coverage Optimal Use of IRA for Tax-Deferred Investing High Quality Fundamentals at Bargain Basement Prices Most of the strategies highlighted in the articles above were created using the Zacks Research Wizard screening and backtesting software. Learn more about this powerful tool and get your free copy of our special report "Top 10 Stock Screening Strategies". More... 4. ZACKS EXTRA Steve Reitmeister, Editor-At-Large for Zacks.com, explains how market dynamics have changed over the years, making Buy-and- Hold investing a less desirable strategy. Listen to his audio here. Mitch Zacks, Portfolio Manager at Zacks Investment Management, discusses the stock market's resilience and shares his thoughts on energy and interest rates. Listen to his audio here. For more Zacks audio, click here.
Momentum: Support and Resistance Growth & Income: How Strong is Company Management? Aggressive Growth: Measuring a Stock's Volatility with Beta Value: How to Consider Insider Ownership Education Home: Click Here
PeopleAndPicks.com is the brand new Zacks Community website. Already, top people are demonstrating their stock-picking skill every day. Visit PeopleAndPicks.com today! JoeCole is in the top 1% of PeopleAndPicks.com users. The player recently made a Buy call on toymaker JAKKS Pacific (JAKK), saying its "a good stock to buy on a dip, and dipped it has." Other recent Buys from JoeCole include REIT The Macerich Company (MAC), slot machines and casino games company WMS Industries (WMS) and casual diner P.F. Chang's China Bistro (PFCB). Click here to see all of JoeCole's picks
Teco Energy (TE) The Zacks Put/Call Ratio highlights this energy firm. Find out why the 19.50 neighborhood is so important. Read the entire commentary. Options homepage: Go there now.
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Zacks #1 Stocks on the Move 05/17/2013
| Company Name | Symbol | %Change |
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| VIASAT INC | VSAT | 19.35% |
| OLD SECOND B | OSBC | 5.76% |
| GAMCO INVEST | GBL | 4.61% |
| CORNING INC | GLW | 4.47% |
| SYNCHRONOSS | SNCR | 4.23% |
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