Tuesday - February 5, 2008
![]() 1. ZACKS RANK BUY STOCKS Zacks #1 Rank stocks average a 32% 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 (CSIQ) rose last week after receiving an upgrade to "Outperform" from "Perform" by Oppenheimer & Co. Read the full analysis on CSIQ now! Wall Street remains bullish on Monsanto Co. (MON). Earnings forecasts of $2.78 per share for the year ending August 2008 are above the on month-ago estimates of $2.59. Read the full analysis on MON now! AK Steel Holding Corp. (AKS) just reported an excellent quarter. The company's share price has been on a very smooth ride higher since the report. Read the full analysis on AKS now! Western Digital Corp. (WDC) beat analyst estimates for the second quarter by 29.81%. It also raised forecasts for the third quarter. Analysts scrambled to raise estimates. Read the full analysis on WDC 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. Non-Financial Companies Posting Positive Results Stocks featured recently include Evergreen Solar (ESLR), Rite Aid (RAD), Jones Soda (JSDA) and PetSmart (PETM). To see the latest analyst posts, click here. Triumph Group (TGI) - Upgrading on Valuation. For the full Zacks research report, click here. Sony (SNE) - Consumer Spending an Issue. For the full Zacks research report, click here. Oil Pullback a Buying Opportunity The Week of Feb 4 - Feb 8 Still Positive on E&P and Negative on Trucking
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... Alternative or Hedge Investments If you like to use a company's PE ratio to determine its value, you'll love using the PEG ratio. Four stocks that pass this screen's test include AUO, BID, CAM and TNE. More... FLIR Systems, Inc. (FLIR) Au Optronics (AUO) Screening for Stocks to Pick the Right Options 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 Kevin Matras, Steve Reitmeister and Charles Rotblut discuss the presidential election, potential suitors for Yahoo (YHOO) and the January indicator. Listen to the audio here. For more Zacks audio, click here.
Tween Brands (TWB) As identified by the Zacks Custom Screener, this retailer has rising price action but negative sentiment, making it interesting from a contrarian standpoint Read the entire commentary. To visit the Options homepage: click here.
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Steve Reitmeister, Editor-At-Large for Zacks.com, shares his investing philosophy and various other thoughts. Listen to his audio here. Click here for more Zacks audio.
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