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Want to hear about a group with rising earnings estimates that you are probably not looking at?

Over the past 7 days, brokerage analysts have raised their full-year profit forecasts on several mutual fund and money management firms. More impressively, it looks like there is room for even more positive revisions.

I explain what is behind the improved expectations and tell you which companies are benefiting in this week’s Industry Rank Analysis.

Read: Forecasts Rising For Mutual Fund Managers.

Wishing you prosperity,
Charles Rotblut, CFA
Senior Market Analyst & Editor,
Profit From the Pros

Today's Top Stories: Thursday- June 18, 2009

ZACKS RANK BUY STOCKS

• Aggressive Growth - Citi Trends, Inc. (CTRN) reported an 18% year-over-year increase in sales totaling $143 million, up from $121 million. Net income was up 52% to $7.9 million, up from $5.2 million. This translated to $0.54 per share, up from $0.36 in the same period last year. Read More...
   
• Growth & Income - Strayer Education, Inc. (STRA) has seen solid share price advances against the broader market. The company has also been the subject of higher estimate revisions on a record first quarter. Read More...
   
• Momentum - PF Chang's China Bistro Inc. (PFCB) first quarter income was up an impressive 33% to $13.7 million, producing earnings of 56 cents, well ahead of the consensus of 33 cents. It was the fourth time in the last four quarters that the PF Chang's has surprised and beat estimates. Read More...
   
• Value - Corrections Corporation of America (CXW) reported first quarter 2009 results that surprised on analysts' estimates by 11.54%. Earnings per share were 29 cents compared to Wall Street estimates of 26 cents per share.Revenue rose 6.5% to $404.2 million from $379.4 million during the year ago quarter. Read More...
   

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• ZACKS INDUSTRY OUTLOOK: Latin American Markets
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• Oil’s Inventory Overhang Easing
• Industrials Down in U.S. & Europe
• Forest Labs (FRX) Pipeline Crucial

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