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Today's Top Stories: Thursday- December 17, 2009

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• Aggressive Growth - CARBO Ceramics (CRR)operates with a net profit margin of 29%, over 7 times higher than the industry average. Its ROE is 4% higher than the norm, at 13.8%. CRR just set a new 52-week high as it broke out of the recent trading range.Read More...
   
• Growth & Income - Guess?, Inc. (GES)recently announced record third-quarter earnings of 69 cents per share, eclipsing the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 38%. The company sees fourth-quarter earnings ranging between 77 and 80 cents per share. Analysts polled by Zacks are calling for 80 cents, up from last month’s 68 cents. Read More...
   
• Momentum - Bucyrus International Inc. (BUCY) estimates are higher, with the current year adding 37 cents to $3.89. Based on this earnings projection, shares of Bucyrus trade with a P/E multiple of 13.5X, a discount to the overall market.Read More...
   
• Value - Deckers Outdoor Corporation (DECK) trades with a forward P/E of 12. Deckers has a price-to-book ratio of 2.99 and an outstanding 5-year average return on equity (ROE) of 22.35%. The fourth quarter Zacks Consensus Estimate is up 6.5% to $4.22 from $3.96 per share. Read More...
   

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