Zacks Releases Four Powerful ''Buy'' Stocks: Wright Express Corp., J & J Snack Foods Corp., Kimberly Clark Corporation and Cato Corporation

For Immediate Release

Chicago, IL – July 30, 2009 – Four free stock picks are being made available today on Zacks.com. The industry’s leading independent research firm highlights one Zacks #1 Rank Strong Buy or a Zacks #2 Rank Buy stock for each of the four main styles of investing: Aggressive Growth, Growth & Income, Momentum, and Value.

The four highlighted picks are: Wright Express Corp. (WXS - Snapshot Report), J & J Snack Foods Corp. (JJSF - Snapshot Report), Kimberly Clark Corporation (KMB - Analyst Report) and Cato Corporation (CTR).
    
Today, Zacks is promoting its ''Buy'' stock recommendations. Four daily picks are offered free at http://at.zacks.com/?id=5607

Zacks #1 Rank Stocks have nearly tripled the S&P 500 since 1988, producing an average annual return of +26%. Performance has been notable even during volatile and down times. For example, during the last bear market, 2000-2002, the market tumbled
-37.6% – but Zacks #1 Rank stocks gained +43.8%.

Here is a summary of today's selected stocks that are now highly rated by Zacks:          
       
Aggressive Growth – Wright Express Corp. (WXS - Snapshot Report)
Wright Express Corp. pleased investors with its latest earnings report which sent shares soaring.

Zacks Guide to Aggressive Growth Investing (free!): http://at.zacks.com/?id=4309

Growth & Income – J & J Snack Foods Corp. (JJSF - Snapshot Report)
J & J Snack Foods Corp. recently reported record sales and earnings for the fiscal third quarter. Sales totaled $179.8 million, a 2% increase from last year. Earnings per share of 80 cents topped the previous year’s 58 cents and exceeded the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 23%.

Zacks Guide to Growth & Income Investing (free!): http://at.zacks.com/?id=4310
  
Momentum – Kimberly Clark Corporation (KMB - Analyst Report)
Kimberly Clark Corporation is fresh off the heels of reporting solid second-quarter results in which income was up 8% from last year.

Zacks Guide to Momentum Investing (free!): http://at.zacks.com/?id=4311

Value – Cato Corporation (CTR)
Cato Corporation is finding consumers like its value-priced women's apparel as same-store sales for the first half of the year rose 1% compared to 2008. The company has surprised on estimates 3 out of the last 4 quarters by an average of 54.76%. CATO is trading at 14.9x forward earnings.

Zacks Guide to Value Investing (free!): http://at.zacks.com/?id=4312

How to Regularly Access Picks from the Zacks Rank Discovery for Free:  http://at.zacks.com/?id=5607
 
Underlying the four free stock picks is a simple truth that first appeared in a Financial Analysts Journal article published in 1979. Leonard Zacks, a Ph.D. in Mathematics from M.I.T. found that "earnings estimate revisions are the most powerful force impacting stock prices."  Zacks #1 Rank is awarded to a stock when analysts sharply upgrade their estimates of what the company will earn.

Today, Zacks is promoting its stock recommendations by offering four daily picks free to those who register at http://at.zacks.com/?id=5607 

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Aggressive Growth Stocks:
Contact: Bill Wilton
Phone: 312-265-9277

or

Growth & Income Stocks:
Contact: Alex Kolb
Phone: 312-265-9149

or

Momentum Stocks:
Contact: Michael Vodicka
Phone: 312-265-9226

or

Value Stocks:
Contact: Tracey Ryniec
Phone: 312-265-9232

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Visit http://www.zacks.com/performance for information about the performance numbers displayed in this press release.
 

Read the full analyst report on WXS

Read the full analyst report on JJSF

Read the full analyst report on KMB

Read the full analyst report on CTR