Zacks Releases Four Powerful ''Buy'' Stocks: Titan Machinery, AAR, BRF Brazil Food SA and Sunstone Hotel Investors

For Immediate Release

Chicago, IL – April 26, 2011 – 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: Titan Machinery Inc. (TITN - Snapshot Report), AAR CORP. (AIR - Analyst Report), BRF Brazil Food SA (BRFS - Snapshot Report) and Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc. (SHO - Snapshot Report)

Today, Zacks is promoting its ''Buy'' stock recommendations. Four daily picks are offered free.

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 – Titan Machinery Inc. (TITN - Snapshot Report)
Titan Machinery Inc. has just wrapped up a great year. The company grew both organically and through M&A activity and is expecting a great fiscal 2012.

Zacks Guide to Aggressive Growth Investing (free!)

Growth & Income – AAR CORP. (AIR - Analyst Report)
AAR CORP. continues to benefit from an improving commercial airline environment.

Zacks Guide to Growth & Income Investing (free!)

Momentum – BRF Brazil Food SA (BRFS - Snapshot Report)

BRF Brazil Food SA  is capitalizing off the strong Brazilian economy, recently hitting a new multi-year high after reporting strong Q4 results in late March. With a bullish growth projection and strong industry rank, this Zacks #1 rank stock is a meaty cut for momentum.

Zacks Guide to Momentum Investing (free!):

Value – Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc. (SHO - Snapshot Report)

The hotel industry is finally seeing growth. Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc. is expected to grow earnings by the double digits in both 2011 and 2012. This Zacks #1 Rank (strong buy) also has attractive valuations with a forward P/E of just 12.3.

Zacks Guide to Value Investing (free!)

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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 here.

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Read the full analyst report on AIR

Read the full analyst report on BRFS

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