Zacks Releases Four Powerful ''Buy'' Stocks: W. R. Grace, ABB, Williamm Sonoma and Lithia Motors
Chicago, IL – May 5, 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: W. R. Grace & Co. (GRA - Snapshot Report), ABB Ltd. (ABB - Snapshot Report), Williamm Sonoma, Inc. (WSM - Snapshot Report) and Lithia Motors, Inc. (LAD - Snapshot Report)
Today, Zacks is promoting its ''Buy'' stock recommendations. Four daily picks are offered free. http://at.zacks.com/?id=88
From 1988 through the present – a period that included serious corrections and recessions – the Zacks #1 Rank Stocks have nearly tripled the market with a fully documented average gain of +28% per year.
Here is a summary of today's selected stocks that are now highly rated by Zacks:
Aggressive Growth – W. R. Grace & Co. (GRA - Snapshot Report)
W. R. Grace & Co. analysts are pleased with the recent earnings surprise. Estimates are moving much higher giving shares excellent growth rates, as well a attractive valuations.
Growth & Income – ABB Ltd. (ABB - Snapshot Report)
ABB Ltd. recently reported a 21% increase in revenue for the first quarter of 2011 due to strong demand stemming from the global economic recovery.
Zacks Guide to Growth & Income Investing (free!) - http://at.zacks.com/?id=4310
Williamm Sonoma, Inc. continues to trade strong in the face of a choppy market, recently hitting a new multi-year high ahead of its mid-May Q1 report. With four consecutive earnings surprises and a bullish growth projection, this Zacks #1 rank stock will help furnish your portfolio with momentum.
Zacks Guide to Momentum Investing (free!): http://at.zacks.com/?id=4311
Value – Lithia Motors, Inc. (LAD - Snapshot Report)
The good times continue to roll for the auto retailers. Lithia Motors, Inc. blew by their own first quarter guidance as both new and used car sales saw double digit increases. This Zacks #1 Rank (strong buy) is still cheap with shares trading at just 12.3x forward estimates.
Zacks Guide to Value Investing (free!) - http://at.zacks.com/?id=4312
How to Regularly Access Top Zacks Rank Picks for Free - http://at.zacks.com/?id=7154
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. 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.
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