Zacks Releases Four Powerful ''Buy'' Stocks: Cypress Semiconductor, Avista, Krispy Kreme Doughnuts and CF Industries Holdings

For Immediate Release

Chicago, IL – May 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: Cypress Semiconductor Corp (CY - Analyst Report), Avista Corp.  (AVA - Snapshot Report), Krispy Kreme Doughnuts, Inc. (KKD - Snapshot Report) and CF Industries Holdings Inc. (CF - Analyst 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 – Cypress Semiconductor Corp (CY - Analyst Report)
Cypress Semiconductor Corp reported yet another earnings surprise last month and has analysts raising estimates, both factoring into its Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy).

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

Growth & Income – Avista Corp.  (AVA - Snapshot Report)
When the cold and wet weather swept across much of the U.S. last winter, Americans cranked up their thermostats, and utilities like Avista Corp. cashed in.

Zacks Guide to Growth & Income Investing (free!) - http://at.zacks.com/?id=4310

Momentum – Krispy Kreme Doughnuts, Inc. (KKD - Snapshot Report)
Krispy Kreme Doughnuts, Inc. just jumped into a new multi-year high after reporting an impressive 44% earnings surprise. Estimates have since moved higher as well, providing more momentum for this Zacks #1 rank stock.

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

Value – CF Industries Holdings Inc. (CF - Analyst Report)
Want to get in on the agriculture boom? Think fertilizers. CF Industries Holdings Inc. recently reported record earnings in the first quarter yet shares are dirt cheap. This Zacks #1 Rank (strong buy) is trading near a 52-week high yet has a forward P/E of just 9.4.

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.

Today, Zacks is promoting its stock recommendations by offering four daily picks free to those who register here: http://at.zacks.com/?id=7155

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Read the full analyst report on CF