Zacks Releases Four Powerful ''Buy'' Stocks: Melco Crown Entertainment, Becton, Dickinson and Company, Omega Protein Cost Plus

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Chicago, IL – June 14, 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: Melco Crown Entertainment (MPEL - Snapshot Report), Becton, Dickinson and Company (BDX - Analyst Report), Omega Protein Corp (OME - Snapshot Report) and Cost Plus, Inc. (CPWM - 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 – Melco Crown Entertainment (MPEL - Snapshot Report)
Melco Crown Entertainment is expected to see exponential growth this year thanks to bullish revisions on the latest quarterly report.

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

Growth & Income – Becton, Dickinson and Company (BDX - Analyst Report)
Investors looking to add a defensive company to their portfolio without sacrificing growth should consider medical technology firm Becton, Dickinson and Company. The company manufactures and sells a wide range of medical supplies, devices, laboratory equipment and diagnostic products.

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

Momentum – Omega Protein Corp (OME - Snapshot Report)
Omega Protein Corp is a great way to play the health trend, with the maker of fish oil products posting big gains over the last 12 months. But with a compelling valuation and estimates on the rise, this Zacks #1 rank stock offers a healthy dose of momentum.

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

Value – Cost Plus, Inc. (CPWM - Snapshot Report)
Cost Plus, Inc. was left for dead during the recession as the retailer lost money for 4 consecutive years. Shares dropped to around $1. But this Zacks #1 Rank (strong buy) has turned it around and earnings are expected to grow by 191% this year.

 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 MPEL

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Read the full analyst report on OME

Read the full analyst report on CPWM