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Zacks Recommendations are an excellent predictor of stock price movement over a 6+ month time frame. The recommendations come from the Zacks Equity Research group which combines the Zacks Rank with the insights from their team of over 50 equity analysts. The result is superior long term stock ratings.
The Zacks Recommendations are split into 3 groups: Outperform, Neutral and Underperform. When Zacks Premium members click on the recommendation it will launch them to the Zacks Equity Research report for the stock. More on these reports below.
Which industries are set to outperform or underperform the market? You'll find the answer here. We have broken down all industries into over 200 classifications. Then ranked these industries using the most powerful indicator we know (the Zacks Rank). The higher the industry rank, the better the industry should perform in the future. Once you have found an attractive industry then check out the Rank in Industry to find the best stocks within the industry.
When Zacks Premium members click on the Zacks Industry Rank link they will see the full listing of industries and their current rankings.
The Zacks Price Target provides you our expectation for a stocks share price in the next 6 months. These price targets are created by the Zacks Equity Research group to coincide with their recommendations that are also based on a 6 month time horizon.
The Zacks Recommendations and Zacks Target Prices are just two of the valuable resources you'll find in the reports created by the Zacks Equity Research group. When Zacks Premium members click on this link they will taken to a page that gives them access to the Zacks Equity Research report for the stock.
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A stock's Community Rating is calculated based on the aggregate input of the PeopleAndPicks Community. The proportion of buy to sell ratings, recency of analysis, and the average score of the users who rate it favorably all factor into a score of one to five stars.
BNP PARIBAS is a European leader in global banking and financial services and is one of the four strongest banks in the world according to Standard & Poor's. The group holds key positions in three major segments: Corporate and Investment Banking, Asset Management & Services and Retail Banking. Present throughout Europe in all of its business lines, the bank's two domestic markets in retail banking are France and Italy. In the United States, BNP Paribas employs 15,000 people including 2,500 employees in its Corporate and Investment Banking as well as Asset Management and Services businesses which are headquartered in New York. It is also present in other financial hubs throughout the United States including Chicago, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Dallas, Houston, Miami and Boston. BNP Paribas also operates a retail banking business through its subsidiary Bank of the West with over 700 branches in the Western US.