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Top Stock Picks for Week of October 19, 2020

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United Natural Foods, Inc. (UNFI - Free Report) , is the leading distributor of natural, organic and specialty food and non-food products in the U.S. and Canada. Shares of United Natural have outperformed the industry on a year-to-date basis. The company is gaining from rising demand stemming from coronavirus-induced higher at-home consumption. This was seen in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2020, with earnings gaining on higher sales and improved gross margin. Also, revenues were backed by robust demand, including benefits from cross selling. Moreover, management anticipates food-at-home consumption demand to remain elevated outpacing the demand for away from home services for fiscal 2021. Apart from these, integration synergies related to Supervalu is helping United Natural. Further, such upsides are likely to help the company battle additional coronavirus-induced costs like labor safety and sanitization protocol. 


eGain Corporation (EGAN - Free Report) , provides customer engagement solutions. This stock was a big mover recently, as the company saw its shares rise. The move came on solid volume too with far more shares changing hands. This continues the recent uptrend for the company—as the stock is now up by double digits in the past one-month time frame. The company has seen two positive estimate revisions in the past few months, while its Zacks Consensus Estimate for the current quarter has also moved higher over the past few months, suggesting that more solid trading could be ahead for eGain. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank of #1, Strong Buy. So make sure to keep an eye on this stock going forward to see if this recent jump can turn into more strength down the road. 

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