Zacks Releases Four Powerful ''Buy'' Stocks: Lancaster Colony Corp., Phillips-Van Heusen Corp., CGI Group and Casey's General Stores

For Immediate Release

Chicago, IL – September 15, 2009 – 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: Lancaster Colony Corp. (LANC - Snapshot Report), Phillips-Van Heusen Corp. (PVH - Snapshot Report), CGI Group, Inc. (GIB - Snapshot Report) and Casey's General Stores Inc. (CASY - Snapshot Report).
    
Today, Zacks is promoting its ''Buy'' stock recommendations. Four daily picks are offered free at http://at.zacks.com/?id=5607

Zacks #1 Rank Stocks have nearly tripled the S&P 500 since 1988, producing an average annual return of +26%. Performance has been notable even during volatile and down times. For example, during the last bear market, 2000-2002, the market tumbled -37.6% – but Zacks #1 Rank stocks gained +43.8%.

Here is a summary of today's selected stocks that are now highly rated by Zacks:          
       
Aggressive Growth – Lancaster Colony Corp. (LANC - Snapshot Report)
Lancaster Colony Corp. recently announced great year-end results and shares are surging on the news.

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

Growth & Income – Phillips-Van Heusen Corp. - Snapshot Report (PVH - Snapshot Report)
Phillips-Van Heusen Corp. posted second-quarter results in mid-August. Earnings per share of 60 cents came in slightly below last year’s 66 cents but topped the Zack Consensus Estimate by 36%. Revenue of $529.3 million slipped by 1% year-over-year.

Zacks Guide to Growth & Income Investing (free!): http://at.zacks.com/?id=4310
  
Momentum – CGI Group, Inc. - Snapshot Report (GIB - Snapshot Report)
CGI Group, Inc. reported better than expected third-quarter results in late July, adding that it had paid down its debt to just $15 million from almost $300 million earlier in the year.

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

Value – Casey's General Stores Inc. - Snapshot Report (CASY - Snapshot Report)
Casey's General Stores saw same store sales rise 6.4% in the fiscal first quarter thanks to better gasoline margins. The company has surprised on estimates 2 out of the last 4 quarters by an average of 17.50%. CASY is trading with a forward P/E of 14.42.

Zacks Guide to Value Investing (free!): http://at.zacks.com/?id=4312

How to Regularly Access Picks from the Zacks Rank Discovery for Free:  http://at.zacks.com/?id=5607
 
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. in Mathematics 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 at http://at.zacks.com/?id=5607 

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Then, when changes are discovered, they’re applied to help assign more than 4,400 stocks into five Zacks Rank categories: #1 Strong Buy, #2 Buy, #3 Hold, #4 Sell, and #5 Strong Sell. This proprietary stock-picking system continues to outperform the market by a nearly 3-to-1 margin. 
  
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Aggressive Growth Stocks:
Contact: Bill Wilton
Phone: 312-265-9277

or

Growth & Income Stocks:
Contact: Alex Kolb
Phone: 312-265-9149

or

Momentum Stocks:
Contact: Michael Vodicka
Phone: 312-265-9226

or

Value Stocks:
Contact: Tracey Ryniec
Phone: 312-265-9232

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