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Top Stock Picks for Week of July 8, 2019

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Dollar General Corporation (DG - Free Report) , is a discount retailer in the United States.  Shares of Dollar General have risen and outpaced the industry in the past six months. The stock may scale new highs with solid prospects, brand recognition and strategic endeavors likely to act as propellants. Better pricing, private label offering, inventory management, and merchandise and operational initiatives should drive sales. For first-quarter fiscal 2019, both sales and earnings per share beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate. Dollar General reported better-than-expected first-quarter fiscal 2019 results, wherein both the top and bottom line revenue grew year over year. Also, the company witnessed sturdy same-store sales performance. Looking ahead, the company retained fiscal 2019 view.

Construction Partners Inc. (ROAD - Free Report) , is an infrastructure and road construction company. It went public fairly recently and is one of the only publicly traded companies that specializes in road construction. The company currently has a Zacks Rank of #1 (Strong Buy), as well as a Value grade of A. Our model also underscores that ROAD has a P/CF ratio of 11.36. This metric takes into account a company's operating cash flow and can be used to find stocks that are undervalued based on their solid cash outlook. This stock's P/CF looks attractive against its industry's average P/CF of 13.94. This is only one of the key metrics included in Construction Partner's strong Value grade, but it helps show that the stock is likely undervalued right now. When factoring in the strength of its earnings outlook, ROAD looks like an impressive value stock at the moment.

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