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Zacks Aggressive Growth Buys for This Week

Brian Bolan is Zacks' Aggressive Growth Strategist, with two more names for your aggressive growth radar screen. This time around, we get two names that are not traditionally thought of as aggressive growth.

Here's Why Homebuilding ETFs Are Soaring

The success is primarily attributable to a decline in mortgage rates, slower home price growth and a slew of upbeat data.

The success is primarily attributable to a decline ...

The Fed Cuts, Microsoft Flexes & Buy SKX: Zacks Free Lunch

U.S. stocks jumped Thursday, with both the Dow and the S&P 500 up within 1% of their all-time highs. Microsoft stock helped lead the push after the firm announced new plans to return more value to shareholders.

U.S. stocks jumped Thursday, with both the ...

Top Stock Reports for J&J, Boeing & Broadcom

Today's Research Daily features new research reports on 16 major stocks, including JNJ, BA and AVGO.

Today's Research Daily features new research reports on 16 ...

3 Insurance Companies to Buy on New Fed Rate Cut

Insurers, especially these with strong Zacks Ranks and Style Scores, stand strong amid present-day uncertainties, given their strong fundamentals and other attributes.

Insurers, especially these with strong Zacks Ranks and ...

Stock Investors: Do You Need a Late-Cycle Plan?

Quality of earnings begins to matter, which usually means investors become more defensive as they seek out companies that will provide some protection in the case of an end-cycle, or recession.

Quality of earnings begins to matter, which usually ...

New Strong Buy Stocks for September 19th

This specialty pharmaceutical company has seen the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 8.1% over the last 60 days.

This specialty pharmaceutical company has seen the Zacks ...

AWS 9/19: Q2 Deficit Shrinks (A Little) + Philly Fed, New Claims

The 12-month-long trade war between the U.S. and China has obviously had plenty to do with these extending deficits.

The 12-month-long trade war between the U.S. ...

PFP 9/19: Stocks Near All-Time Highs, Focus Shifts to Trade Deal

No matter how you slice it, a rate cut is bullish for the economy and the market.

No matter how you slice it, a rate ...

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Featured Zacks Rank Stocks

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Bull of the Day

GW Pharmaceuticals (GWPH)

First FDA-approved cannabis drug is on its way to blockbuster status with triple-digit sales growth

Bear of the Day

Tailored Brands (TLRD)

This stock has been toxic for some time now, and unless significant systemic changes are made its toxicity will continue.

Zacks #1 Rank Top Movers for Sep 19, 2019 Zacks #1 Rank Top Movers Zacks #1 Rank Top Movers for 09/19/19

Value
Growth
Momentum
VGM
Income

Company	Symbol	Price	%Chg
Health Insu...	HIIQ	22.72	+9.02%
SMART SAND...	SND	2.99	+3.82%
Internation...	ICAGY	11.58	+3.39%
Weight Watc...	WW	35.96	+2.92%
Danaos Corp...	DAC	8.34	+2.69%

Company	Symbol	Price	%Chg
Lincoln Edu...	LINC	2.11	+5.50%
Cumberland...	CPIX	5.29	+5.38%
SMART SAND...	SND	2.99	+3.82%
Internation...	ICAGY	11.58	+3.39%
AngloGold A...	AU	19.66	+2.93%

Company	Symbol	Price	%Chg
LogMein, In...	LOGM	72.25	+5.17%
OUTFRONT Me...	OUT	27.78	+3.89%
Internation...	ICAGY	11.58	+3.39%
Grupo Finan...	GGAL	12.23	+3.29%
AngloGold A...	AU	19.66	+2.93%

Zacks #1 Rank Additions

Company (Symbol)	Report
Molina Healthcare, I... (MOH)	ANALYST REPORT
COUPA SOFTWARE (COUP)	Quantitative Report
Skechers U.S.A., Inc... (SKX)	ANALYST REPORT
Garmin Ltd. (GRMN)	ANALYST REPORT
Office Depot, Inc. (ODP)	ANALYST REPORT

Investment Ideas

Stocks

Semiconductor WFE Stock Outlook: Avoiding Is a Good Idea

by Sejuti Banerjea

Crude Prices Drop Amid Surprise Growth in U.S. Stockpiles

by Nilanjan Choudhury

MSFT Continues Buyback Frenzy

by Daniel Laboe

Comcast, Facebook Join the Streaming War, Roku Shares Fall

Fed Cuts Rate Again by 25 Basis Points: 4 Utilities to Buy

US Manufacturing Output Rises in August: Will the Trend Stay?

Fed Cuts Interest Rate As Expected: 3 Insurance Stocks to Buy

Outlook for Oil & Gas Integrated International Industry Bleak

AMZN's HD Push Heats Up Battle Against AAPL, SPOT & Others

Solid August Data & Fed's Rate Cut Light Up Housing: 5 Picks

5 Stocks to Look Beyond FAANG in 2019

Retailers Push Full Steam Into Bumper Holiday Season: 5 Picks

ETFs

Homebuilders ETFs to Gain as Sentiment Surges to Yearly High

We highlight some homebuilder ETFs that are poised to gain traction from a positive buzz surrounding homebuilders in September.

ETF Winners Amid Half-Hearted Response to Fed's Rate Cut

Trump May Be Re-Elected: Best ETFs in His Current Term

Here's Why Homebuilding ETFs Are Soaring

Mutual Funds

3 Mutual Funds to Buy on Impressive Retail Sales

The fact that demand for big-ticket items like cars has remained robust shows that consumers still have faith in the future of the country's economy.

3 Real Estate Funds to Grab Today

4 Mutual Funds to Tap the Growing Housing Market

4 Northern Mutual Funds for Spectacular Returns

Options

Rolling Covered Calls Up and Out

Maintaining a covered call position that's been working is as easy as knowing how to "roll" an options trade.

Volatilities Sink, How do we "Buy Low"?

VIX Revisited and a Trade for Volatility Spikes

What is the VIX Telling Us About the Equity Markets?

Earnings Analysis

More Analysis

Handicapping the Q3 2019 Earnings Season

Earnings Outlook

by Sheraz Mian

Total Q3 earnings for the S&P 500 index are expected to be down -4.8% from the same period last year on +4.2% higher revenues. This would follow +0.5% growth in Q2 and a flat showing in Q1...

Looking Ahead to the Q3 2019 Earnings Season

Earnings Headlines

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Darden (DRI) Earnings Surpass Estimates in Q1, Sales Miss

Cracker Barrel (CBRL) Q4 Earnings & Revenues Top Estimates

Adobe (ADBE) Earnings and Revenues Beat Estimates in Q3

Apogee (APOG) Q2 Earnings Top Estimates, Revenues In Line

Reported Earnings Surprises

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Positive
Negative

Symbol	Time	Expected	Reported	%Surprise
SCS	16:12	0.43	0.50	+16.28
SCHL	16:10	-1.80	-1.59	+11.67
DRI	07:07	1.36	1.38	+1.47

EPS Positive Surprises for Sep 19, 2019

Symbol	Time	Expected	Reported	%Surprise

EPS Negative Surprises for Sep 19, 2019

Upcoming Earnings ESP

Symbol	ESP	Most Accurate Estimate	Consensus Estimate
MU	11.35%	0.53	0.48
RAD	6.67%	0.08	0.08
SID	25.42%	0.37	0.30
FDS	0.57%	2.48	2.47

Video Commentaries

Billion Dollar Secret Full Series 1

Watch the full series to learn how the Zacks Rank works.

Watch the full series to learn how the ...

Materion (MTRN) and Hanger (HNGR) Are Aggressive Growth Rank Buys

A look at two more stocks for your aggressive growth stock radar screen. Materion: https://www.zacks.com/stock/quote/MTRN?cid=CS-YOUTUBE-FT-VID Hanger: https://www.zacks.com/stock/quote/HNGR?cid=CS-YOUTUBE-FT-VID Follow us on StockTwits: https://stocktwits.com/ZacksResearch Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ZacksResearch Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ZacksInvestmentResearch

A look at two more stocks for your ...

Fed Rate Cuts, Microsoft Strength & Buy Skechers (SKX) Stock - Free Lunch

On today’s episode of Free Lunch here at Zacks, Associate Stock Strategist Ben Rains dives into the U.S. Federal Reserve’s newest interest rate cuts, as well as what the central bank might do next. The episode then breaks down why Microsoft (MSFT) stock surged, before taking a look at the latest from AT&T (T) and FedEx (FDX). And we close with why Skechers (SKX) stock is a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) right now.

On today’s episode of Free Lunch here ...

Why Small Cap ETFs Are Rising

Small cap stocks have rebounded nicely of late after struggling earlier this year. IShares Russell 2000 ETF: https://www.zacks.com/funds/etf/IWM/profile?cid=CS-YOUTUBE-FT-VID IShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF: https://www.zacks.com/funds/etf/IJR/profile?cid=CS-YOUTUBE-FT-VID SPDR S&P 500 ETF: https://www.zacks.com/funds/etf/SPY/profile?cid=CS-YOUTUBE-FT-VID Follow us on StockTwits: https://stocktwits.com/ZacksResearch Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ZacksResearch Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ZacksInvestmentResearch

Small cap stocks have rebounded nicely of late ...