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Best Way to Make Money on Earnings Surprises

This could be one of the most important earnings seasons in a long time, and Dave has two ways that can help you find the winners.

Are Q3 2019 Earnings Results Really That Good?

With results from almost 15% of S&P 500 members already out, the market appears to like the results. But are they really that good?

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Money Market ETFs Are Hot: Here's Why

The money market funds have witnessed inflows every month this year barring April, with assets rising in nine of the past 10 weeks.

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Growth Tech Stocks to Buy for Q3 Earnings Season

We dive into three tech stocks that we found that growth investors might want to consider buying during third-quarter earnings season.

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Netflix Is Pricey; Buy These Cheaper Media Companies Instead

For those interested in media companies at a budget, pick low-priced stocks with considerable growth potential. Here are four such stocks that also flaunt a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) or 2 (Buy).

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New Strong Buy Stocks for October 18th

This company that owns and charters containerships to liner companies has seen the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 7.1% over the last 60 days.

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Top Analyst Reports for Facebook, UnitedHealth & HSBC

Today's Research Daily features new research reports on 16 major stocks, including FB, UNH and HSBC.

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AWS 10/18: Q3 Earnings Roundup: KO, AXP, SLB & More

Now that we've gone through most of the big banks, earnings season opens up to a wider swath of industries.

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PFP 10/18: Stocks on Pace for 2nd Weekly Gain in a Row

Trade optimism continues to buoy the market. That goes for the phase 1 agreement between the U.S. and China as well as hopes that the House will vote in the USMCA.

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Featured Zacks Rank Stocks

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Bull of the Day

Alphabet (GOOG)

You can bet that Alphabet is ready to deliver another spectacular earnings report this quarter.

Bear of the Day

ArcBest (ARCB)

The trucking business has slowed to a crawl and estimates have cratered.

Zacks #1 Rank Top Movers for Oct 20, 2019 Zacks #1 Rank Top Movers Zacks #1 Rank Top Movers for 10/20/19

Value
Growth
Momentum
VGM
Income

Company	Symbol	Price	%Chg
Lithia Moto...	LAD	130.39	+1.72%
Boise Casca...	BCC	34.73	+1.52%
Tenet Healt...	THC	23.81	+1.32%
Molina Heal...	MOH	122.93	+1.18%
NRG Energy,...	NRG	40.15	+1.01%

Company	Symbol	Price	%Chg
Summit Ther...	SMMT	1.71	+5.88%
First Finan...	FFIN	34.87	+3.41%
Cesca Thera...	KOOL	5.46	+2.25%
Rigel Pharm...	RIGL	1.64	+2.19%
BRF S.A.	BRFS	8.72	+1.75%

Company	Symbol	Price	%Chg
Zumiez Inc....	ZUMZ	32.66	+2.09%
BRF S.A.	BRFS	8.72	+1.75%
Lithia Moto...	LAD	130.39	+1.72%
Boise Casca...	BCC	34.73	+1.52%
NRG Energy,...	NRG	40.15	+1.01%

Company	Symbol	Price	%Chg
Fortress Tr...	FTAI	16.11	+4.14%
First Finan...	FFIN	34.87	+3.41%
Lithia Moto...	LAD	130.39	+1.72%
Cohen & Ste...	CNS	62.21	+1.63%
Boise Casca...	BCC	34.73	+1.52%

Zacks #1 Rank Additions

Company (Symbol)	Report
Target Corporation (TGT)	ANALYST REPORT
Burlington Stores, I... (BURL)	ANALYST REPORT
Medical Properties T... (MPW)	Quantitative Report
The Habit Restaurant... (HABT)	Quantitative Report
Intuit Inc. (INTU)	ANALYST REPORT

Investment Ideas

Stocks

3 Tech Stocks for Growth Investors to Buy During Q3 Earnings Season

by Benjamin Rains

Retail-Discount Stores Outlook: Prospects Look Promising

by Sumit Singh

Solid Q3 Makes Netflix Pricey: 4 Low-Cost Media Picks

by Tirthankar Chakraborty

Prospects Bleak for Security and Safety Services Industry

Things You Should Know About the EIA Crude Inventory Report

5 Retail Stocks to Counter September's Weak Sales Data

UK-EU Reach New Brexit Deal: Winners & Losers

5 Industrial Stocks Flying High Amid Slowdown Expectation

4 Banks Riding High on Impressive Q3 Earnings

5 Dow Stocks Poised to Beat on Earnings This Month

Netflix Jumps After Earnings But Has A Winding Road Ahead

Rain In the Cloud Markets May Have Created Buying Opportunity

ETFs

ETFs in Focus as China's GDP Nears 30-Year Low Level

China's third-quarter GDP growth shows impact of trade war.

ETFs in Focus as Cyber Security Market Momentum Picks Up

ETFs to Gain as Homebuilders Sentiment Continues to Rise

ETFs to See Short-Term Rally on Signs of New Brexit Deal

Mutual Funds

3 Weapon-Free Funds Socially Responsible Investors Can Buy

Lately, many have expressed concerns about being indirectly invested in gun and weapon makers through mutual funds.

3 Bond Funds to Benefit From Record Inflows

3 Northern Mutual Funds for Scintillating Returns

Which Financial Mutual Fund to Buy: FIDSX or PRISX?

Options

Looking for a Glimpse of the Future...In the Past

Another look at using historical data to analyze potential options trades

What do Baseball and Options Trading Have in Common

Open Interest in Options Influuences Stock Movement

Rolling Covered Calls Up and Out

Earnings Analysis

More Analysis

Are Q3 2019 Earnings Results Really That Good?

Earnings Preview

by Sheraz Mian

With results from almost 15% of S&P 500 members already out, we have a fairly representative sample to judge the Q3 earnings season. The market appears to like the results. But are the results really are that good?

Solid Start to Q3 Earnings Season

Earnings Headlines

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Kansas City Southern (KSU) Stock Gains on Q3 Earnings Beat

NVR Q3 Earnings Beat Estimatess, Up Y/Y, New Orders Increase

Synchrony Financial (SYF) Q3 Earnings Top Estimates, Rise Y/Y

Watsco's (WSO) Q3 Earnings Miss, Revenues Beat Estimates

Reported Earnings Surprises

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Positive
Negative

Symbol	Time	Expected	Reported	%Surprise
HONE	08:50	0.05	0.13	+160.00
CHMG	16:16	0.29	0.40	+37.93
ACU	09:06	0.26	0.30	+15.38
FCCY	09:20	0.40	0.45	+12.50
KSU	08:07	1.77	1.94	+9.60

EPS Positive Surprises for Oct 20, 2019

Symbol	Time	Expected	Reported	%Surprise
MAN	07:54	1.93	1.92	-0.52
SXT	07:01	0.77	0.75	-2.60
BLX	07:20	0.57	0.52	-8.77

EPS Negative Surprises for Oct 20, 2019

Upcoming Earnings ESP

Symbol	ESP	Most Accurate Estimate	Consensus Estimate
MSFT	0.31%	1.25	1.25
TSLA	79.68%	-0.03	-0.12
VZ	0.40%	1.24	1.24
GILD	0.91%	1.77	1.76

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Manufacturing & Retail Worries, Brexit, Q3 Earnings & Buy Google Stock – Free Lunch

On today’s episode of Free Lunch here at Zacks, Associate Stock Strategist Ben Rains takes a look at recent signs of hope for a Brexit deal and some U.S.-China trade war updates. We then dive into some disappointing U.S. manufacturing and retail data, as well as third-quarter 2019 earnings results from the likes of Netflix (NFLX) and other giants. The episode then closes with a look at why Alphabet Inc. (GOOG) is a Zack Ranks #1 (Strong Buy) stock.

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