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Strong Buys for August, 2020

Our experts spotlight 7 stocks that are positioned for an immediate breakout from the list of 220 Zacks Rank #1 Strong Buys. The complete list more than doubles the market's yearly average. A recent pick, Activision Blizzard, is up +20% in 2020 and +25% since the market's lows of late March. No investor should miss this.

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Zacks #1 Rank Top Movers for Aug 11, 2020 Zacks #1 Rank Top Movers Zacks #1 Rank Top Movers for 08/11/20

Value
Growth
Momentum
VGM
Income

Company	Symbol	Price	%Chg
Financial I...	FISI	18.09	+14.42%
Crescent Po...	CPG	1.97	+8.84%
Garrett Mot...	GTX	6.40	+7.74%
U S Concret...	USCR	29.45	+7.56%
United Rent...	URI	181.26	+7.48%

Company	Symbol	Price	%Chg
Vista Outdo...	VSTO	22.24	+9.83%
Kelly Servi...	KELYA	17.90	+7.06%
Enova Inter...	ENVA	18.39	+6.92%
Suburban Pr...	SPH	14.31	+5.61%
BMC Stock H...	BMCH	31.36	+5.41%

Company	Symbol	Price	%Chg
EnPro Indus...	NPO	58.97	+8.14%
SilverBow R...	SBOW	3.73	+6.27%
Bryn Mawr B...	BMTC	28.43	+5.69%
Tennant Com...	TNC	70.20	+5.33%
TopBuild Co...	BLD	145.64	+4.70%

Company	Symbol	Price	%Chg
U S Concret...	USCR	29.45	+7.56%
United Rent...	URI	181.26	+7.48%
Kelly Servi...	KELYA	17.90	+7.06%
Suburban Pr...	SPH	14.31	+5.61%
BMC Stock H...	BMCH	31.36	+5.41%

Company	Symbol	Price	%Chg
Fidus Inves...	FDUS	10.64	+20.77%
Financial I...	FISI	18.09	+14.42%
Hanesbrands...	HBI	15.78	+10.58%
United Parc...	UPS	159.59	+9.71%
FB Financia...	FBK	27.65	+8.64%

Zacks #1 Rank Top Movers7/16

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Full Zacks #1 Rank List8/16

You can see the full Zacks #1 Rank List or narrow it down to Zacks #1 Rank Stocks with a Value, Growth, Momentum or Income Style Score of A or B. Plus, you can see the Zacks #1 Rank Stocks with a VGM of A or B. You can also sort the list with criteria you choose, view Additions and Deletions by day, and Performance.

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Zacks #1 Rank Additions

Company (Symbol)	Report
Ford Motor Company (F)	ANALYST REPORT
JD.com, Inc. (JD)	Quantitative Report
Etsy, Inc. (ETSY)	Quantitative Report
United Rentals, Inc.... (URI)	ANALYST REPORT
Deere Company (DE)	ANALYST REPORT

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Negative

Symbol	Time	Expected	Reported	%Surprise
MELI	08:37	0.10	1.11	+1,010.00
NLS	17:32	-0.10	0.56	+660.00
PRTS	16:33	-0.01	0.03	+400.00
CVLG	16:15	-0.01	0.03	+400.00
IEA	17:20	-0.04	0.09	+325.00

EPS Positive Surprises for Aug 11, 2020

Symbol	Time	Expected	Reported	%Surprise
DHT	17:46	0.82	0.81	-1.22
FSK	18:15	0.63	0.62	-1.59
PPL	08:28	0.56	0.55	-1.79
ITCI	07:33	-0.94	-0.96	-2.13
AGLE	08:33	-0.39	-0.40	-2.56

EPS Negative Surprises for Aug 11, 2020

Upcoming Earnings ESP

Symbol	ESP	Most Accurate Estimate	Consensus Estimate
CSCO	2.96%	0.67	0.67
IQ	10.69%	-0.44	-0.49
PGTI	0.54%	0.16	0.15
BR	2.70%	2.16	2.10

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Market Summary

DOW 27,791.44 +357.96 +1.31%

NASDAQ 10,968.36 -42.63 -0.39%

S&P 500 3,360.47 +9.19 +0.27%

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