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Zacks' 7 Best
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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New Strong Buy Stocks for August 7th

This company that provides executive search and consulting services has seen the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing more than 100% over the last 60 days.

5 Housing Stocks to Buy with Mortgage Rates at Historic Lows

Mortgage rates yet again fell to a new record low on Aug 6 and inadvertently boosted the housing market that has been a bright spot for most part of the year in a rather unstable U.S. economy.

Mortgage rates yet again fell to a new ...

Will the Dow Gather Pace on Latest "Golden Cross" Formation?

After rallying in the last four consecutive months, the three major stock indexes are likely to finish the first week of August on a positive note.

After rallying in the last four consecutive months, ...

AWS 8/7: U.S. Sees 1.763M New Jobs in July; Unemployment 10.2%

The private sector made up 1.462 million of this total, with government jobs making up the 301K difference.

The private sector made up 1.462 million of this ...

PFP 8/7: Another Record Day Ahead of Friday's Jobs Report

The S&P made another new recovery high, and the Nasdaq made another new all-time high.

The S&P made another new recovery high, ...

Capture Disruptive Growth in Emerging Markets With This ETF

In this episode of ETF Spotlight, Neena Mishra speaks with Kevin Carter, founder and CIO of the Emerging Markets Internet & Ecommerce ETF (EMQQ), the best-performing fund in the space.

In this episode of ETF Spotlight, Neena Mishra ...

Stocks to Watch as Investors Rotate Toward Cyclical Names

We need cyclical sectors like utilities, REITs, industrials, financials and energy stocks to start participating in this market rally if we are going to continue higher.

We need cyclical sectors like utilities, REITs, industrials, ...

Screening for Ultimate Value Stocks

On Tracey Ryniec's 200th episode of Zacks Value Trader, she asks this question: With the stock market still hitting new highs nearly daily, ARE there any value stocks out there?

On Tracey Ryniec's 200th episode of Zacks Value ...

Top Stock Reports for Apple, Mastercard & Eli Lilly

Today's Research Daily features new research reports on 16 major stocks, including AAPL, MA and LLY.

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

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Featured Zacks Rank Stocks

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Bull of the Day

D.R. Horton (DHI)

Mortgage rates, folks fleeing to the suburbs and the heading to warm climates are helping home builders.

Bear of the Day

Western Digital (WDC)

Hard times for hard drives causing negative earnings estimate revisions.

Zacks #1 Rank Top Movers for Aug 7, 2020 Zacks #1 Rank Top Movers Zacks #1 Rank Top Movers for 08/07/20

Value
Growth
Momentum
VGM
Income

Company	Symbol	Price	%Chg
Nautilus Gr...	NLS	12.18	+9.24%
Civeo Corpo...	CVEO	0.96	+6.18%
MarineMax,...	HZO	31.29	+4.72%
The Provide...	PRSC	90.20	+4.22%
American Ou...	SWBI	26.52	+3.43%

Company	Symbol	Price	%Chg
Republic Se...	RSG	91.31	+3.88%
Generac Hol...	GNRC	177.33	+2.52%
Emergent Bi...	EBS	129.99	+2.39%
BMC Stock H...	BMCH	30.46	+2.39%
Heidrick S...	HSII	20.66	+2.23%

Company	Symbol	Price	%Chg
Civeo Corpo...	CVEO	0.96	+6.18%
MarineMax,...	HZO	31.29	+4.72%
American Ou...	SWBI	26.52	+3.43%
SpartanNash...	SPTN	21.95	+2.52%
BMC Stock H...	BMCH	30.46	+2.39%

Company	Symbol	Price	%Chg
United Parc...	UPS	154.40	+6.14%
Republic Se...	RSG	91.31	+3.88%
Financial I...	FISI	16.38	+3.61%
Dime Commun...	DCOM	13.31	+3.18%
SpartanNash...	SPTN	21.95	+2.52%

Zacks #1 Rank Top Movers7/16

The Zacks #1 Rank List is the best place to start your stock search each morning. It's made up of the top 5% of stocks with the most potential. Each weekday, you can quickly see the Zacks #1 Rank Top Movers from Value to Growth, Momentum and Income, even VGM Score.

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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
General Motors Compa... (GM)	ANALYST REPORT
Himax Technologies,... (HIMX)	Quantitative Report
Rite Aid Corporation... (RAD)	ANALYST REPORT
FreeportMcMoRan Inc.... (FCX)	ANALYST REPORT
Thermo Fisher Scient... (TMO)	ANALYST REPORT

Investment Ideas

Stocks

Near-Term Outlook Tepid for Medical Services Industry

by Urmimala Biswas

Nasdaq Tops 11,000: 5 Best Stocks With Room for More Upside

by Sweta Killa

Will Dow Gather Pace on the Latest 'Golden Cross' Formation?

by Nalak Das

Gold Price Sprinting Toward New All-Time High: 5 Winners

Near-Term Outlook Appears Dull for Foreign Banks Industry

5 Housing Stocks to Buy With Mortgage Rates at Historic Lows

Buy Soaring Apple Stock Right Now and Hold Forever

Is Nikola the Next Tesla, or a Cheap Knock-Off?

3 Semiconductor Stocks to Buy Now as Tech Drives Nasdaq Above 11,000

5 Transportation Stocks Going Places

Steaming Services Grow on Coronavirus Crisis: 3 Stocks to Watch

Crude Hits 5-Month High: Is Oil Market Out of the Woods?

ETFs

ETFs to Play Growing Women Empowerment in Corporate America

Pharma ETFs Soar on Robust Q2 Earnings

10 Best-Performing Stocks in Nasdaq ETF as Index Tops 11,000

Nasdaq Hits Record Mark 11,000: Can ETFs Rally Further?

Mutual Funds

US Service Activity Hits 17-Year High in July: 4 Fund Picks

3 MFS Mutual Funds to Buy for Spectacular Returns

4 Best Tech Mutual Funds Rallying on Work-From-Home Practices

3 Non-US Mutual Funds That Should Be in Your Portfolio

Options

Have an Options Trade Idea, Backtest It

Examining how a similar trade worked in past periods can tell you if you're on the right track.

Can a Two-Day Straddle Be Worth $220?

Mailbag: Huge Hard-To-Borrow Rates Can Cause Huge Trouble

As Earnings Season Approaches, Consider Buying a Condor

Earnings Analysis

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Reported Earnings Surprises

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Positive
Negative

Symbol	Time	Expected	Reported	%Surprise
TILE	06:02	0.05	0.27	+440.00
IEP	08:55	-0.45	1.36	+402.22
GPX	06:52	-0.04	0.12	+400.00
UFS	07:20	-0.42	0.36	+185.71
AMEH	09:42	0.07	0.19	+171.43

EPS Positive Surprises for Aug 7, 2020

Symbol	Time	Expected	Reported	%Surprise
CRNX	08:09	-0.52	-0.53	-1.92
RMR	07:35	0.40	0.38	-5.00
ETM	08:16	-0.38	-0.40	-5.26
OCUL	07:34	-0.32	-0.34	-6.25
ABUS	07:44	-0.23	-0.25	-8.70

EPS Negative Surprises for Aug 7, 2020

Upcoming Earnings ESP

Symbol	ESP	Most Accurate Estimate	Consensus Estimate
CSCO	2.96%	0.76	0.74
NBEV	5.26%	-0.09	-0.10
OXY	1.02%	-1.64	-1.66
LITE	8.27%	0.90	0.83

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 ...

Stocks To Watch As Investors Rotate Towards Cyclical Names

We need cyclical sectors like utilities, REITs, industrials, financials, and energy stocks to start participating in this market rally if we are going to continue higher.

We need cyclical sectors like utilities, REITs, industrials, ...

Kraft Heinz Company (KHC) and IMAX (IMAX): 8/6/2020 Bull & Bear

Learn more about the Bull and Bear of the day go to https://www.zacks.com/bull

Learn more about the Bull and Bear of ...

Seismic Semi Shifts: QCOM and NVDA

After the INTC vs AMD nanometer wars, QCOM bonds with Huawei to secure 5G royalties.

After the INTC vs AMD nanometer wars, QCOM ...

Market Summary

DOW 27,294.26 -92.72 -0.34%

NASDAQ 11,069.16 -38.91 -0.35%

S&P 500 3,344.30 -4.86 -0.15%

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