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A Noisy Global Week Ahead

We look for three more months of Brexit noise, with a bitterly fought election likely thrown in. But with no-deal Brexit risks fading, the pullback may not be too drastic.

New Strong Buy Stocks for October 21st

This company that focuses on raising, producing, and slaughtering poultry and pork for processing, production, and sale of fresh meat has seen the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing more than 100% over the last 60 days.

This company that focuses on raising, producing, and ...

Will Lockheed Steal the Show from Boeing in Q3 Earnings?

Current issues surrounding the seven-month grounding of the 737 MAX and how Boeing will deal with the situation do cast uncertainty over the upcoming earnings release.

Current issues surrounding the seven-month grounding of the 737 ...

AWS 10/21: Opioid Settlement, Boeing Downgrades: Market Up

Futures are up somewhat in this Monday's pre-market after a sell-off Friday. Much of the sentiment going forward will rely on Q3 results and other news items.

Futures are up somewhat in this Monday's pre-market ...

PFP 10/21: S&P, Nasdaq Finish Higher for 2nd Week in a Row

The Dow just missed out as it was dragged down by outsized losses from Boeing and Johnson & Johnson.

The Dow just missed out as it was ...

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?

With results from almost 15% of S&P 500 members ...

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.

The money market funds have witnessed inflows every ...

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.

We dive into three tech stocks that we ...

Top Analyst Reports for Facebook, UnitedHealth & HSBC

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

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

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Bull of the Day

Owens and Minor (OMI)

This stock has been on a run of late and it looks like it won't stop until after it makes it to double digits.

Bear of the Day

Acuity Brands (AYI)

This lighting play was the Bull of The Day 5 months ago, so what happened?

Zacks #1 Rank Top Movers for Oct 21, 2019 Zacks #1 Rank Top Movers Zacks #1 Rank Top Movers for 10/21/19

Value
Growth
Momentum
VGM
Income

Company	Symbol	Price	%Chg
Realogy Hol...	RLGY	8.00	+6.10%
Tenet Healt...	THC	24.98	+4.91%
China Life...	LFC	12.54	+4.67%
Crescent Po...	CPG	3.94	+4.23%
Sonic Autom...	SAH	30.16	+3.50%

Company	Symbol	Price	%Chg
ProQR Thera...	PRQR	6.96	+7.91%
Realogy Hol...	RLGY	8.00	+6.10%
SecureWorks...	SCWX	12.77	+4.84%
Summit Ther...	SMMT	1.79	+4.68%
Sonic Autom...	SAH	30.16	+3.50%

Company	Symbol	Price	%Chg
Britvic PLC...	BTVCY	27.35	+12.78%
Realogy Hol...	RLGY	8.00	+6.10%
Crescent Po...	CPG	3.94	+4.23%
Sonic Autom...	SAH	30.16	+3.50%
Koppers Hol...	KOP	30.78	+3.43%

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

A Noisy Global Week Ahead

by John Blank

Will Lockheed Steal the Show From Boeing in Q3 Earnings?

by Tirthankar Chakraborty

Schools Industry Outlook: Bullish on New Regulations

by Shrabana Mukherjee

Outlook for Electronics Semiconductors Industry Looks Bright

5 Safe Stocks to Counter IMF's Dull Global Economic Outlook

5 Large-Cap Stocks Set to Beat Earnings Estimates This Month

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

Retail-Discount Stores Outlook: Prospects Look Promising

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

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

ETFs

Microsoft Set to Beat Estimates: ETFs to Buy

The software leader has attractive fundamentals and has some chances of beating estimate.

What's in Store for Healthcare ETFs in Q3 Earnings?

Earnings Surprise May Lift Stocks: Buy These Growth ETFs

REIT ETF (FRI) Hits New 52-Week High

Mutual Funds

4 Best No-Load Mutual Funds to Buy Today

Given the likely economic uncertainty ahead, no-load funds could be ideal for investment.

3 Healthcare Funds to Inject Into Your Portfolio Today

3 Weapon-Free Funds Socially Responsible Investors Can Buy

3 Bond Funds to Benefit From Record Inflows

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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SAP Q3 Earnings Rise Y/Y, Cloud Strength Aids Top-Line Growth

Gentex (GNTX) Beats on Q3 Earnings and Sales, Narrows View

Will Mission Systems Unit Drive Northrop's (NOC) Q3 Earnings?

Factors Setting Tone for Restaurant Brands (QSR) Q3 Earnings

Reported Earnings Surprises

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Positive
Negative

Symbol	Time	Expected	Reported	%Surprise
ONB	06:46	0.34	0.41	+20.59
NWBI	09:12	0.26	0.31	+19.23
BMRC	08:04	0.61	0.69	+13.11
ATLKY	06:41	0.34	0.38	+11.76
BSRR	08:23	0.53	0.58	+9.43

EPS Positive Surprises for Oct 21, 2019

Symbol	Time	Expected	Reported	%Surprise
LII	07:46	3.39	3.34	-1.47
FMAO	08:08	0.39	0.38	-2.56
SARTF	05:00	0.90	0.83	-7.78

EPS Negative Surprises for Oct 21, 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

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 ...

Boot Barn (BOOT) and Burlington Stores (BURL) Are Aggressive Growth Stocks

A look at two more stocks for your aggressive growth stock radar screen. Boot Barn: https://www.zacks.com/stock/quote/BOOT?cid=CS-YOUTUBE-FT-VID Burlington Stores: https://www.zacks.com/stock/quote/BURL?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 ...

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.

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