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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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Bull of the Day

Etsy, Inc. (ETSY)

Etsy's niche e-commerce platform was steadily growing over the last several years, and then the coronavirus pandemic hit, which has sent its sales and stock price soaring...

Bear of the Day

AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc. (AMC)

For AMC Entertainment, the global pandemic brought its business to a nearly complete halt for months and the impact might linger for years...

Zacks #1 Rank Top Movers for Aug 12, 2020 Zacks #1 Rank Top Movers Zacks #1 Rank Top Movers for 08/12/20

Value
Growth
Momentum
VGM
Income

Company	Symbol	Price	%Chg
Builders Fi...	BLDR	30.11	+11.27%
Sonic Autom...	SAH	45.33	+8.03%
SMTC Corpor...	SMTX	3.48	+7.08%
North Ameri...	NOA	7.57	+6.17%
Healthways,...	TVTY	17.57	+5.34%

Company	Symbol	Price	%Chg
Ritchie Bro...	RBA	61.61	+7.20%
McGrath Ren...	MGRC	67.53	+6.50%
North Ameri...	NOA	7.57	+6.17%
First Inter...	INBK	16.20	+6.09%
SpartanNash...	SPTN	22.56	+4.54%

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
Activision Blizzard,... (ATVI)	ANALYST REPORT
Annaly Capital Manag... (NLY)	ANALYST REPORT
Dropbox, Inc. (DBX)	Quantitative Report
Rite Aid Corporation... (RAD)	ANALYST REPORT
Logitech Internation... (LOGI)	ANALYST REPORT

Investment Ideas

Stocks

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ETFs

Cybersecurity ETFs Maintain Strength on Solid Q2 Earnings

Tesla ETFs Set to Soar Further on 5-for-1 Stock Split

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Mutual Funds

Buy Top 3 Thrivent Mutual Funds for Solid Gains Today

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

Options

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Earnings Analysis

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Positive
Negative

Symbol	Time	Expected	Reported	%Surprise
XPEL	07:03	0.05	0.14	+180.00
APG	07:51	0.18	0.32	+77.78
BWAY	07:24	-0.12	-0.03	+75.00
DRIO	07:22	-1.54	-0.47	+69.48
TUFN	07:52	-0.29	-0.15	+48.28

EPS Positive Surprises for Aug 12, 2020

Symbol	Time	Expected	Reported	%Surprise
TCRR	06:51	-0.61	-0.67	-9.84
MIST	07:20	-0.47	-0.53	-12.77
ARPO	08:03	0.27	0.23	-14.81
BEAM	06:32	-0.56	-0.69	-23.21
KMDA	07:20	0.12	0.09	-25.00

EPS Negative Surprises for Aug 12, 2020

Upcoming Earnings ESP

Symbol	ESP	Most Accurate Estimate	Consensus Estimate
CSCO	2.96%	0.76	0.74
JD	13.79%	0.44	0.39
IQ	10.69%	-0.39	-0.44
ATHM	1.96%	1.04	1.02

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Etsy (ETSY) and AMC Entertainment Holdings (AMC): 8/12/2020 Bull & Bear

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Top Stock Picks for Week of August 10, 2020

Two Companies with Strong Balance Sheets That Look Attractive.

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Market Summary

DOW 27,871.46 +184.55 +0.67%

NASDAQ 10,984.96 +202.13 +1.88%

S&P 500 3,372.68 +38.99 +1.17%

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