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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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Investing in the Coming Data Revolution

5G is much more than what you've been hearing about in TV commercials. Daniel Laboe will tell you all about this new network and which industries will benefit the most.

6 ETF Picks for Historically Downbeat August

Against current scenarios, we highlight a few ETFs that could be apt for investing gains in August.

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New Strong Buy Stocks for August 5th

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Top Research Reports for Alphabet, NVIDIA & Costco

Today's Research Daily features new research reports on 16 major stocks, including GOOGL, NVDA and COST.

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5 Sizzling Hot Earnings Charts

Several are breaking out to new all-time highs. Many have good earnings surprise track records. Can these soon-to-report companies live up to the pressure to beat big?

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3 Large-Cap Stocks to Boost Your Long-Term Portfolio

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AWS 8/5: ADP Payrolls Signify Slowdown in U.S. Labor: +167K

We see a headline number of 167K new private-sector jobs created in July, which rather resembles a pre-pandemic tally roughly averaging the 6 months previous.

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PFP 8/5: Nasdaq at New All-Time High, S&P New Recovery High

The reopening has hit some snags. But even with these unfortunate setbacks, the pent-up economic demand has been huge.

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Featured Zacks Rank Stocks

Learn to Profit from the Zacks Rank

Bull of the Day

Domino's Pizza (DPZ)

People have been turning towards this pizza chain to cure their pandemic blues.

Bear of the Day

Six Flags (SIX)

Earnings estimates and share price are falling in the wrong direction for

Zacks #1 Rank Top Movers for Aug 5, 2020 Zacks #1 Rank Top Movers Zacks #1 Rank Top Movers for 08/05/20

Value
Growth
Momentum
VGM
Income

Company	Symbol	Price	%Chg
HIGHPOINT R...	HPR	0.43	+9.55%
Ducommun In...	DCO	38.63	+6.95%
Heidrick S...	HSII	20.99	+5.74%
Griffon Cor...	GFF	23.25	+5.68%
United Rent...	URI	169.38	+5.31%

Company	Symbol	Price	%Chg
Alimera Sci...	ALIM	6.71	+22.89%
Superior Un...	SGC	20.58	+9.70%
HIGHPOINT R...	HPR	0.43	+9.55%
Heidrick S...	HSII	20.99	+5.74%
Griffon Cor...	GFF	23.25	+5.68%

Company	Symbol	Price	%Chg
Delek Logis...	DKL	32.75	+8.26%
Heidrick S...	HSII	20.99	+5.74%
Griffon Cor...	GFF	23.25	+5.68%
Hamilton Be...	HBB	15.72	+4.59%
Origin Banc...	OBNK	23.47	+4.50%

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
PayPal Holdings, Inc... (PYPL)	ANALYST REPORT
The Kraft Heinz Comp... (KHC)	ANALYST REPORT
Sony Corporation (SNE)	ANALYST REPORT
Shopify Inc. (SHOP)	ANALYST REPORT
WestRock Company (WRK)	ANALYST REPORT

Investment Ideas

Stocks

Buy These 5 Stocks Before It's Too Late

by Sejuti Banerjea

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Bright Near-Term Prospects for Insurance Brokerage Industry

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Diversified Communication Industry Outlook on Firm Footing

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Top 7 Stocks Set to Beat on Earnings Today After Market

Global Semiconductor Sales Rise YoY in June: 5 Stocks to Buy

3 Diverse Large-Cap Stocks to Buy Now to Boost Your Long-Term Portfolio

Analog/Mixed Signal Semiconductor Outlook: Things Are Looking Up

ETFs

6 ETF Picks for Historically Downbeat August

Transport ETFs Gain Despite Soft Q2 Earnings

Natural Gas ETFs Surge on Hot Weather Outlook

Can the Best Sector & Its ETFs of July Thrive in August Too?

Mutual Funds

3 Funds to Gain From America's Steady Manufacturing Recovery

3 Hartford Mutual Funds for a Steady Portfolio

3 Best Vanguard Mutual Funds to Grab in August

Grab These 3 Real Estate Mutual Funds for Superlative Returns

Options

Can a Two-Day Straddle Be Worth $220?

Heading into a crucial earnings report, Tesla options are on fire.

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

As Earnings Season Approaches, Consider Buying a Condor

Expiration Can Get Tricky, but Options are Still Very Understandable

Earnings Analysis

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Reported Earnings Surprises

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Positive
Negative

Symbol	Time	Expected	Reported	%Surprise
HSC	08:07	-0.01	0.13	+1,400.00
CLH	07:36	0.04	0.52	+1,200.00
LVGO	06:20	0.01	0.11	+1,000.00
OAS	09:52	-0.06	0.23	+483.33
ASTE	07:57	0.12	0.67	+458.33

EPS Positive Surprises for Aug 5, 2020

Symbol	Time	Expected	Reported	%Surprise
SRE	07:45	1.66	1.65	-0.60
BTU	09:53	-1.26	-1.27	-0.79
EVRG	07:33	0.70	0.68	-2.86
ISEE	07:56	-0.31	-0.32	-3.23
BCLI	10:18	-0.24	-0.25	-4.17

EPS Negative Surprises for Aug 5, 2020

Upcoming Earnings ESP

Symbol	ESP	Most Accurate Estimate	Consensus Estimate
ROKU	34.74%	-0.36	-0.55
CVS	1.30%	1.96	1.93
BMY	1.20%	1.48	1.46
TTD	73.08%	0.54	0.31

Video Commentaries

Billion Dollar Secret Full Series 1

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$Domino\'s Pizza (DPZ) and Six Flags Entertainment (SIX): 8/5/2020 Bull & Bear$

Domino\'s Pizza (DPZ) and Six Flags Entertainment (SIX): 8/5/2020 Bull & Bear

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5 Sizzling Hot Earnings Charts

Looking for some hot stocks? These five are bringing good track records into their earnings reports this week as well as big rallies.

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Semiconductor ETFs in Focus as Intel Falls and AMD Soars

We highlight recent developments and four chip ETFs.

Market Summary

DOW 27,154.88 +326.41 +1.22%

NASDAQ 10,972.12 +30.95 +0.28%

S&P 500 3,322.22 +15.71 +0.48%

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