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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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3 Growth Stocks at Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy)

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New Strong Buy Stocks for August 13th

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Featured Zacks Rank Stocks

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Bull of the Day

Tivity Health (TVTY)

A recent big beat has estimates soaring and the potential for some M&A has investors taking a deeper look

Bear of the Day

GrafTech International (EAF)

Despite a recent beat, this stock has slipped to the lowest Zacks Rank and is the Bear Of The Day.

Zacks #1 Rank Top Movers for Aug 13, 2020 Zacks #1 Rank Top Movers Zacks #1 Rank Top Movers for 08/13/20

Value
Growth
Momentum
VGM
Income

Company	Symbol	Price	%Chg
Etsy, Inc.	ETSY	128.73	+5.47%
Builders Fi...	BLDR	31.38	+3.36%
The Boston...	SAM	843.72	+3.06%
ANGI Homese...	ANGI	13.22	+2.64%
Papa Johns...	PZZA	97.61	+2.56%

Company	Symbol	Price	%Chg
Celsius Hol...	CELH	21.45	+6.66%
Issuer Dire...	ISDR	18.45	+6.03%
Etsy, Inc.	ETSY	128.73	+5.47%
Quidel Corp...	QDEL	249.37	+4.08%
Barrick Gol...	GOLD	27.14	+3.67%

Company	Symbol	Price	%Chg
Builders Fi...	BLDR	31.38	+3.36%
Sprouts Far...	SFM	24.47	+2.56%
Brunswick C...	BC	64.81	+2.22%
MarineMax,...	HZO	31.62	+2.13%
U.S. Xpress...	USX	10.69	+2.10%

Company	Symbol	Price	%Chg
Entravision...	EVC	1.52	+12.59%
Barrick Gol...	GOLD	27.14	+3.67%
Superior Un...	SGC	22.95	+2.96%
Hamilton Be...	HBB	19.75	+2.86%
Brunswick C...	BC	64.81	+2.22%

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
JD.com, Inc. (JD)	Quantitative Report
United Rentals, Inc.... (URI)	ANALYST REPORT
Ollies Bargain Outle... (OLLI)	ANALYST REPORT
The SherwinWilliams... (SHW)	ANALYST REPORT
ANGI Homeservices In... (ANGI)	Quantitative Report

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ETFs

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Mutual Funds

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Options

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Earnings Analysis

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Reported Earnings Surprises

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Positive
Negative

Symbol	Time	Expected	Reported	%Surprise
JRSH	08:30	-0.01	0.07	+800.00
QRHC	16:15	-0.06	0.08	+233.33
LMB	17:08	-0.33	0.37	+212.12
MMX	07:31	0.01	0.03	+200.00
SMTS	17:23	-0.01	0.01	+200.00

EPS Positive Surprises for Aug 13, 2020

Symbol	Time	Expected	Reported	%Surprise
RAPT	10:49	-0.49	-0.51	-4.08
DTIL	07:09	-0.60	-0.63	-5.00
ESLT	05:00	1.66	1.56	-6.02
INSE	08:17	-1.02	-1.09	-6.86
DSSI	06:37	1.24	1.14	-8.06

EPS Negative Surprises for Aug 13, 2020

Upcoming Earnings ESP

Symbol	ESP	Most Accurate Estimate	Consensus Estimate
HD	10.73%	3.82	3.45
JD	32.14%	0.37	0.28
IQ	10.20%	-0.44	-0.49
AAP	6.38%	2.00	1.88

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Market Summary

DOW 27,896.72 -80.12 -0.29%

NASDAQ 11,042.50 +30.27 +0.28%

S&P 500 3,373.43 -6.92 -0.21%

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