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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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Featured Zacks Rank Stocks

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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	30.36	+12.20%
North Ameri...	NOA	7.73	+8.42%
Sonic Autom...	SAH	45.48	+8.39%
SMTC Corpor...	SMTX	3.49	+7.38%
BMC Stock H...	BMCH	33.30	+5.51%

Company	Symbol	Price	%Chg
McGrath Ren...	MGRC	69.05	+8.89%
North Ameri...	NOA	7.73	+8.42%
Ritchie Bro...	RBA	61.90	+7.71%
First Inter...	INBK	16.32	+6.88%
Mid Penn Ba...	MPB	21.34	+5.85%

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
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

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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
WLMS	17:01	-0.01	0.10	+1,100.00
RVLV	16:10	0.02	0.20	+900.00
PING	16:20	0.02	0.08	+300.00
MAG	17:24	-0.01	0.01	+200.00
XPEL	07:03	0.05	0.14	+180.00

EPS Positive Surprises for Aug 12, 2020

Symbol	Time	Expected	Reported	%Surprise
NLTX	16:04	-0.19	-0.20	-5.26
TNAV	16:24	-0.14	-0.15	-7.14
ZTO	18:05	0.28	0.26	-7.14
IMVT	16:37	-0.35	-0.38	-8.57
KLDI	17:17	-0.32	-0.35	-9.38

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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Billion Dollar Secret Full Series 1

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Inflation Coming? 12 Charts You Must See to Believe

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

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Should You Invest in COVID Themed ETFs?

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Market Summary

DOW 27,976.84 +289.93 +1.05%

NASDAQ 11,012.24 +229.42 +2.13%

S&P 500 3,380.35 +46.66 +1.40%

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