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Zacks Equity Research

Kewaunee Upgraded to Outperform on Nu Aire Synergies, Backlog

KEQU earns an upgrade to "Outperform" as Nu Aire integration drives sales growth, margins expand and a record backlog boosts visibility, offsetting tariff risks with proactive inventory strategies.

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Mark Zinski

2 Outperform Rated Small Caps with Recent Pull-backs

ELTP and TSSI are growth stories with recent material pull-backs.

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Debanjana Dey

Zacks Initiates Coverage of Bluerock Homes With Neutral Recommendation

Discover why Zacks rates Bluerock Homes as "Neutral", being the first on Wall Street to initiate coverage on the stock. Explore BHM's strategic initiatives and financial health amid market challenges.

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Debasmita Chatterjee

Zacks Initiates Coverage of United Bancorp With Neutral Recommendation

Find out why Zacks has assigned United Bancorp a "Neutral" rating, being the first on Wall Street to initiate coverage on the stock. Explore how high dividend yields, liquidity strength and credit discipline are tempered by cost pressures and geographic exposure.

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Zacks Equity Research

PKE Upgraded to Outperform on Defense Wins, Margin Growth

Park Aerospace's rating upgrade reflects defense contract momentum, strong margin expansion and disciplined capital returns amid a cautious commercial aerospace backdrop.

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Zacks Equity Research

FOSL Upgraded to Outperform Amid Turnaround Plan, Margin Gains

Fossil's rating upgrade reflects early success in its turnaround plan, improved margins and renewed brand energy.

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Zacks Equity Research

ImmuCell Upgraded to Outperform on Sales Surge & FDA Upside

ICCC earns "Outperform" rating with record Q1 sales, margin gains and growth potential tied to Re-Tain's FDA progress and new product formats.

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Debanjana Dey

Zacks Initiates Coverage of Blue Ridge Bankshares With Outperform Recommendation

Discover why Zacks rates Blue Ridge Bankshares as "Outperform", being the first on Wall Street to initiate coverage on the stock. Explore BRBS' capital position, leaner operations and return to core banking.

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Debasmita Chatterjee

Zacks Initiates Coverage of Stratus With Neutral Recommendation

Find out why Zacks has assigned Stratus a "Neutral" rating, being the first on Wall Street to initiate coverage on the stock. Explore how strategic land holdings and savvy asset sales are balanced by revenue volatility and debt exposure.

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Debasmita Chatterjee

Zacks Initiates Coverage of Waterstone Financial With Neutral Recommendation

Find out why Zacks has assigned Waterstone Financial a "Neutral", being the first on Wall Street to initiate coverage on the stock. Explore how strong capital levels, steady dividends, and banking stability are balanced by mortgage headwinds and regional concentration risks.

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Debasmita Chatterjee

Zacks Initiates Coverage of AmeriServ with Outperform Recommendation

Find out why Zacks has given AmeriServ an "Outperform" rating, being the first on Wall Street to initiate coverage on the stock. Explore how strategic shareholder ties, conservative balance sheet management, and wealth growth drivers position it for long-term outperformance.

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John Blank

Zacks July View on Equity Markets

Can we count on the massive mega-cap tech stocks to lead us, higher and higher?

John Blank

ZRS Chart of the Month

Info Tech (and likely Utilities) earnings growth is well-supported by AI data/cloud centers and strong tech mega-cap earnings.

John Blank

July Asset Allocation Guidelines

5 different frameworks specify portfolio risk tolerance: from risky "Max Growth" to conservative "Income." Choose one that fits you.

John Blank

July Sell-Side and Buy-Side Consensus at a Glance

What's FactSet "Bottoms-up" consensus, going 12 months out? This outside consensus was for 6,678.

John Blank

International: Update on Global Regions

"It is interesting to note that for Q1 2025, S&P 500 companies with more international revenue exposure are projected to report lower earnings growth."

Zacks Equity Research

SandRidge Energy Upgraded to Neutral on Gas Prices & Growth

SD earns a "Neutral" upgrade, backed by rising gas prices, a strong balance sheet and expected production gains in the second half of 2025.

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Debanjana Dey

Zacks Initiates Coverage of Retractable Technologies With Underperform Recommendation

Discover why Zacks rates Retractable Technologies as "Underperform", being the first on Wall Street to initiate coverage on the stock. Explore RVP's declining profitability amid rising costs, significant cash concerns and concentration risk.

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Debanjana Dey

Zacks Initiates Coverage of Ampco-Pittsburgh With Neutral Recommendation

Discover why Zacks rates Ampco-Pittsburgh as "Neutral", being the first on Wall Street to initiate coverage on the stock. Explore AP's promising growth prospects and financial health amid market challenges.

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John Blank

Zacks June View on Equity Markets

At Zacks, with my stock strategy team, we like to take a portfolio approach to sectors. This allows us to identity the top stock picks within that sector, seen over the returns data available over the last 8 years.

John Blank

ZRS Chart of the Month

Sector Forward 12-Month Price to Earnings (P/E) valuations over 10 years.

John Blank

June Asset Allocation Guidelines

Five different frameworks specify portfolio risk tolerance: from Risky "Max Growth" to Conservative "Income." Choose one that fits you.

John Blank

June Sell-Side and Buy-Side - Consensus at a Glance

The "Equity Risk Premium" (ERP) is an excess return the overall stock market provides above a risk-free fixed income rate.

John Blank

International: Update on Global Regions

Here are the Top 10 world ETFs on Zacks.com, as of June 2nd, 2025.

Urbashi Dutta

Find Out Why Tucows' Stock Price Increases 22.6% in a Month

Revamped operations, rising software demand and disciplined capital use are fueling TCX's momentum, with each business unit showing signs of stronger margins and long-term scalability.

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