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Zacks Industry Rank Analysis: Archive
3 HOT Wood Building Product Picks to Grab Now
by John Blank
For eight weeks in a row, its Zacks Industry Rank has toggled between #7 to #20 out of 254 industry groups we rank. That's in the Top 8% or better.
JELDPositive Net Change BXCPositive Net Change BCCPositive Net Change
basic-materials construction
5 Vaccine Stocks to Buy Now
by John Blank
The COVID-19 sponsor companies are either in the Zacks Large Cap Pharma industry, or in Zacks Biomedical and Genetics industry.
PFENegative Net Change MRNANegative Net Change JNJNegative Net Change GILDNegative Net Change AZNPositive Net Change
medical pharmaceuticals
5 Vaccine Stocks to Buy Now
by John Blank
The COVID-19 sponsor companies are either in the Zacks Large Cap Pharma industry, or in Zacks Biomedical and Genetics industry.
PFENegative Net Change MRNANegative Net Change JNJNegative Net Change GILDNegative Net Change AZNPositive Net Change
medical pharmaceuticals
Learn from 3 Top COVID-19 Stock Stories
by John Blank
This discretionary spending-driven industry group contains 15 companies. Currently, it holds a Zacks Industry Rank of #5 out of 253 stock market groups.
YETINegative Net Change POOLNegative Net Change BCNegative Net Change
consumer-discretionary
Two Top Picks for Contrarian Investors
by John Blank
This offshoot of the Materials sector hasn't gotten a lot of love these days, but steadily rising over the past 8 days we see some plays to make in the space.
VALENegative Net Change FSUGYNegative Net Change
basic-materials
Top 3 Picks to Play a Hot Home Construction Market
by John Blank
According to a report from the U.S. Commerce Department, construction of new U.S. homes reached its highest level in 13 years in December 2019.
LOWNegative Net Change BLDRNegative Net Change
construction
Go Ahead! Be Boring: Buy 3 Mid-Caps
by John Blank
There is always investor interest in looking into small caps or large caps. In between are these boring companies. Each firm's activities are tied to stock tickers generally overlooked by the crowd. But they can be very profitable.
SPNegative Net Change HRBNegative Net Change CMPRNegative Net Change
business-services
Loyal Shoppers Ring Up Sales... and Lift Stocks
by John Blank
2019 has been a stellar year -- to earn nearly double-sized returns from equity shares in good ol??? fashioned Discount Retail stores.
DGNegative Net Change COSTNegative Net Change BURLNegative Net Change
retail
Internet Stocks: What Glitters Is Not Always Gold
by John Blank
The 19-company strong Internet Software & Services industry is hot, heating up along with a number of sister Internet industries.
retail
Laser Firms Blast Q2 Earnings Marks: Zacks Industry Rank Analysis
by John Blank
The Zacks Heat Map shows the red-hot glow picked up 6 weeks ago. In short, a few key companies in the small space delivered outsized earnings beats in the second quarter.
LITENegative Net Change IRIXPositive Net Change CUTRPositive Net Change
industrial-products semiconductor
Time to Claim the Prize? Home Builder Stocks
by John Blank
The Home Builder Industry -- according to Zacks Industry Ranking -- was a successful niche to go long this summer. Out on the horizon, though, much remains out of focus.
MTHPositive Net Change KBHNegative Net Change
construction
Buying the E-Sports Boom
by John Blank
The eight-company-strong Zacks Toys, Games & Hobbies industry is hot. Its Zacks Industry Rank has risen to a stellar #18 out of 254 niches ??? and its Zacks Industry Rank only popped higher in the last three weeks.
TTWOPositive Net Change NTDOYNegative Net Change HASNegative Net Change EANegative Net Change
consumer-discretionary
FinTech Stocks Burn Rubber in 2019
by John Blank
Year-to-date returns for the Financial - Consumer Loans (aka FinTech) group are up +26.35%, which compares favorably to an S&P 500 index up +18.5%.
SLMNegative Net Change NAVINegative Net Change LXNegative Net Change ECPGNegative Net Change ALLYNegative Net Change
auto-tires-trucks finance tech-stocks
Momo Is ON for Computer Services Stocks
by John Blank
The 13-company-strong Computer Services industry is 'hot' now. Why? Zacks Chief Strategist John Blank sees four good reasons.
PRFTNegative Net Change CSGSNegative Net Change
computers
Computer Software: Better to Rent Shares than Buy
by John Blank
The 48-company strong Computer Software industry is on fire. But with high valuations and low Zacks Style Scores, some of these might be better to rent than to buy.
SNPSPositive Net Change
computers tech-stocks
Communication Components: The Means of Reading Thought
by John Blank
The 24-company strong Communication Components Industry is a key part of the growth-stock-oriented Computer and Technology Sector. This hot group is currently ranked by Zacks at the top 4% of industries.
KNNegative Net Change ANETPositive Net Change AIRGNegative Net Change
communications
Fly to Air Freight for a GARP Stock
by John Blank
With a hot Zacks industry Rank of #8 (Top 4%) inside the 256 industries we group together, I found Air Freight and Cargo services worthy of a write-up.
UPSPositive Net Change RLGTPositive Net Change FDXNegative Net Change
basic-materials
Follow Wearables to a Hot Industry Niche
by John Blank
Electronics Manufacturing Services (EMS) is at #11 out of 256 industries (in the top 4%) within the Zacks Industry Ranks.
JBLNegative Net Change CLSNegative Net Change
consumer-discretionary
Waste Removal Serves Its Shareholders
by John Blank
When overall stock market sentiment stinks, it's a quality time to study up on a low stock market beta Waste Management industry, in the top 13% of our ranking system.
RSGPositive Net Change CLHNegative Net Change
utilities
Buy Some Fertilizer Stock on the Dip
by John Blank
There is a 7-company strong industry -- Fertilizers -- that is red-hot right now. The Zacks Industry Rank is #14 out of 265, and it has been trending up for the last few weeks.
NTRNegative Net Change MOSNegative Net Change CFPositive Net Change
basic-materials
New Biofuel Stocks on the Run!
by John Blank
Their shares are charging ahead, collectively. Year to date, biofuel returns are up a stellar 44%. The S&P 500 is up 9.6%.
EVAPositive Net Change AMTXPositive Net Change
Business Cycles Create "Tortoises and Hares"
by John Blank
A Tortoise industry is slow to gain consumers at the start of the cycle, while Hare industries driven by smaller Consumer Discretionary purchases typically outpace comparatively big spending outlays -- early on.
TREXPositive Net Change
Trucking? It's RED HOT and OVERHEATING
by John Blank
Red-hot means (to me) these stocks are on a share price momentum run, with fundamental fuel to keep going for a while.
MRTNPositive Net Change ARCBPositive Net Change
Log Onto a Huge Internet Delivery Services Boom
by John Blank
Projected 12-month earnings growth for this industry is a whopping 50.3%!
QNSTNegative Net Change MMYTPositive Net Change
Will This Boom in Semi Chips Come to Grief Soon?
by John Blank
Are the high returns available to investors in semiconductor companies over the last few years about to bring an end to the cycle?
VECOPositive Net Change