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Zacks.com featured highlights include Cummins, Atkore and Legacy Housing
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Chicago, IL – May 27, 2026 – Stocks in this week’s article are Cummins Inc. (CMI - Free Report) , Atkore Inc. (ATKR - Free Report) and Legacy Housing Corp. (LEGH - Free Report) .
3 Promising Earnings Acceleration Plays for Investors
Experienced investors often look for companies with consistent earnings growth as a marker of solid profitability. However, an even more compelling indicator is earnings acceleration, which can be a key driver for stock price gains. Studies have found that many top-performing stocks exhibit earnings acceleration before their share prices start to move northward.
To that end, Cummins Inc., Atkore Inc. and Legacy Housing Corp. are showing strong earnings acceleration.
Earnings Acceleration: What Investors Should Know
Earnings acceleration refers to the incremental growth in a company’s earnings per share (EPS). Put simply, if a company’s quarter-over-quarter earnings growth rate increases over a given period, it can be called earnings acceleration.
In the case of earnings growth, you pay for something that is already reflected in the stock price. However, earnings acceleration helps identify stocks that haven’t yet caught investors’ attention and, once secured, will invariably lead to a rally in share price. This is because earnings acceleration considers both the direction and magnitude of growth rates.
An increasing percentage of earnings growth means that the company is fundamentally sound and has been on the right track for a considerable period. Meanwhile, a sideways percentage of earnings growth indicates a period of consolidation or slowdown, while a decelerating percentage of earnings growth may drag prices down.
The above criteria narrowed the universe of around 7,735 stocks to only three. Here are the stocks:
Cummins
Cummins provides global power solutions through five segments: Engine, Distribution, Components, Power Systems and Accelera. Cummins has a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy). CMI’s expected earnings growth rate for the current year is 21.7%. You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.
Atkore
Atkore manufactures and sells electrical, mechanical, safety and infrastructure solutions globally. Atkore has a Zacks Rank #2. ATKR’s expected earnings growth rate for the next year is 12.2%.
Legacy Housing
Legacy Housing builds, sells and finances manufactured and tiny homes, mainly in the southern United States. Legacy Housing has a Zacks Rank #2. LEGH’s expected earnings growth rate for the current year is 33.3%.
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Zacks.com featured highlights include Cummins, Atkore and Legacy Housing
For Immediate Release
Chicago, IL – May 27, 2026 – Stocks in this week’s article are Cummins Inc. (CMI - Free Report) , Atkore Inc. (ATKR - Free Report) and Legacy Housing Corp. (LEGH - Free Report) .
3 Promising Earnings Acceleration Plays for Investors
Experienced investors often look for companies with consistent earnings growth as a marker of solid profitability. However, an even more compelling indicator is earnings acceleration, which can be a key driver for stock price gains. Studies have found that many top-performing stocks exhibit earnings acceleration before their share prices start to move northward.
To that end, Cummins Inc., Atkore Inc. and Legacy Housing Corp. are showing strong earnings acceleration.
Earnings Acceleration: What Investors Should Know
Earnings acceleration refers to the incremental growth in a company’s earnings per share (EPS). Put simply, if a company’s quarter-over-quarter earnings growth rate increases over a given period, it can be called earnings acceleration.
In the case of earnings growth, you pay for something that is already reflected in the stock price. However, earnings acceleration helps identify stocks that haven’t yet caught investors’ attention and, once secured, will invariably lead to a rally in share price. This is because earnings acceleration considers both the direction and magnitude of growth rates.
An increasing percentage of earnings growth means that the company is fundamentally sound and has been on the right track for a considerable period. Meanwhile, a sideways percentage of earnings growth indicates a period of consolidation or slowdown, while a decelerating percentage of earnings growth may drag prices down.
The above criteria narrowed the universe of around 7,735 stocks to only three. Here are the stocks:
Cummins
Cummins provides global power solutions through five segments: Engine, Distribution, Components, Power Systems and Accelera. Cummins has a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy). CMI’s expected earnings growth rate for the current year is 21.7%. You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.
Atkore
Atkore manufactures and sells electrical, mechanical, safety and infrastructure solutions globally. Atkore has a Zacks Rank #2. ATKR’s expected earnings growth rate for the next year is 12.2%.
Legacy Housing
Legacy Housing builds, sells and finances manufactured and tiny homes, mainly in the southern United States. Legacy Housing has a Zacks Rank #2. LEGH’s expected earnings growth rate for the current year is 33.3%.
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Since 2000, our top stock-picking strategies have blown away the S&P's +7.7% average gain per year. Amazingly, they soared with average gains of +48.4%, +50.2% and +56.7% per year.
Today you can access their live picks without cost or obligation.
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Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Inherent in any investment is the potential for loss. This material is being provided for informational purposes only and nothing herein constitutes investment, legal, accounting or tax advice, or a recommendation to buy, sell or hold a security. No recommendation or advice is being given as to whether any investment is suitable for a particular investor. It should not be assumed that any investments in securities, companies, sectors or markets identified and described were or will be profitable. All information is current as of the date of herein and is subject to change without notice. Any views or opinions expressed may not reflect those of the firm as a whole. Zacks Investment Research does not engage in investment banking, market making or asset management activities of any securities. These returns are from hypothetical portfolios consisting of stocks with Zacks Rank = 1 that were rebalanced monthly with zero transaction costs. These are not the returns of actual portfolios of stocks. The S&P 500 is an unmanaged index. Visit https://www.zacks.com/performance for information about the performance numbers displayed in this press release.