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Zacks Releases Four Powerful ''Buy'' Stocks: TSL, ACN, UNP, BBEP
CHICAGO--([ BUSINESS WIRE ])--Four free stock picks are being made available today on Zacks.com. The industrya™s leading independent research firm highlights one Zacks #1 Rank Strong Buy or a Zacks #2 Rank Buy stock for each of the four main styles of investing: Aggressive Growth, Growth & Income, Momentum, and Value.
"earnings estimate revisions are the most powerful force impacting stock prices."
The four highlighted picks are: Trina Solar (NYSE: [ TSL ]), Accenture Plc (NYSE: [ ACN ]), Union Pacific Corp. (NYSE: [ UNP ]) and BreitBurn Energy Partners (Nasdaq: [ BBEP ]).
Today, Zacks is promoting its ''Buy'' stock recommendations. Four daily picks are offered free at [ http://at.zacks.com/?id=88 ]
Zacks #1 Rank Stocks have nearly tripled the S&P 500 since 1988, producing an average annual return of +26%. Performance has been notable even during volatile and down times. For example, during the last bear market, 2000-2002, the market tumbled -37.6% a" but Zacks #1 Rank stocks gained +43.8%.
Here is a summary of today's selected stocks that are now highly rated by Zacks:
Aggressive Growth a" [ Trina Solar ] (NYSE: [ TSL ])
Trina Solar is a hot stock in a hot sector. The solar story is back on the front of the minds of investors and traders. However, unlike the attention showered upon the green-energy darlings about a year ago, this time the gains are driven by fundamentals, not speculation. A great example of the improving fundamentals can been seen in Trina's latest quarterly report that showed overwhelming demand for this Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy).
Zacks Guide to Aggressive Growth Investing (free!): [ http://at.zacks.com/?id=4309 ]
Growth & Income a" [ Accenture Plc ] (NYSE: [ ACN ])
Accenture Plc has a lot of things going for it lately. It recently delivered a solid quarter and raised earnings guidance going forward. The company also has a rock solid balance sheet and produces tons of excess cash flow, which it has used to return value to shareholders through stock buy backs and dividend increases. Shares have been reaching new all-time highs and valuation remains reasonable.
Zacks Guide to Growth & Income Investing (free!): [ http://at.zacks.com/?id=4310 ]
Momentum a" [ Union Pacific Corp. ] (NYSE: [ UNP ])
Union Pacific Corp. just hit a new all-time high ahead of its Oct 21, Q3 results. With estimates climbing into the number and industry cohort CSX reporting another strong quarter, this Zacks #1 stock offers some nice upward momentum.
Zacks Guide to Momentum Investing (free!): [ http://at.zacks.com/?id=4311 ]
Value a" [ BreitBurn Energy Partners ] (Nasdaq: [ BBEP ])
Looking for income? BreitBurn Energy Partners is paying a distribution with a 7.9% yield. Who can you go wrong with that? It is also trading at just 14.9x forward earnings making it a value stock. Big yield and a value stock: that's a powerful combination. BreitBurn Energy is one of those master limited partnerships you may have been hearing about. MLP's are required to pay out earnings in distributions to unit holders every quarter. Basically, investors are buying an MLP for the quarterly distribution. Because of the big distribution, the MLPs have been hot. BreitBurn is trading at 2 year highs.
Zacks Guide to Value Investing (free!): [ http://at.zacks.com/?id=4312 ]
How to Regularly Access Top Zacks Rank Picks for Free:[ http://at.zacks.com/?id=7154 ]
Underlying the four free stock picks is a simple truth that first appeared in a Financial Analysts Journal article published in 1979. Leonard Zacks, a Ph.D. in Mathematics from M.I.T. found that "earnings estimate revisions are the most powerful force impacting stock prices." Zacks #1 Rank is awarded to a stock when analysts sharply upgrade their estimates of what the company will earn.
Today, Zacks is promoting its stock recommendations by offering four daily picks free to those who register at [ http://at.zacks.com/?id=7155 ]
About Zacks
Zacks.com is a property of Zacks Investment Research, Inc., which was formed in 1978 by Len Zacks. The company continually processes stock reports issued by 3,000 analysts from 150 brokerage firms. It monitors more than 200,000 earnings estimates, looking for changes.
Then, when changes are discovered, theya™re applied to help assign more than 4,400 stocks into five Zacks Rank categories: #1 Strong Buy, #2 Buy, #3 Hold, #4 Sell, and #5 Strong Sell. This proprietary stock-picking system continues to outperform the market by a nearly 3-to-1 margin.
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