CR Crane Company

For Immediate Release

Chicago, IL – December 14, 2011 – Four free stock picks are being made available today on Zacks.com. The industry’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.

The four highlighted picks are: Titan Machinery Inc. (TITN), Crane Co. (CR), Home Shopping Network, Inc. (HSNI) and Mitcham Industries, Inc. (MIND).

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From 1988 through the present – a period that included serious corrections and recessions – the Zacks #1 Rank Stocks have nearly tripled the market with a fully documented average gain of +28% per year.

Here is a summary of today's selected stocks that are now highly rated by Zacks:          

Aggressive Growth – Titan Machinery Inc. (TITN)
Titan Machinery Inc. has given investors plenty to sink their teeth into with its earnings report last week. Revenues and earnings were up, pushing estimates higher and valuations are looking great. So why aren't investors scooping up shares?

Zacks Guide to Aggressive Growth Investing (free!) - http://at.zacks.com/?id=4309

Growth & Income – Crane Co.  (CR)
Crane Co. recently delivered its 7th consecutive positive earnings surprise on 18% sales growth and an expanding operating margin. Analysts raised their estimates following strong third quarter results, sending the stock to a Zacks #2 Rank (Buy).

Zacks Guide to Growth & Income Investing (free!) - http://at.zacks.com/?id=4310

Momentum – Home Shopping Network, Inc. (HSNI)
Home Shopping Network, Inc. just jumped into a new all-time high, fueled by another strong quarter that included a 21% earnings surprise. With a high industry rank and bullish growth projection, this Zacks #1 rank stock is hopped up with momentum.

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Value – Mitcham Industries, Inc. (MIND)
The energy service companies are hot, hot, hot. Mitcham Industries, Inc. just reported record fiscal third quarter results and beat the Zacks Consensus by 100%. Despite shares being at multi-year highs, this Zacks #1 Rank (strong buy) is still a value stock with a forward P/E of 11.6.

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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. 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.

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CRANE CO (CR): Free Stock Analysis Report
 
HSN INC (HSNI): Free Stock Analysis Report
 
MITCHAM INDS (MIND): Free Stock Analysis Report
 
TITAN MACHINERY (TITN): Free Stock Analysis Report
 
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