CHICAGO, June 3, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- 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.
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The four highlighted picks are: Rockwood Holdings, Inc.
(NYSE: ROC), IDEX Corporation (NYSE: IEX), Syngenta
AG (NYSE: SYT) and Eaton Corporation (NYSE: ETN).
Today, Zacks is promoting its ''Buy'' stock recommendations.
Four daily picks are offered free.
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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 – Rockwood Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: ROC)
Rockwood Holdings, Inc. analysts are expecting big growth rate
from this Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy). And even though the share
price is significantly higher, rising estimates have kept
valuations in line.
Zacks Guide to Aggressive Growth Investing (free!) -
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Growth & Income – IDEX Corporation (NYSE: IEX)
IDEX Corporation carried its strong momentum into the first
quarter of 2011 and delivered its 8th consecutive positive earnings
surprise driven by better than expected sales growth and expanding
margins.
Zacks Guide to Growth & Income Investing (free!) -
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Momentum – Syngenta AG (NYSE: SYT)
Syngenta AG is trading strong off the secular growth story in
agriculture, recently hitting a new 52-week high on another good
quarter. Estimates have since jumped higher, providing more support
for this Zacks #1 rank stock.
Zacks Guide to Momentum Investing (free!):
http://at.zacks.com/?id=4311
Value – Eaton Corporation (NYSE: ETN)
Eaton Corporation has been cashing in on the global recovery.
The Zacks #2 Rank (buy) is expected to see double digit earnings
growth in 2011 and 2012. It also has very attractive valuations
with a forward P/E of just 12.6.
Zacks Guide to Value Investing (free!) -
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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.
Today, Zacks is promoting its stock recommendations by offering
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