CHICAGO, May 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: CAI International,
Inc. (NYSE: CAP), TC PipeLines, LP (Nasdaq:
TCLP), AGCO Corp (Nasdaq: AGCO) and Illinois Tool
Works Inc. (NYSE: ITW).
Today, Zacks is promoting its ''Buy'' stock recommendations.
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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 – CAI International, Inc. (NYSE:
CAP)
CAI International, Inc. analysts raised their expectations
once the company reported an 82% jump in revenues last week. Shares
of this Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) are trading with solid
valuations to go along with the impressive growth rates.
Zacks Guide to Aggressive Growth Investing (free!) -
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Growth & Income – TC PipeLines, LP (Nasdaq:
TCLP)
TC PipeLines, LP recently delivered its fifth consecutive
positive earnings surprise, prompting analysts to raise their
estimates significantly higher. It is a Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy)
stock.
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Momentum – AGCO Corp (Nasdaq: AGCO)
AGCO Corp just reported awesome Q1 results that came in
well ahead of expectations, sending shares to a new all-time high.
With a big jump in estimates in tow and a bullish growth
projection, this Zacks #1 rank stock is a good way to play the
momentum in agriculture.
Zacks Guide to Momentum Investing (free!):
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Value – Illinois Tool Works Inc. (NYSE: ITW)
Manufacturing is back! Illinois Tool Works
Inc. recently saw revenue in the first quarter jump 17.4% and
it was equally as strong in North
America as internationally. This Zacks #1 Rank (strong buy)
is still attractively valued at 14.7x forward estimates.
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.
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