For Immediate Release
Chicago, IL - December 13, 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:
Kforce
(
KFRC
),
Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc.
(
IPG
),
NewMarket Corp.
(
NEU
) and
Smithfield Foods Inc.
(
SFD
).
Today, Zacks is promoting its ''Buy'' stock recommendations.
Four daily picks are offered free.
http://at.zacks.com/?id=88
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 -
Kforce
(
KFRC
)
Kforce is a Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) thanks to upward revisions
following its November earnings release. Growth rates are rising
but you can still get shares of KFRC at a good price.
Zacks Guide to Aggressive Growth Investing (free!)
-
http://at.zacks.com/?id=4309
Growth & Income -
Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc.
(
IPG
)
Investors worried about a slowdown in the U.S. economy late last
summer sold off Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. very heavily,
as advertising is one of the more cyclical industries out
there.
Zacks Guide to Growth & Income Investing
(free!)
-
http://at.zacks.com/?id=4310
Momentum -
NewMarket Corp.
(
NEU
)
NewMarket Corp. continues to trade strong, recently jumping into a
new all-time high after reporting another strong quarter. With
estimates on the rise and a bullish growth projection, this Zacks
#1 Rank stock is a solid momentum pick out of the chemical
sector.
Zacks Guide to Momentum Investing (free!):
http://at.zacks.com/?id=4311
Value -
Smithfield Foods Inc.
(
SFD
)
Smithfield Foods Inc. recently surprised on the Zacks Consensus
Estimate for the 5th quarter in a row as sales rose on strong pork
exports. Despite shares being near multi-year highs, this Zacks #1
Rank (strong buy) is trading at just 9.9x forward estimates.
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. 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 here:
http://at.zacks.com/?id=7155
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INTERPUBLIC GRP (
IPG
): Free Stock Analysis Report
KFORCE INC (
KFRC
): Free Stock Analysis Report
NEWMARKET CORP (
NEU
): Free Stock Analysis Report
SMITHFIELD FOOD (
SFD
): Free Stock Analysis Report
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