Sunday, July 26, 2009

Today's Top Stories: Friday- July 24, 2009

ZACKS RANK BUY STOCKS

  • Aggressive Growth - Novo Nordisk (NVO) has a net profit margin of more than 21%, about 4 points higher than its peers. The return on equity is an impressive 28%, 5% higher than the industry norm. Read More...
  • Growth & Income - Casey’s General Stores, Inc. (CASY) recently released its fourth-quarter report, which included record earnings for the year. The company also hiked its dividend to $0.085 per share. CASY’s dividend yield tops the industry average at 1.1%. Read More...
  • Momentum - International Business Machines (IBM) second-quarter earnings were better than expected, coming in at $2.32 per share, 29 cents ahead of the consensus. IBM has beat in each of the last four quarters by an average of 14 cents, or 6%. Read More...
  • Value - Western Digital Corporation (WDC) continues to generate cash, taking in another $355 million in the third quarter. The company has a stellar 5-year average return on equity (ROE) of 34.90% and an attractive price-to-book of 2.25. Read More...

  • ZACKS MUTUAL FUND RANK
  • Best of Funds: Top Asset Allocation Balanced Funds
    Keep your portfolio balanced with Columbia LifeGoal Income A (NLFAX) and Hartford Income Allocation A (HINAX). Read More...
  • Best Of Fund Family
    Checkout Zacks Mutual Fund #1 Rank (Strong Buy) picks from the UBS Global family, including UBS U.S. Large Cap Growth A (BNLGX), UBS Global Equity A (BNGEX) and UBS PACE Government Securities Fixed Income A (PFXAX). Read More...

See all the great mutual fund resources. BEST OF ZACKS EQUITY RESEARCH

  • Bull Of The Day: Bristol-Myers Squibb - BMY
    Full Zacks research report: Read More...

  • Bear Of The Day: BJ Services - BJS
    Full Zacks research report: Read More...

  • ZACKS INDUSTRY OUTLOOK: Transportation
    We would avoid companies that are in very volatile industries, such as shipping and airlines. Stock prices in these industries can display enormous gains and losses on a frequent basis and are not for the faint of heart. We have Sells on (OSG), (CEA), (DR Read More...

  • Microsoft (MSFT) Misses the Mark
  • Amazon (AMZN) Revenue Rises, but Shares Fall
  • WESCO (WCC) Misses, Guidance Down

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