For Immediate Release

Chicago, IL - July 6, 2009 - Zacks.com announces the list of stocks featured in the Analyst Blog. Every day the Zacks Equity Research analysts discuss the latest news and events impacting stocks and the financial markets. Stocks recently featured in the blog include: Starwood Hotels (HOT), Marriott International (MAR), American Public Education (APEI), Strayer Education (STRA) and Devry Inc. (DV).

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Here are highlights from Friday's Analyst Blog:

Hotel Metrics Stay Down

We have been negative on the lodging sector for months, as we have maintained that investors have been too optimistic regarding the chances for a second-half recovery in the group.

Earlier this week, an analyst at a major Wall Street

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American Public Education Inc. (APEI) offers online postsecondary education to 25,000 students in 50 states and 130 countries for the military and public sector. This company has the best of both worlds as it enrolls students from both the armed forces which ensures the company profits even when the civilian market slows down.

For now, however, there is nothing slowing down for APEI as the growth engines are hitting on all cylinders. Even though the stock is new to the Nasdaq, the company has been around since 2002 and earnings have recently been growing at a phenomenal rate. So much so that this online education company is #1 in its commercial services-schools group based on earnings growth.

EPS has grown 400%, 300%, -50%, 267%, 300%, 63%, over 999%, and 73% the past eight quarters. Along with the current growth, 2008 and 2009 EPS estimates are for the stock to gain 33% and …