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Chicago, IL – November 17, 2009 – 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: Ctrip.com International Ltd. (CTRP), Casey's General Stores Inc. (CASY), Skechers USA Inc. (SKX) and Bristow Group Inc. (BRS).      Today, Zacks is promoting its ''Buy'' stock recommendations. Four daily picks are offered free at http://at.zacks.com/?id=5607

Zacks #1 Rank Stocks have nearly tripled the S&P 500 since 1988, producing an average annual return of +26%. Performance has been notable even during volatile and down times. For example, during the last bear market, 2000-2002, the market tumbled -37.6% – but Zacks #1 Rank stocks gained +43.8%.

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Casey's General Stores Inc. (CASY) is watching analysts boost estimates ahead of reporting fiscal second quarter results in early December. For the year ending April 2010, the Zacks Consensus Estimate jumped from $2.19 to $2.21 per share in 1 month's time.

Company Description

Casey's General Stores, Inc. together with its subsidiaries, operate convenience stores under the Casey's General Stores name in the Midwest states. It has operations in Iowa, Missouri, Illinois Kansas, Minnesota, Nebraska, South Dakota, Wisconsin, and Indiana. The company was founded in 1959 and is headquartered in Ankeny, Iowa.

Earnings Projections are on the Rise

The company is watching analysts boost estimates ahead of reporting fiscal second quarter results in early December. For the year ending April 2010, the Zacks Consensus Estimate jumped from $2.19 to $2.21 per share in 1 month's time.

For the following year, analysts polled by Zacks are calling for earnings of $2.25 per share, up

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NewMarket Corporation (NEU) continues to see upward revisions of the Zacks Consensus Estimate. The current full-year earnings forecast of $8.64 per share is an increase from the $8.14 projection analysts were calling for in late September, when NEU was previously featured as a Growth and Income pick. The most accurate Zacks Consensus Estimate is even higher at $8.90.

For the third quarter, analysts polled by Zacks are calling for earnings of $2.14 per share, up from last month's $1.91 and the 2 months-ago level of $1.43. The most accurate Zacks Consensus Estimate is even more bullish at $2.48.

The company is scheduled to release third-quarter earnings on October 22.

Shares of NEU have outpaced the market by more than 100% over the past year.

Checkout the September 23 commentary on NEU.

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Casey's General Stores Inc. (CASY) saw fiscal first-quarter

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For Immediate Release

Chicago, IL – October 16, 2009 – 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: RPM Intl. Inc. (RPM), Casey's General Stores Inc. (CASY), Target Corp. (TGT) and Covidien Limited (COV).      Today, Zacks is promoting its ''Buy'' stock recommendations. Four daily picks are offered free at http://at.zacks.com/?id=5607

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Casey's General Stores Inc. (CASY) saw fiscal first-quarter earnings of 87 cents per share, exceeding the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 45% and topping the year-prior total. The company also declared a dividend of $0.085 per share, which translates into a an industry-leading yield of 1%.

Company Description

Casey's General Stores, Inc. together with its subsidiaries, operate convenience stores under the Casey's General Stores name in the Midwest states. It has operations in Iowa, Missouri, Illinois Kansas, Minnesota, Nebraska, South Dakota, Wisconsin, and Indiana. The company was founded in 1959 and is headquartered in Ankeny, Iowa.

A Solid Quarter

The company announced fiscal first-quarter results in early September. Earnings of 87 cents per share, exceeded the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 45% and topped the year-prior total. During the past 4 consecutive quarters, Casey's delivered an average upside earnings surprise of 17.5%.

"Strong gas margins and enhanced profitability inside the stores were

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Dress Barn, Inc. (DBRN), the specialty clothing retailer, recently surprised on the Zacks Consensus Estimate for the second consecutive quarter as sales jumped 4% in the fiscal-fourth quarter.

On Sep 16, the company reported earnings per share of 39 cents, or 3 cents higher, than the Zacks Consensus Estimate. This was a 5 cent improvement over the fourth quarter of the prior year.

Out of the company's two divisions, dressbarn and maurice stores, it was dressbarn that saw the better performance. Sales rose 6% to $253.7 million from $238.5 million in the fourth quarter of 2008. Same store sales jumped 4%.

Maurice stores grew sales by 1% to $145.2 million from $143.8 million a year ago. Same store sales fell 5% but new stores offset the decrease.

For the full fiscal year, comparable store sales were flat while net sales rose 3%.

The company is in the key

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For Immediate Release

Chicago, IL – September 15, 2009 – 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: Lancaster Colony Corp. (LANC), Phillips-Van Heusen Corp. (PVH), CGI Group, Inc. (GIB) and Casey's General Stores Inc. (CASY).      Today, Zacks is promoting its ''Buy'' stock recommendations. Four daily picks are offered free at http://at.zacks.com/?id=5607

Zacks #1 Rank Stocks have nearly tripled the S&P 500 since 1988, producing an average annual return of +26%. Performance has been notable even during volatile and down times. For example, during the last bear market, 2000-2002, the market tumbled -37.6% – but Zacks #1 Rank stocks gained +43.8%.

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Ross Stores, Inc. (ROST) recently announced second-quarter earnings of 82 cents per share, eclipsing the previous year's 54 cents and matching the Zacks Consensus Estimate.

Sales jumped 8% year-over-year, while comparable store sales improved by 3%.

Management said the company's ability to deliver compelling bargains, while operating on much lower inventories, remains the primary driver of the strong results, adding that the best performing merchandise categories during the second quarter and year to date periods were Dresses and Shoes, while the strongest regions were the Mid-Atlantic and Southeast.

Shares spiked 4% on ROSS' record quarter.

The Zacks Consensus Estimate Jumps on Strong Results

Ross hiked its earnings guidance and Zacks analysts followed suit. Ross sees full-year earnings ranging between $3.00 to $3.12 per share.

The full-year Zacks Consensus Estimate of $3.08 per share is up 8 cents in just the past week.

For the following year, analysts polled by Zacks are calling for earnings of

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Casey's General Stores Inc. (CASY) is seeing higher Zacks Consensus Estimates ahead of reporting fiscal first-quarter results in early September. During the past 3 months, forecasts climbed 9% for the year ending April 2010.

Company Description

Casey's General Stores, Inc. together with its subsidiaries, operate convenience stores under the Casey's General Stores name in the Midwest states. It has operations in Iowa, Missouri, Illinois Kansas, Minnesota, Nebraska, South Dakota, Wisconsin, and Indiana. The company was founded in 1959 and is headquartered in Ankeny, Iowa

Bullish Forecasts

The company is seeing higher Zacks Consensus Estimates ahead of reporting fiscal first-quarter results. During the past 3 months, forecasts of $1.97 per share climbed from $1.80 for the year ending April 2010.

For the following year, the Zacks Consensus Estimate was increased from $1.95 per share to $1.97 over the past 3 months.

The Zacks Consensus Estimate for the fiscal first quarter stands at 60 cents

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