Here are the stocks added to the Zacks #1 Rank ("strong buy") List today:

AES Corp (AES) Akzo Nobel NV (AKZOY) Alliance Financial Corp (ALNC) Atlantic Tele-Network Inc (ATNI) BASF SE (BASFY) Biovail Corp (BVF) Carbo Ceramics Inc (CRR) Cato Corp (CATO) Cellcom Israel Ltd (CEL) Chunghwa Telecom Co Ltd (CHT) Covidien Plc (COV) DG FastChannel Inc (DGIT) Diodes Inc (DIOD) Dover Corp (DOV) E.ON AG (EONGY) Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd (ENH) Gap Inc (GPS) Investors Bancorp Inc ...

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Chicago, IL - April 14, 2009- Kevin Matras looks at the powerful combination of Sales Growth and Increasing Profit Margins. Stocks in this week's article include Advent Software, Inc. (ADVS), DG FastChannel, Inc. (DGIT), Dolby Laboratories (DLB), Panera Bread Company, Inc. (PNRA) and World Acceptance Corp. (WRLD). Click here for the full story exclusively on Zacks.com: http://at.zacks.com/?id= 109

Screen of the Week written by Kevin Matras of Zacks Investment Research:

This week I want to focus on Sales Growth and Profit Margins.

While everybody understands sales, margins might bring up a few question marks.

And with earnings season underway, now is the perfect time to look at this.

So let's start at the beginning: first and foremost, sales are THE most important thing to a company. Everything else stems from that. Without sales, there really wouldn't be anything else

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Stocks highlighted in this article are: Advent Software, Inc. (...

The Zacks Rank Buys featured in this article are: DG FastChannel Inc (...

Chicago, IL - April 7, 2009- Kevin Matras shows why looking for stocks with upgraded broker ratings can upgrade your portfolio to a whole new level. Stocks in this week's article include Allied World Assurance Company Holdings, Ltd. (AWH), DG FastChannel, Inc. (DGIT), Delek US Holdings, Inc. (DK), Hansen Natural Corp. (HANS) and CGI Group, Inc. (GIB). Click here for the full story exclusively on Zacks.com: http://at.zacks.com/?id =109

Screen of the Week written by Kevin Matras of Zacks Investment Research:

I'm sure there are a lot of you out there that have experienced the pleasure of waking up and seeing that a covering broker upgraded their rating on one of your stocks.

I'm also guessing that you probably experienced the opposite and saw one of the brokers downgrade your stock too.

While nobody can perfectly guard against downgrades (or forecast

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DG FastChannel Inc.(DGIT) was trading above its 200-day moving average of $17.08 this morning. DGIT is a Zacks#1 Rank (“Strong buy”) stock. Analysts, on average, have raised their full-year forecast on the company by 2 cents a share to 85 cents in the last month.

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DG FastChannel Inc. (DGIT) soared amid a general upswing in the market this morning to trade close to its 200-day moving average of $17.22. DGIT is a Zacks#1 Rank (“Strong buy”) stock. The average forecast on the company's full-year profit has been upped to 85 cents per share from 73 cents in the last month.

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The Zacks Rank Buys featured last week were: Priceline.com, Inc. (...

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