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

3D Systems Corp (TDSC) 3M Co (MMM) 8x8 Inc (EGHT) Agilent Technologies Inc (A) American Apparel Inc (APP) American Express Co (AXP) Amerco Inc (UHAL) Ameriprise Financial Inc (AMP) Archer-Daniels-Midland Co (ADM) Atlantic Tele-Network Inc (ATNI) BT Group Plc (BT) Cavco Industries Inc (CVCO) Diamond Foods Inc (DMND) Expedia Inc (EXPE) HB Fuller Co (FUL) Gannett Co Inc (GCI) Genoptix Inc (GXDX) Green Mountain ...

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

American Apparel Inc (APP) Amerco Inc (UHAL) Ameriprise Financial Inc (AMP) ArvinMeritor Inc (ARM) Atlantic Tele-Network Inc (ATNI) Audiovox Corp (VOXX) Balchem Corp (BCPC) Banco de Chile (BCH) Bancorp Inc (TBBK) Bell Microproducts Inc (BELM) Cadbury Plc (CBY) Cantel Medical Corp (CMN) CareFusion Corp (CFN) Compellent Technologies Inc (CML) Diamond Foods Inc (DMND) Domtar Corp (UFS) Expedia Inc (EXPE) Fossil Inc (FOSL) ...

Diamond Foods, Inc. (DMND) reported strong results for the fourth quarter of 2009 with earnings of 25 cents per share. Earnings were well above the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 19 cents and were up 56% year-over-year. For the full year earnings were $1.47 per share, up 61.5% compared to 91 cents in fiscal 2008. Net sales for the quarter grew marginally by 1% year-over-year to $113.8 million driven by higher snack and In-shell sales which were partially offset by an increase in promotion spending on culinary nuts and a decline in non-retail walnut sales. However, for the full fiscal 2009 year, net sales increased 7% to $570.9 million driven by North American retail sales, which increased 26%, as snack sales grew 113% and culinary sales grew 1%. For fiscal 2009, Emerald’s food store sales grew 25% attributable to a 21% increase in volume. Further, Pop ...

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

3PAR Inc (PAR) American Medical Systems Holdings Inc (AMMD) Ameristar Casinos Inc (ASCA) Ashland Inc (ASH) Bank Mutual Corp (BKMU) BigBand Networks Inc (BBND) Capitol Federal Financial (CFFN) Central Garden & Pet Co (CENT) CGI Group Inc (GIB) Conexant Systems Inc (CNXT) CPEX Pharmaceuticals Inc (CPEX) CVR Energy Inc (CVI) Del Monte Foods Co (DLM) Diamond Foods Inc (DMND) Dorman Products Inc (DORM) Einstein Noah Restaurant Group Inc (BAGL) First Mariner Bancorp (FMAR) Flanders Corp (FLDR) Inspire Pharmaceuticals Inc (ISPH) Internet Brands Inc (INET) Intersil Corp (ISIL) Kirkland's Inc (KIRK) Kubota Corp (KUB) LIN TV Corp (TVL) MarketAxess Holdings Inc (MKTX) MarkWest Energy Partners LP (MWE) Medifast Inc (...

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

3com Corp (COMS) Abington Bancorp Inc (ABBC) Allion Healthcare Inc (ALLI) Ameristar Casinos Inc (ASCA) ARM Holdings Plc (ARMH) Arris Group Inc (ARRS) ATS Medical Inc (ATSI) Banco Latinoamericano de Exportaciones (BLX) Bob Evans Farms Inc (BOBE) Caribou Coffee Company Inc (CBOU) Carrols Restaurant Group Inc (TAST) Chart Industries Inc (GTLS) Coeur d'Alene Mines Corp (CDE) Comcast Corp (CMCSK) Concurrent Computer Corp (CCUR) Corinthian Colleges Inc (COCO) Cyberonics Inc (CYBX) Diamond Foods Inc (DMND) DineEquity Inc (DIN) Dresser-Rand Group Inc (DRC) eHealth Inc (EHTH) El Paso Pipeline Partners LP (EPB) Encore Capital Group Inc (ECPG) Entropic Communications Inc (ENTR) Federal Signal Corp (FSS) Furniture Brands International Inc (FBN) Genoptix ...

The Zacks Rank Buys featured in this article are: MasTec, Inc. ( MASTEC INC. is one of the largest providers of construction services to the telecommunications industry in the United States. The Company's principal business consists of the installation and maintenance of aerial, underground and buried copper and fiber optic cable, underground conduit, manhole systems and related construction for local telephone companies.

The companies include Regional Bell Operating Companies and non-Bell local telephone companies such as Sprint Corp., and GTE Corp.

Estimates Up

Full-year estimates for this and next year have been raised as

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Diamond Foods Inc (DMND) was up more than 7% in midday trading on unusually heavy volume, with 400,000 shares traded compated to the average daily volume of just 312,000. Shares of Diamond Foods, a Zacks #1 Rank ("Strong Buy") company were up more than 7.5% heading into the close.

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Consumers really chowed down on nuts and popcorn during Diamond Foods, Inc.'s (DMND) fiscal second quarter, helping the company put together a strong performance while pushing earnings estimates higher.

< ?DART(15);?> DMND is a top-performing Zacks #1 Rank company today with shares that have advanced approximately 10%.

Over the past 2 months, analysts' expectations for this fiscal year (ending July 2009) and next fiscal year (ending July 2010) are up 4.7% and 4.3%, respectively.

In addition, profit is currently expected to grow approximately 25% next fiscal year over this fiscal year.

DMND's strong fiscal second-quarter results were helpful, but another big reason for the raised earnings estimate revisions was its outlook for fiscal 2009. The company now expects EPS between $1.27 and $1.34, which is up 2 cents from its previous guidance of $1.25 to $1.32.

Net sales are expected

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Diamond Foods Inc.(DMND) soared nearly 4% on Friday noon to move past a short-term level of resistance at $23.29. This Zacks#1 Rank (“Strong buy”) stock has topped the consensus estimate in each of the last 4 quarters.

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