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

8x8 Inc (EGHT) Advisory Board Co (ABCO) Agilent Technologies Inc (A) American Apparel Inc (APP) Amerco Inc (UHAL) Amerigon Inc (ARGN) AudioCodes Ltd (AUDC) Banco de Chile (BCH) Bancorp Inc (TBBK) Bare Escentuals Inc (BARE) Big 5 Sporting Goods Corp (BGFV) Black & Decker Corp (BDK) BP Prudhoe Bay Royalty Trust (BPT) Cantel Medical Corp (CMN) Clearwater Paper Corp (CLW) CNinsure Inc (CISG) Commerce Bancshares Inc (CBSH) ...

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

Advisory Board Co (ABCO) Bell Microproducts Inc (BELM) Beneficial Mutual Bancorp Inc (BNCL) Briggs & Stratton Corp (BGG) Commerce Bancshares Inc (CBSH) Conceptus Inc (CPTS) Crane Co (CR) Dolan Media Co (DM) Dorman Products Inc (DORM) Dover Corp (DOV) Dow Chemical Co (DOW) Drew Industries Inc (DW) E-House China Holdings Ltd (EJ) ev3 Inc (EVVV) GAMCO Investors Inc (GBL) ICT Group Inc (ICTG) Integrated Silicon Solution Inc (...

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

Advisory Board Co (ABCO) Amerigon Inc (ARGN) Amicas Inc (AMCS) Avago Technologies Ltd (AVGO) Bancorp Inc (TBBK) Bare Escentuals Inc (BARE) Benchmark Electronics Inc (BHE) BHP Billiton Ltd (BHP) BHP Billiton Plc (BBL) Cabela's Inc (CAB) Cadbury Plc (CBY) Cantel Medical Corp (CMN) Commerce Bancshares Inc (CBSH) Connecticut Water Service Inc (CTWS) Crane Co (CR) Domtar Corp (UFS) DryShips Inc (DRYS) EnerNOC Inc (...

Companhia de Bebidas Das Americas (ABV) continues to surge higher, recently hitting a new 52-week and all-time high above $96 after posting almost unbelievable gains over the last 6 months. The current rally kicked off in early March after shares bottomed out just above $36, driven by better than expected earnings and rising estimates. If shares do pull back look for some short-term support at $92, take a look below.

Lubrizol Corp. (LZ) is also up huge over the last 6 months, recently logging a new 52-week and all-time high of its own above $76. Although shares have risen quickly, estimates have advanced in tandem, keeping the valuation picture in check with a forward P/E multiple of just 11.5X. If shares pull back we could see some support at $72, which had contained shares for about 6 weeks before the

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Strayer Education, Inc. (STRA) is seeing more upward revisions of the Zacks Consensus Estimate. Analysts polled by Zacks are calling for full-year earnings of $7.50 per share, up from $7.27 over the past 2 months. In late August, when STRA was previously featured as a Growth and Income pick, the Zacks Consensus Estimate stood at $7.48.

For 2010, analysts are forecasting earnings of $9.24 per share, which was increased from $8.88.

The third-quarter Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.16 per share stands above the 2 months-ago projection of $1.05.

Strayer Education is scheduled to release third-quarter earnings on October 22.

For the second-quarter, STRA saw earnings of $2.00 per share, topping the previous year's $1.50 and exceeding the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 2%. Revenues jumped 29% year-over-year to $125.9 million thanks to a boost in enrollment and a 5% rise in tuition.

Stellar Fundamentals

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TESSCO Technologies Inc. (TESS) continues to trade higher on strong fundamentals and a bullish Zacks Consensus Estimate.

Receiving an extra boost on solid quarterly results, shares have soared past the market by about 20% since TESSCO reported in late July. The stock is trading near a 52-week high and has outpaced the market over the long-term.

Bullish Forecasts

Encouraged by strong first-quarter that saw earnings per share of 38 cents soar past the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 124%, the company hiked its fiscal year earnings guidance to a range of $1.15 to $1.40 per share.

The Zacks Consensus Estimate has been holding steady over the past month at $1.31 per share or the year ending May 2010. The forecast was at $1.22 per share 3 months ago.

Strong Fundamentals

The company continues to boast stellar fundamentals. TESSCO's return on equity (ROE) of 10% tops the industry average of 0.25%. Its

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For Immediate Release

Chicago, IL – September 3, 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: Urban Outfitters Inc. (URBN), Lubrizol Corp. (LZ), Polo Ralph Lauren Corp. (RL) and Wright Express, Inc. (WXS).      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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For Immediate Release

Chicago, IL – August 27, 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: Sepracor Inc (SEPR), Strayer Education, Inc. (STRA), Lubrizol Corp. (LZ) and Hanger Orthopedic Group Inc. (HGR).      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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