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:

American Superconductor Corp (AMSC) AstraZeneca Plc (AZN) Balchem Corp (BCPC) Banco de Chile (BCH) RG Barry Corp (DFZ) Bio-Rad Laboratories Inc (BIO) CareFusion Corp (CFN) Chico's FAS Inc (CHS) China Green Agriculture Inc (CGA) Clearwater Paper Corp (CLW) CNinsure Inc (CISG) Conexant Systems Inc (CNXT) Corinthian Colleges Inc (COCO) Fossil Inc (FOSL) Genoptix Inc (GXDX) HSN Inc (HSNI) Information Services Group Inc (III) Keynote ...

Fuel Systems Solutions Inc. (FSYS) crushed estimates when it reported third quarter results on Nov 5.

The maker of alternative fuel components blew by the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 43 cents, reporting 77 cents per share in the quarter. It was the third consecutive earnings beat. Revenue rose 10% to $116.2 million.

The company did a record 47,000 systems installations and anticipates that demand from Europe will continue. For 2009, it expects revenue between $415 and $425 million.

Analysts have not yet revised estimates to reflect the big earnings surprise. The 2009 Zacks Consensus Estimate is currently calling for $1.68 per share. In 2010, analysts are expecting 18.56% earnings growth.

Fuel Systems is a Zacks #2 Rank (buy) stock. Earnings are expected to grow 27.33% over the next five years.

Read the Sep 14 article.

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The stock spiked off of the big earnings surprise

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Odyssey HealthCare, Inc. (ODSY) is surging following its third consecutive earnings surprise, this time topping forecasts by 40%.

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Odyssey Healthcare, Inc. provides hospice care services focused on palliative care for patients with life-limiting illnesses. Care is directed at managing pain and other discomforting symptoms and addressing the psychosocial and spiritual needs of patients and their families.

Crushed Estimates

Odyssey reported third-quarter results on Oct 28 that took analysts by surprise. The company reported earnings per share of 35 cents, well above the 25 cents Wall Street expected. This was the hospice provider's third consecutive earnings surprise.

Net income, of $11.6 million, was nearly double the previous year's $5.9 million. Odyssey's CEO, Robert Lefton, credited higher patient volume and controlling expenses for the successful quarter.

Explosive Growth

In the past month there 13 upward revisions were submitted for full-year 2009, this is

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FUQI International, Inc. (FUQI) has soared 96.7% since we last reviewed it as a value stock on June 3. Surprisingly, it still has attractive value characteristics though it's not nearly as cheap as it was in June.

FUQI designs luxury metal jewelry in China. The Chinese jewelry market continues to see strong growth despite the global recession.

Second quarter results, reported on Aug 6, easily beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 40.63%. It was the fourth quarter in a row that the company surprised on the Zacks Consensus Estimate.

The company is seeing actual strong organic revenue growth. Revenues rose 50.6% in the second quarter to $100.8 million from $66.9 million a year ago. Both the wholesale and retail segments contributed to the gain. The bigger wholesale segment grew 39.9% to $92.5 million in the quarter. Retail revenues jumped 10.2%.

Full Year Guidance Raised Again

The company is

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

Aeropostale Inc (ARO) The AES Corp (AES) Anglo American Plc (AAUKY) Big 5 Sporting Goods Corp (BGFV) Bio-Rad Laboratories Inc (BIO) Brasil Telecom Participacoes SA (BRP) Bway Holding Co (BWY) Carmike Cinemas Inc (CKEC) Cognex Corp (CGNX) Computer Sciences Corp (CSC) Ctrip.com International Ltd (CTRP) DeVry Inc (DV) Discover Financial Services (DFS) Dolan Media Co (DM) Dow Chemical Co (DOW) Fossil Inc (FOSL) Gibraltar Industries Inc (ROCK) ...

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