Syntel Inc. (SYNT) is a solid Growth and Income pick that continues to see strong momentum. Shares are trading near a 52-week high and nearly doubled the market's gain since SYNT was last featured as Zacks Rank Buy stock idea just a few weeks ago.

The company recently announced that it was included on Fortune Magazine's global list of "100 Fastest Growing Companies."

Higher Forecasts

Syntel is calling for earnings to range of $2.40 to $2.50 per share.

The full-year Zacks Consensus Estimate has been on the rise, climbing from $2.20 to $2.43 per share over the past 2 months, a 2-cent increase since SYNT was last featured in mid-August.

For 2010, the Zacks Consensus Estimate stands at $2.39, versus last month's $2.35 and the 2 months-ago level of $2.11.

Strong Industry Comparisons

The technology services player has a return on equity (ROE) of 40%, more than doubling the industry-average of 14%.

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Stepan Company (SCL) recently turned in record results for the second quarter. Earnings per share of $2.09 surpassed the previous year's 93 cents and topped the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 130%. The company also declared a quarterly dividend of 22 cents per share, which translates into an industry-leading yield of 1.85%.

Company Description

Stepan Company manufactures specialty and intermediate chemicals used in consumer products and industrial application. The company produces surfactants, which are the key ingredients in consumer and industrial cleaning compounds.

The company explains that manufacturers of detergents, shampoos, lotions, toothpastes and cosmetics depend on surfactants to achieve the foaming and cleaning qualities of their products.

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The TJX Companies, Inc. (TJX) continues to see bullish earnings forecasts from analysts. The current full-year consensus estimate of $2.17 per share is a penny above the estimates that were issued earlier this month, when we last featured TJX as a Growth and Income pick, and was also bumped up from projections of

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Stepan Company (SCL) is a solid Growth and Income pick that has also seen strong momentum lately. The stock has more than doubled the performance of the broader market over the past 3 months as analysts upped full-year earnings estimates by 36.5% to $2.77 per share.

Company Description

Stepan Company manufactures specialty and intermediate chemicals used in consumer products and industrial application. The company produces surfactants, which are the key ingredients in consumer and industrial cleaning compounds.

The company explains that manufacturers of detergents, shampoos, lotions, toothpastes and cosmetics depend on surfactants to achieve the foaming and cleaning qualities of their products.

Stepan also makes lubricating ingredients and emulsifiers for spreading of agricultural products. The company produces germicidal quaternary compounds as well.

Stepan produces other specialty products, including custom-made flavors, emulsifiers and solubilizers, which are used in

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