Companies highlighted in this weekly wrap include Raytheon Co. (RTN), Shenandoah Telecommunications Co. (SHEN), DeVry, Inc. (DV) and Techne Corp. (TECH).

< ?DART(15);?> Raytheon Co. (RTN) is trading at a higher share price than it was when the company was last featured as a Growth and Income pick in late November, outpacing the Dow Jones ($DJI), S&P 500 (SPX) and NASDAQ (COMP) over that time frame.

Stable Estimate Revisions

Wall Street earnings estimates for 2009 have been holding steady over the past 2 months at about $4.68 per share. This estimate translates into earnings growth of 16% in comparison to the 2008 earnings estimate of $4.04 per share.

The most accurate expectation for 2009 earnings is a more bullish $4.80 per share. Three months ago, analysts had 2009 earnings projections pegged at $4.45 per share.

RTN Continues to Outpace the Industry

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Techne Corp. (TECH) has seen upward estimate revisions from Wall Street. For the year ending June 2009, Analyst forecasts of $2.93 per share were increased from $2.89 over the past 60 days.

< ?DART(15);?> Company Description

Techne Corporation develops and manufactures biotechnology products as well as hematology calibrators and controls primarily in the United States and Europe. It is a holding company, operating two subsidiaries, Research and Diagnostic Systems, Inc. (R&D Systems) of Minneapolis, Minnesota and R&D Systems Europe, Ltd. (R&D Europe) of Abingdon, England.

R&D Systems is a specialty manufacturer of biological products. It has two operating divisions, which are Hematology and Biotechnology. The Hematology Division develops and manufactures hematology controls, which are used in hospitals and clinical laboratories to check the accuracy of blood analysis instruments. The Biotechnology Division develops and manufactures biotechnology products including purified proteins (cytokines) and antibodies that are sold primarily to the research market, and

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

Ajinomoto Co Inc (AJINY) Alexza Pharmaceuticals Inc (ALXA) Allscripts-Misys Healthcare Solutions (MDRX) American Caresource Holdings Inc (ANCI) Anesiva Inc (ANSV) Atmos Energy Corp (ATO) BioCryst Pharmaceuticals Inc (BCRX) Cell Therapeutics Inc (CTIC) CenterPoint Energy Inc (CNP) Conmed Healthcare Management Inc (CMHM) Crawford & Co (CRD.B) Denny's Corp (DENN) The Finish Line Inc (FINL) Flanders Corp (FLDR) Getty Realty Corp (GTY) Haemonetics Corp (HAE) Intelligroup Inc (ITIG) Investors Bancorp Inc (ISBC) Keryx Biopharmaceuticals (KERX) Kirkland's Inc (KIRK) LodgeNet Interactive Corp (LNET) Media General Inc (MEG) Meridian Bioscience Inc (VIVO) Metabasis Therapeutics Inc (MBRX) Multi-Color Corp (LABL) NCI Inc (NCIT) NeuroMetrix Inc (NURO) Nile Therapeutics Inc (NLTX) Power Medical ...

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

Acacia Research- Acacia Technologies (ACTG) Amerisafe Inc (AMSF) Anaren Inc (ANEN) Anesiva Inc (ANSV) APAC Customer Services Inc (APAC) Associated Estates Realty Corp (AEC) Cantel Medical Corp (CMN) Cerus Corp (CERS) Chembio Diagnostics Inc (CEMI) China Security & Surveillance Tech Inc (CSR) Command Security Corp (MOC) Continucare Corp (CNU) Discovery Communications Inc (DISCB) Discovery Laboratories Inc (DSCO) Edenor Sa (EDN) FiberTower Corp (FTWR) Flanders Corp (FLDR) Forest City Enterprises Inc (FCE.A) LB Foster Co (FSTR) GenVec Inc (GNVC) Hang Seng Bank Ltd (HSNGY) Insteel Industries Inc (IIIN) Investors Bancorp Inc (ISBC) James Hardie Industries NV (JHX) La Jolla Pharmaceutical Co (LJPC) Maiden Holdings Ltd (MHLD) Monro Muffler Brake Inc ...

Companies highlighted in this weekly wrap include Techne Corp. (TECH), American Science & Engineering (ASEI), Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (CHD), General Dynamics Corp. (GD) and Abbott Laboratories (ABT).

< ?DART(15);?> Techne Corp. (TECH), which continues to sport a Zacks #1 Rank (“strong buy”), has seen its share price increase since it was last featured as a Growth and Income play. Earnings estimates are also on the rise as analysts forecast year-over-year growth of 11%.

Earnings estimates for the year ending June 2009 are at $2.93 per share, above the two months-ago level of $2.90.

TECH is trading 5% higher than it was when featured in mid-November.

The company sports a strong balance sheet with no debt. TECH's return on equity (ROE) of 23% is ahead of the industry average. The company's dividend yield of 1.6 also

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

Adeona Pharmaceuticals Inc (AEN) Ajinomoto Co Inc (AJINY) Alleghany Corp (Y) Amerisafe Inc (AMSF) Anesiva Inc (ANSV) APAC Customer Services Inc (APAC) Atmos Energy Corp (ATO) British Airways plc (BAIRY) Cell Therapeutics Inc (CTIC) China Information Security Tech Inc (CPBY) Crawford & Co (CRD.B) EF Johnson Technologies Inc (EFJI) FiberTower Corp (FTWR) Flanders Corp (FLDR) Investors Bancorp Inc (ISBC) Kirkland's Inc (KIRK) Metabasis Therapeutics Inc (MBRX) NCI Inc (NCIT) NUCRYST Pharmaceuticals Corp (NCST) Parlux Fragrances Inc (PARL) Pegasystems Inc (PEGA) Pharmaxis Ltd (PXSL) S1 Corp (SONE) Saga Communications Inc (SGA) The J.M. Smucker Co (SJM) Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Grp Inc (SMFJY) Sutor Technology Group Ltd (SUTR) Techne Corp ...

Techne Corp. (TECH), a Zacks #1 Rank (“strong buy”), recently declared a quarterly dividend of 25 cents per share thanks to the company's solid performance. Techne is yielding 1.5%, which is well ahead of the industry average as most of the company's industry peers pay no dividend.

Company Description

Techne Corporation develops and manufactures biotechnology products as well as hematology calibrators and controls primarily in the United States and Europe. It is a holding company, operating two subsidiaries, Research and Diagnostic Systems, Inc. (R&D Systems) of Minneapolis, Minnesota and R&D Systems Europe, Ltd. (R&D Europe) of Abingdon, England.

R&D Systems is a specialty manufacturer of biological products. It has two operating divisions, which are Hematology and Biotechnology. The Hematology Division develops and manufactures hematology controls, which are used in hospitals and clinical laboratories to check the accuracy of blood analysis instruments. The Biotechnology Division develops and manufactures biotechnology products including purified

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