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Chicago, IL – October 28, 2009 – Zacks.com announces the list of stocks featured in the Analyst Blog. Every day the Zacks Equity Research analysts discuss the latest news and events impacting stocks and the financial markets. Stocks recently featured in the blog include: Johnson Controls (JCI), CF Industries Holdings Inc. (CF), Agrium Inc. (AGU), Terra Industries Inc. (TRA) and Hospira (HSP).

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Here are highlights from Tuesday’s AnalystBlog:

Johnson Controls Maintains Profits

Johnson Controls (JCI) posted a profit of $402 million or 52 cents per share, excluding non-recurring items, for the fourth quarter of its fiscal year ended Sept. 30, 2009. This was above the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 48 cents per share. The

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CF Industries Holdings Inc. (CF) posted earnings of 78 cents in the third quarter of 2009, down from the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.01. Reported earnings were down 18% from 82 cents reported in the same quarter of the previous year on lower fertilizer sales. Sales of $430.1 million in the quarter reflected a decline of 58% year over year, primarily driven by lower price realizations for all products. Nitrogen Fertilizer Segment Nitrogen segment sales totaled $276.1 million, down 54% from $599.1 million in the 2008 third quarter on a 3% decline in volumes to 1.2 million tons. The quarter’s volume included about 132,000 tons of UAN and urea exports. Overall, average nitrogen selling prices remained depressing. Selling price for ammonia declined to $355 per ton from $571 in the second quarter of 2008. For UAN, the selling price was down to $155 per ton ...

Here are the stocks added to the Zacks #5 Rank ("strong sell") List today:

Anglo American PLC (AAUKY) Benihana Inc (BNHN) Benihana Inc-A (BNHNA) BlackRock Kelso Capital Corp (BKCC) BMP Sunstone Corp (BJGP) Cape Bancorp Inc (CBNJ) Capstone Turbine Corp (CPST) Celadon Group Inc (CLDN) China Nepstar Chain Drugstore Ltd (NPD) Conmed Corp (CNMD) Datalink Corp (DLTK) DemandTec Inc (DMAN) Emulex Corp (ELX) Encore Wire Corp (WIRE) Extreme Networks (EXTR) Fair Isaac Corp (FICO) General Maritime Corp (GMR) ...

Deerfield-based CF Industries Holdings Inc. (CF) filed a lawsuit against Terra Industries Inc. (TRA) to force the company to convene a shareholder meeting for a business combination being pushed by CF.

Fertilizer maker Terra responded that its board has decided to hold an annual meeting on Nov. 19. The company had postponed the meeting when larger rival CF Industries launched an unsolicited bid in April this year. In its statement, CF noted that Terra's last annual general meeting (AGM) was held nearly 16 months ago and according to law, AGMs must be held on an annual basis.

Terra repeatedly rebuffed CF’s takeover bid stating that the offer substantially undervalues the company. CF’s all-stock offer for Terra Industries has expired and the company does not plan to extend the offer because of opposition from Terra's board. However, CF stated that it continues to pursue Terra.

CF is offering a 35% premium in

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DrStockPick.com Stock Report!

Wednesday August 5, 2009

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Anadarko Petroleum Corporation (NYSE:APC) today announced that Jim Kleckner, Vice President, Operations, will present at the 2009 EnerCom Oil & Gas Conference in Denver, Colo. on Thursday, Aug. 13 at 10:30 a.m. MDT. A link to the webcast presentation will be available at www.anadarko.com. The replay also will be available on the company’s Web site for approximately 30 days following the event.

Terra Industries Inc. (NYSE:TRA) today confirmed receipt of a letter from CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CF) in which CF Industries indicates that it is “prepared to enter into a merger agreement under which each Terra share would be exchanged for 0.465 of

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IRVINE, Calif., Aug. 4 /PRNewswire/ — SectorWatch.biz announces the availability of MarketStats for leading Water Resource equities in the news and driving markets today. MarketStats offers a perspective on the aforementioned equities and the opportunity for investors to respond with articles, blogs and opinions.

Investors can view MarketStats by visiting: www.SectorWatch.biz -a division of FiSpace.net, a dynamic social networking site for investors.

Today’s MarketStats for Agricultural Remediation and Water Resource Companies include SIONIX Corp. (OTC Bulletin Board: SINX), Converted Organics Inc. (Nasdaq: COIN), Pall Corporation (NYSE: PLL), Terra Industries Inc. (NYSE: TRA), Agrium Inc. (NYSE: AGU), and PowerShares Water Resources (NYSEArca: PHO)

View a fact sheet with a link to an audio interview on SIONIX Corp. here:

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SIONIX designs "Safe Water Systems" that require uninterrupted water supplies with many applications in mind, such as defense, government facilities, emergency water supplies during natural disasters,

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The takeover battle between CF Industries Holdings Inc. (CF) and Agrium Inc. (AGU) took another turn when the former announced that it will consider a merger deal with Agrium, the hostile bidder on June 26, 2009. Stephen R. Wilson, Chief Executive, President and Chairman of CF Industries stated that Agrium should however make an attractive offer, which must interest the company's board.

Based in Deerfield, Illinois, CF had earlier repeatedly rejected Agrium's takeover offer. Despite two upward revisions in the offer price, CF had turned down Agrium's proposal on grounds of substantial undervaluation and associated regulatory issues. CF has stated that Agrium's final offer of about $4.4 billion continues to undervalue the company.

On June 23, CF's shareholders tendered 62% of their total outstanding shares in support of Agrium's current offer of $40.00 plus one Agrium share per CF share. Based on

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Here are the stocks added to the Zacks #5 Rank ("strong sell") List today:

Accuride Corp (AURD) Argo Group International Holdings Ltd (AGII) ATMI Inc (ATMI) BancTrust Financial Group Inc (BTFG) Benchmark Electronics Inc (BHE) Brasil Telecom SA (BTM) China Security & Surveillance Tech Inc (CSR) Cintas Corp (CTAS) Community Bancorp (CBON) CRM Holdings Ltd (CRMH) Cynosure Inc (CYNO) Dayton Superior Corp (DSUPQ) Erie Indemnity Co (ERIE) Fairpoint Communications Inc (FRP) First Security Group Inc (FSGI) Fuel Tech Inc (FTEK) The Hain Celestial Group Inc (HAIN) Hartford Financial Services (HIG) Innophos Holdings Inc (IPHS) INX Inc (INXI) JDA Software Group Inc (JDAS) LoJack Corp (LOJN) Mercer International Inc (MERC) MetroCorp Bancshares Inc (MCBI) Montpelier Re Holdings Ltd (MRH) Open Text Corp (OTEX) Pacific ...

Here are the stocks added to the Zacks #5 Rank ("strong sell") List today:

Accuride Corp (AURD) Acuity Brands Inc (AYI) Arbor Realty Trust Inc (ABR) BancTrust Financial Group Inc (BTFG) BRT Realty Trust (BRT) Cadence Financial Corp (CADE) Capital Trust Inc (CT) Community Bancorp (CBON) Compass Minerals International Inc (CMP) Cutera Inc (CUTR) Cybex International Inc (CYBI) Cynosure Inc (CYNO) Encore Wire Corporation (WIRE) Enterprise Financial Services Corp (EFSC) Erie Indemnity Co (ERIE) Fairpoint Communications Inc (FRP) FalconStor Software Inc (FALC) FARO Technologies Inc (FARO) First Advantage Corp (FADV) First M & F Corp (FMFC) First Security Group Inc (FSGI) Fuel Tech Inc (FTEK) Gray Television Inc (GTN) Horizon Financial Corp (HRZB) InterNAP Network Services (INAP) INX Inc (INXI) K-Sea Transportation Partners ...

Here are the stocks added to the Zacks #5 Rank ("strong sell") List today:

Anthracite Capital Inc (AHR) Blyth Inc (BTH) Build-A-Bear Workshop Inc (BBW) Capital Bank Corp (CBKN) Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd (CP) CNinsure Inc (CISG) Community Bancorp (CBON) Dassault Systemes SA (DASTY) DRI Corp (TBUS) Eastman Kodak Co (EK) Eni SpA (E) Erie Indemnity Co (ERIE) Fairpoint Communications Inc (FRP) First Merchants Corp (FRME) First Security Group Inc (FSGI) The Hain Celestial Group Inc (HAIN) Heritage Financial Corp (HFWA) I-Flow Corp (IFLO) Investment Technology Group (ITG) ITT Corp (ITT) JDA Software Group Inc (JDAS) Kelly Services Inc (KELYA) KVH Industries Inc (KVHI) Legacy Bancorp Inc (LEGC) The Macerich Co (MAC) Marine Products Corp (MPX) MB Financial Inc (MBFI) Mercantile Bank ...