Zacks Releases Four Powerful ''Buy'' Stocks: Diamond Foods, Church & Dwight Co., Multi-Fineline Electronix and Skilled Healthcare Group

2009-01-30 17:01:03 -

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: Diamond Foods, Inc. (Nasdaq: DMND),

Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE: CHD), Multi-Fineline Electronix, Inc. (Nasdaq: MFLX) and Skilled Healthcare Group, Inc. (NYSE: SKH).


Today, Zacks is promoting its ''Buy'' stock recommendations. Four daily picks are offered free at at.zacks.com/"id=88


Zacks #1 Rank Stocks have nearly tripled the S&P 500 since 1988, producing an average annual return of +28%. 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%.


Here is a summary of today's selected stocks that are now highly rated by Zacks:


Aggressive Growth - Diamond Foods, Inc. (Nasdaq: DMND)


Diamond Foods announced record snack sales and another quarterly earnings surprise. Analysts are projecting fantastic growth rates into 2010.


Zacks Guide to Aggressive Growth Investing (free!): at.zacks.com/"id=4309


Growth & Income - Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE: CHD)


Church & Dwight is seeing analysts forecast earnings growth for both the 2008 and 2009 years. Wall Street sees earnings per share growth of 15% for 2008 and 14% for 2009. The company's fourth-quarter and full-year report is scheduled for release on February 10.


Zacks Guide to Growth & Income Investing (free!): at.zacks.com/"id=4310


Momentum - Multi-Fineline Electronix, Inc. (Nasdaq: MFLX)


Multi-Fineline Electronix is fresh off the heels of projecting strong fourth-quarter results that has given its share price a very nice boost


Zacks Guide to Momentum Investing (free!): at.zacks.com/"id=4311


Value - Skilled Healthcare Group, Inc. (NYSE: SKH)


Skilled Healthcare Group is growing its nursing and assisted living network even during a tough environment. Analysts forecast earnings growth of 14.30% over the next 5 years. SKH is cheap. The company trades at only 8.2x forward earnings.


Zacks Guide to Value Investing (free!): at.zacks.com/"id=4312


How to Regularly Access Picks from the Zacks Rank Discovery for Free: at.zacks.com/"id=88


Underlying the four free stock picks is a simple truth that first appeared in a Financial Analysts Journal article published in 1979. Leonard Zacks, a Ph.D. in Mathematics from M.I.T. found that "earnings estimate revisions are the most powerful force impacting stock prices." Zacks #1 Rank is awarded to a stock when analysts sharply upgrade their estimates of what the company will earn.


Today, Zacks is promoting its stock recommendations by offering four daily picks free to those who register at: at.zacks.com/"id=88


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Then, when changes are discovered, they're applied to help assign more than 4,400 stocks into five Zacks Rank categories: #1 Strong Buy, #2 Buy, #3 Hold, #4 Sell, and #5 Strong Sell. This proprietary stock-picking system continues to outperform the market by a nearly 3-to-1 margin.


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