All Star Analysts Portfolio Highlights: Baker Hughes, Hilton Hotels, Hersha Hospitality Trust and Kohl's Corporation.

CHICAGO -- Zacks.com just released its latest additions and deletions to its proprietary All Star Analyst portfolio. Members on this exclusive list include Baker Hughes Inc. (NYSE: BHI), Hilton Hotels Corporation (NYSE: HLT), Hersha Hospitality Trust (AMEX: HT) and Kohl's Corporation (NYSE: KSS). View the entire list of stocks on the All Star Analyst portfolio at http://at.zacks.com/?id=510

This exclusive portfolio represents all stocks with a Strong Buy rating from at least four analysts with a 5-Star All Star ranking. These are the brokerage analysts whose stock recommendations proved to be the most profitable for investors. Since July 2002, this portfolio has generated an annualized return of 9.34%, exceeding the S&P 500. Here is a synopsis of why these stocks are in the All Star Analysts Portfolio:

Baker Hughes Inc. (NYSE: BHI) is a Zacks #2 Rank company as analysts' earnings estimates for this year are up approximately 2.9% from three months ago. Furthermore, expectations for next year have risen about 3.5% in that time. The company is scheduled to report its third quarter numbers later this month. Analysts say that Baker Hughes entered 2006 with all product lines performing well, and they expect the company to fully capitalize on strength in the oilfield market. Baker Hughes remains one of the All Stars' favorite names in its industry.

Hilton Hotels Corporation (NYSE: HLT) remains one of the All Stars' favorite names in the hotels industry. They like several things about the company, including its improving fundamentals, strong balance sheet and the improvement in business demand. The company will report its third quarter numbers at the end of the month. For its second quarter, Hilton Hotels reported that total revenue surged to approximately $2.2 billion while worldwide comparable owned revenue per available room (RevPAR) advanced 9.3% thanks to strong rate increases and high demand in most major markets.

Hersha Hospitality Trust (AMEX: HT) announced yesterday that it completed the purchase of Courtyard by Marriott Alexandria, Virginia for $35 million. The company will use a combination of cash and $25 million in fixed rate first mortgage financing to complete the transaction of the 203-room hotel. For its second quarter, the self-advised real estate investment trust reported consolidated adjusted funds from operations (AFFO) of 34 cents, which marked a solid year-over-year gain. Furthermore, revenue per available room (RevPAR) for its consolidated hotels grew 11.8%.

Kohl's Corporation (NYSE: KSS) continues to experience a strong sales performance across all lines of business, and recently announced a same-store sales gain 16.3% during September. Total sales increased 26.1% during the month. The retailer also raised its earnings per share guidance for the fiscal third quarter to between 56 cents and 59 cents, compared to its previous guidance of 53 cents to 56 cents. Kohl's is a Zacks #2 Rank company, as analysts' earnings estimates for the this fiscal year and next are up approximately 4% and 3.6%, respectively, over the past two months.

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