All Star Analysts Portfolio Highlights: CACI International, Commercial Capital Bancorp, IBM and QUALCOMM.CHICAGO -- Zacks.com just released its latest additions and deletions to its proprietary All Star Analyst portfolio. Members on this exclusive list include CACI CACI - A company developing and marketing SIMSCRIPT, MODSIM and other simulation software products. Telephone: +1 (619) 457-9681. International, Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :CAI (1) (Computer-Assisted Instruction) Same as CBT. (2) See CA. CAI - Computer-Aided Instruction ), Commercial Capital Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :CCBI CCBI Cleveland Community Building Initiative CCBI Central City Business Institute (Syracuse, NY) ), IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) (NYSE:IBM) and QUALCOMM Inc. (NASDAQ:QCOM QCOM Qualcomm, Inc. (stock symbol) ). 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 five 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 annualized Of or relating to a variable that has been mathematically converted to a yearly rate. Inflation and interest rates are generally annualized since it is on this basis that these two variables are ordinarily stated and compared. return of 12.92%, exceeding the S&P 500 by a margin of more than 50%. Here is a synopsis of why these stocks are in the All Star Analysts Portfolio: CACI International, Inc. (NYSE:CAI) posted fiscal fourth quarter earnings per share of 76 cents on revenues of $429.8 million. The earnings result improved year-over-year from 69 cents and topped the consensus by more than 4%, while revenues jumped 20%. Breaking down the increase in revenues, 14% came from organic growth and the rest from the May 2004 acquisition of the Defense and Intelligence Group of American Management Systems American Management Systems (previous NASDAQ symbol: AMSY) was founded in 1970 as a technology and management consulting firm. It was founded by a group of five former United States Department of Defense officials who worked under Robert McNamara in the Kennedy and Johnson , Inc. For the full fiscal year, CACI International reported that revenues jumped 42% while net income increased 34%. CACI International's CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. stated that the company set new growth records in every quarter of the fiscal year while its teams turned in exceptional contributions across all of its operations both domestically and internationally. As a result, the All Stars believe this company has a lot of momentum moving forward. Commercial Capital Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:CCBI) posted second quarter earnings per share of 34 cents, which was 21% better than the previous year's 28 cents. The result was also in-line with the consensus. Commercial Capital Bancorp said the quarter's results reflect the impact of several key initiatives, including significant volumes of loan repricings, strong deposit growth, and acquisitions. "We enter the third quarter with a record loan origination pipeline and look forward to realizing further benefits of our captive exchange accommodator subsidiaries, as well as generating organic growth in corporate financial services-related core deposits, as our newly announced Commercial Banking Division gains traction," said Stephen H. Gordon, Chairman and CEO. IBM (NYSE:IBM) made a lot of strides in its second quarter and the All Stars have noticed. In mid-July, earnings per share came in at $1.12, which topped the consensus by almost 8%. Total revenue of $22.3 billion was down 4% from the prior year, but up 6% without the impact of the divested PC business. "IBM returned to form in this quarter," said Samuel J. Palmisano Samuel J. Palmisano (born July 29, 1951) is the current Chairman, CEO, and President of IBM, one of the world's largest IT companies. He was elected Chairman in October 2002, effective January 1, 2003, and has served as Chief Executive Officer since March 2002. , IBM Chairman and CEO. "In particular, strategic, high-growth businesses -- in Business Performance Transformation Services, software and in key industry sectors and emerging markets -- were among our best-performing operations, achieving double-digit revenue growth." QUALCOMM Inc. (NASDAQ:QCOM) posted pro forma earnings pro forma earnings Income not necessarily calculated in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. For example, a company might report pro forma earnings that exclude depreciation expense and nonrecurring expenses such as restructuring costs. per share of 28 cents for its fiscal third quarter, which bettered the consensus by 12%, while revenues rose year-over-year to $1.36 billion. But the All Stars were especially pleased with the company's decision to increase its fiscal year earnings projections. QUALCOMM stated that volume shipments of WCDMA (Wideband CDMA) A 3G high-speed digital data service provided by cellular carriers that use the TDMA or GSM technology worldwide, including AT&T (formerly Cingular) and T-Mobile in the U.S. and 1xEV-DO MSMs have increased substantially year-over-year and sequentially and the company looks forward to further increases in the quarters ahead. Furthermore, the company increased its research and development investment year-over-year to capitalize on the opportunities afforded by the continued and significant transition to third generation (3G). Qualcomm appears to have a lot of potential for the second half of the year and beyond. Discover all the current All Star Analyst rankings and top analyst recommendations at http://at.zacks.com/?id=511 About Zacks All Star Analyst Survey To learn which brokerage analysts are the best in their field and what stocks they're recommending today, see the Zacks All Star Analyst survey. This exclusive survey, created with Fortune Magazine, reveals the "Best-of-Breed" brokerage analysts. They are the select group of winners from the universe of brokerage analysts - the ones who consistently beat the street - the few you should be following now. Visit the Zacks All Star Survey to find the best analysts and their top stock recommendations at http://at.zacks.com/?id=512 Top recommendations from All Star Analysts Highlighted in FREE Investment Newsletter Each week, Zacks.com highlights investment insight and favorite recommendations from All Star Analysts and other leading investment experts. 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