All Star Analysts Portfolio Highlights: Cameron, Cerner Corporation, Diamond Offshore Drilling and EMC Corporation.CHICAGO -- Zacks.com just released its latest additions and deletions to its proprietary All Star Analyst portfolio. Members on this exclusive list include Cameron (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : CAM), Cerner Corporation (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 : CERN CERN or European Organization for Nuclear Research, nuclear and particle physics research center straddling the French-Swiss border W of Geneva, Switzerland. ), Diamond Offshore Drilling Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc. is a deepwater drilling contractor which provides drilling services to the energy industry. The company's headquarters are located in Houston, Texas, but they have offices in Louisiana, Africa, Australia, Brazil, Indonesia, Scotland, Singapore, and , Inc. (NYSE: DO) and EMC Corporation EMC Corporation (NYSE: EMC) is an American Fortune 500 and S&P 500 manufacturer of software and systems for information management and storage. It is headquartered in Hopkinton, Massachusetts, USA. (NYSE: EMC (1) (EMC Corporation, Hopkinton, MA, www.emc.com) The leading supplier of storage products for midrange computers and mainframes. Founded in 1979 by Richard J. Egan and Roger Marino, EMC has developed advanced storage and retrieval technologies for the world's largest companies. ). 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 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 7.53%. Here is a synopsis of why these stocks are in the All Star Analysts Portfolio: Cameron (NYSE: CAM), an international manufacturer of oil and gas pressure control equipment, reached 52-week highs on Mar 21, Mar 22 and Mar 26. The company announced solid fourth-quarter numbers last month, reflecting the favorable operating environment In computing, an operating environment is the environment in which users run programs, whether in a command line interface, such as in MS-DOS or the Unix shell, or in a graphical user interface, such as in the Macintosh operating system. throughout 2006 and its strong operational performance. Earnings per share of 92 cents, excluding charges, advanced year over year from 47 cents and topped the consensus by almost 7%. Revenues jumped 46% to $1.08 billion from $738.5 million. Also during the quarter, orders booked advanced 55% to $1.22 billion. Cameron remains on the All Star Analyst Portfolio. Cerner Corporation (NASDAQ: CERN) remains a member of the All Star Analyst Portfolio and reached 52-week highs on Mar 22 and Mar 23. The company is being helped by a favorable environment for the healthcare information technology industry. Last month, Cerner stated that its leadership position in the space was bolstered by another year of record new business bookings and strong earnings, revenue and cash flow. Revenues for its fourth quarter increased 17% to $380.8 million while earnings per share improved year over year and bettered the consensus. Bookings soared 41% in the quarter to $543.2 million. Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc. (NYSE: DO) remains a favorite with the All Stars. The contract drilling services company reported a solid fourth-quarter performance last month, which included earnings per share of $1.60 that beat the consensus by approximately 16%. The result also marks a year-over-year improvement from 78 cents. Revenues of $578.2 million improved from $368.3 million. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Zacks Research Digest, analysts believe Diamond Offshore is well positioned to increase earnings and cash flow similar to the premium ultra deepwater players in the sector. They generally expect higher earnings from the company in the coming years. EMC Corporation (NYSE: EMC) remains one of the fastest-growing and successful major information technology providers in the world, according to analysts polled by Zacks Research Digest. The company is a recent addition to the All Star Analyst Portfolio. Strengthened by innovative new products, analysts expect EMC to continue dominating the total networked storage market. In addition, analysts believe that continued customer spending on software for data protection, storage resource management and compliance are likely to increase demand for EMC's products in the future, according to Zacks Research Digest. The company's aggressive rollout of new products is also expected to keep EMC's leadership position intact and growing. 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