All Star Analysts Portfolio highlights: Abercrombie & Fitch, Deere & Company, Flextronics, and SafeNet.CHICAGO -- Zacks.com just released its latest additions and deletions to its proprietary All Star Analyst portfolio. Members on this exclusive list include Abercrombie & Fitch (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :ANF ANF antinuclear factor; see antinuclear antibodies (ANA), under antibody. ANF abbr. antinuclear factor ANF atrial natriuretic factor. ), Deere & Company (NYSE:DE), Flextronics (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 :FLEX) and SafeNet (NASDAQ:SFNT). 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. In 2003 this portfolio gained +46.6% nearly doubling the rise of the S&P 500. Here is a synopsis of why these stocks are on the All Star Analysts Portfolio: Abercrombie & Fitch (NYSE: ANF) reported net sales Net Sales The amount a seller receives from the buyer after costs associated with the sale are deducted. Notes: This amount is calculated by subtracting the following items from gross sales: merchandise returned for credit, allowances for damaged or missing goods, freight of $126.1 million for January, marking a +30% surge from $97.1 million in the year-ago period. Also, same-store sales Same-store sales is a business term which refers to the revenue generated by one of a retail chain's specific outlets during a certain period of time (often a fiscal quarter or a particular shopping season), compared to an identical period in the past, usually in the previous year. jumped +17%. Specifically, same-store sales for the Abercrombie & Fitch brand improved +13%, while the Hollister brand advanced +22%, and the kids brand abercrombie moved forward +27%. All companies are not created equal in retail, and Abercrombie & Fitch appears to be a company with popular brands that has found an audience, which is too much for the All Stars to resist. Deere & Company (NYSE: DE) announced earlier this month that it has opened an assembly facility in Orenburg, Russia to provide seeding carts and air seeding tools to customers in Russia and other CIS Cis (sĭs), same as Kish (1.) (1) (CompuServe Information Service) See CompuServe. (2) (Card Information S markets. The company said the decision is consistent with its strategy to build a manufacturing presence in Russia while reaching a broader customer base with its world class sales and service organization. With worldwide net sales and revenues growing +32% in its fiscal fourth quarter, Deere appears to be doing a good job at expanding the presence of its well-known brand. The All Stars like what the company is doing and is looking forward to its fiscal first quarter results on February 15th. Flextronics (NASDAQ: FLEX): Earlier this month, Flextronics announced the completion of its acquisition of Agilent Technologies' camera module business. By integrating camera module technologies into the design and build of handsets, the company said it is effectively reducing time to market for its customers while reducing overall product cost. The All Stars are attracted to this company's potential and especially liked its fiscal third quarter in which earnings per share and net sales advanced from year-ago levels. Flextronics stated that its pipeline of potential opportunities continues to be robust, and it's optimistic op·ti·mist n. 1. One who usually expects a favorable outcome. 2. A believer in philosophical optimism. op that a number of these opportunities will be realized over the next several quarters. SafeNet (NASDAQ: SFNT) is a leader in information security, which is growing in importance both in the marketplace and among All Star analysts. Yesterday, the company announced that Royal Philips Electronics selected SafeZone Software to provide the security foundation for Philips Trust v2 DRM (1) (Digital Radio Mondiale) A digital audio broadcasting (DAB) system for AM radio in Europe. See HD Radio. (2) (Digital Rights M Solution. SafeNet and Philips will jointly deliver an integrated solution to the OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) The rebranding of equipment and selling it. The term initially referred to the company that made the products (the "original" manufacturer), but eventually became widely used to refer to the organization that buys the products and marketplace. Earlier this month, the company announced a solid fourth quarter in which revenues jumped +241%. SafeNet said it has scaled significantly as a company and is confident that customers will see new combinations of products and solutions in 2005 resulting from further product integration of several of its recent acquisitions. 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. 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