All Star Analysts Portfolio highlights: Beacon Roofing Supply, GE, SCP Pool Corporation and Wachovia Corporation.CHICAGO -- Zacks.com just released its latest additions and deletions to its proprietary All Star Analyst portfolio. Members on this exclusive list include Beacon Roofing Supply, 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 :BECN (Backward Explicit Congestion Notification) A frame relay message that notifies the sending device that a congestion avoidance procedure should be initiated. See FECN. ), GE (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :GE), SCP (1) (Service Control Point) A node in an SS7 telephone network that provides an interface to databases, which may reside within the SCP computer or in other computers. Pool Corporation (NASDAQ:POOL) and Wachovia Corporation (NYSE:WB). 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 11.63%, exceeding the S&P 500. Here is a synopsis of why these stocks are in the All Star Analysts Portfolio: Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc. (NASDAQ:BECN) will report its fiscal third quarter results on Aug 9. In May, the company posted solid fiscal second quarter numbers as it enjoyed strong sales in all three major product lines. Sales in the quarter surged 87.3% to $322.4 million from $172.1 million, reflecting internal growth of 24.1%. Earnings per share reached 11 cents, compared to six cents a year-earlier, on a split-adjusted basis. The result advanced handily hand·i·ly adv. 1. In an easy manner. 2. In a convenient manner. Adv. 1. handily - in a convenient manner; "the switch was conveniently located" conveniently 2. above Wall Street expectations. The All Stars are encouraged by Beacon Roofing Supply's performance. GE (NYSE:GE) posted second quarter earnings per share of 47 cents from continuing operations continuing operations Parts of a business that are expected to be maintained as an ongoing segment of an overall business operation. Income and losses from continuing operations are reported separately if any segments have been discontinued during the on revenues of $39.9 billion. The earnings result matched the consensus and improved upon the previous year's 44 cents. Meanwhile, revenues advanced 9%. Organic revenue growth was 8%, while total orders were up 17%. Despite concerns that a slowdown in the global macroeconomic mac·ro·ec·o·nom·ics n. (used with a sing. verb) The study of the overall aspects and workings of a national economy, such as income, output, and the interrelationship among diverse economic sectors. environment could have an impact on GE's results, analysts appreciate a lot about this company, including its leading market position and large installed base in most of its business segments, along with an experienced management team. SCP Pool Corporation (NASDAQ:POOL) recently reported second quarter earnings per share of $1.12 on 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 $705.7 million. Earnings topped the year-ago performance and edged past the analysts' consensus. Meanwhile, sales jumped 25% from $564 million. The company's base business sales growth of 13% contributed $70.5 million to the increase, while a majority of the remaining increase is attributable to the acquisition of the Horizon business. Analysts like SCP Pool's dominant market share position and its acquisition of Horizon, which was completed in the third quarter of 2005. The company, which has a history of beating guidance, remains on the All Star Analyst Portfolio. Wachovia Corporation (NYSE:WB) enjoyed record results in three of its four major businesses in the second quarter. Earnings per share of $1.18, excluding items, improved from $1.07 in the year-ago quarter. The result also bettered the consensus by approximately 2.6%. Revenue advanced 14% year over year to $7.26 billion, helped by the Westcorp acquisition and organic growth. The company said its fundamentals remain strong with improving overhead efficiency, stellar asset quality and industry-leading customer service. There is some concern in the market regarding WB's proposed merger with Golden West Financial, but the company is excited about its prospects and remains a favorite in its industry with the All Stars. 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. 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