All Star Analysts Portfolio highlights: CACI International, ConocoPhillips, Hilton Hotels, and Remington Oil and Gas.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 ), ConocoPhillips (NYSE:COP), Hilton Hotels Corporation Hilton Hotels Corporation (NYSE: HLT) is one of the leading global hospitality companies. As of April 2007 there are 2,645 hotels and 485,000 rooms employing 105,000 people in more than 80 countries. (NYSE:HLT HLT See: Highly leveraged transaction ) and Remington Oil and Gas Corporation (NYSE:REM). 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) provides computer-based information technology, products, and services. CACI International recently reported record fiscal fourth quarter and full-year profits and revenues. For the quarter, the company posted earnings per share of 76 cents, compared to 69 cents a year ago. The result bettered the consensus by more than 4%. Revenues advanced 20% to $429.8 million from $358.3 million, with 14% coming 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. CACI International's chairman, president and 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's capabilities are aligned with national priorities in defense, intelligence, homeland security Noun 1. Homeland Security - the federal department that administers all matters relating to homeland security Department of Homeland Security executive department - a federal department in the executive branch of the government of the United States , and the transformation of the way the federal government does business. As a result, the All Stars believe this company has a lot of momentum moving forward. ConocoPhillips (NYSE: COP) remains one of the All Stars' favorite names in the oil and gas industry. The company recently reported second quarter income 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 of $2.21 per share, versus $1.44 a year earlier. The result also marked a positive surprise of more than 13%. Furthermore, total revenues advanced to $42.6 billion from $31.9 billion year-over-year. Upstream ran as expected as the total company produced 1.76 million BOE BOE Based on Experience BOE Board of Education BOE BoletÃn Oficial del Estado (Spanish) BOE Bank of England BOE Board of Equalization BOE Board of Elections BOE Barrel of Oil Equivalent BOE Bind on Equip per day. Meanwhile, downstream benefited from a strong market environment in refining, partially offset by narrowing light-heavy differentials. ConocoPhillips stated that its financial position continues to improve and its return on capital employed Return on capital employed (ROCE) Indicator of profitability of the firm's capital investments. Determined by dividing Earnings Before Interest and Taxes by (capital employed plus short-term loans minus intangible assets). remains strong and competitive. Looking forward, the company expects stronger oil and gas production in the second half of 2005, as full-year production should be about 3% higher than 2004, excluding the impacts of LUKOIL. Hilton Hotels Corporation (NYSE: HLT) is taking full advantage of the robust business trends in its recovering industry. Late last month, the company posted second quarter recurring earnings per share of 27 cents, marking a significant year-over-year improvement and a positive earnings surprise of more than 12%. Total revenue advanced 10% to $1.18 billion. Comparable-owned hotel revenue per available room (RevPAR) improved 9.4%, thanks to strength in New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , Hawaii, Boston, and an improvement in Chicago. Hilton Hotels, which raised its earnings forecast for the full year, remains confident and optimistic for its prospects as its businesses are performing well in an industry with continued strong trends. Remington Oil and Gas Corporation (NYSE: REM) is an independent oil and gas exploration and production company with operations concentrating on the onshore and offshore regions of the Gulf Coast. Remington Oil and Gas reported second quarter earnings per share of 83 cents earlier this month on revenues of $77.8 million. The result was a substantial rise from the previous year's total of 53 cents. Revenues advanced 33.2% from $58.4 million. Such solid results have caught the attention of several All Star analysts. 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