All Star Analysts Portfolio highlights: Capital One Financial, Cerner Corporation, Chicago Bridge & Iron and Transocean.CHICAGO -- Zacks.com just released its latest additions and deletions to its proprietary All Star Analyst portfolio. Members on this exclusive list include Capital One Financial Corporation (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : COF), 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. ), Chicago Bridge & Iron Company (NYSE: CBI CBI abbr. cumulative book index CBI Confederation of British Industry CBI n abbr (= Confederation of British Industry) → C.E.O.E. ) and Transocean Inc. (NYSE: RIG). 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: Capital One Financial Corporation (NYSE: COF) remains a favorite with the All Stars and will report its fourth-quarter numbers on Jan 18. For it's third quarter, the company put together solid profit and loan growth thanks to a strong performance across its business segments, a continuing favorable credit environment and expected seasonal patterns. Early last month, Capital One completed its acquisition of North Fork North Fork, river, c.100 mi (160 km) long, rising in the Ozarks, S Mo., and flowing S, into N Ark., to the White River. Near its mouth is Norfolk Dam (completed 1944), which impounds Norfolk Lake and has a power plant. Bancorporation in a $13.2 billion stock and cash transaction. Cerner Corporation (NASDAQ: CERN) will release its fourth quarter and full year 2006 earnings results on Feb 1. Analysts continue to like the company's potential in the growing field of healthcare information technology. In the third quarter, Cerner announced total revenue of $345.5 million and new business bookings of $352.1 million. Both results marked year-over-year increases of 17%. Chicago Bridge & Iron Company (NYSE: CBI) reported third-quarter earnings per share of 33 cents on revenue of approximately $861 million. Earnings reversed a year-ago loss and topped the consensus by almost 18%, while revenue jumped 55%. The Zacks #2 Rank company also raised its earnings per share guidance for the full-year 2006 to between $1.06 and $1.11 and boosted its revenue outlook to between $3 billion and $3.2 billion. New awards in the quarter were $1.95 billion, versus $681.9 million a year earlier, and are expected between $4 billion and $4.3 billion for the year. CBI is one of the world's leading engineering, procurement and construction  The introduction to this article is vague. To comply with Wikipedia's guidelines, it should be improved. companies.
Transocean Inc. (NYSE: RIG) was recently awarded a three-year contract from a subsidiary of Chevron Corporation “CVX” redirects here. For the United States Navy future aircraft carrier program, see United States Navy CVN-21 program. Chevron Corporation (NYSE: CVX) is one of the world's largest global energy companies. for exploration and appraisal drilling offshore in global Chevron operating areas. The contract is expected to commence in July 2007 with possible revenues of about $493 million over the three years. Transocean remains a fixture on the All Star Analyst Portfolio. For its third quarter, the company's earnings per share bettered the consensus by 13.7% while revenues reached $1.03 billion. 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. This is all part of our FREE e-mail See Internet e-mail service. newsletter, "Profit from the Pros." The only way to get these powerful insights is with a FREE subscription to the "Profit from the Pros" investment newsletter. Register for a free subscription at http://at.zacks.com/?id=513 About Zacks Zacks.com is a property of Zacks Investment Research Zacks Investment Research A firm that compiles earnings estimates and brokerage firm investment recommendations for thousands of publicly traded firms. , Inc., which was formed in 1978 by Leonard Zacks. As a PhD in mathematics Len knew he could find patterns in stock market data that would lead to superior investment results. Amongst his many accomplishments was the formation of his proprietary stock picking system; the Zacks Rank, which continues to outperform the market by nearly a 3 to 1 margin. The best way to unlock the profitable stock recommendations and market insights of Zacks Investment Research is through our free daily email newsletter; Profit from the Pros. In short, it's your steady flow of Profitable ideas GUARANTEED to be worth your time! Register for your free subscription to Profit from the Pros http://at.zacks.com/?id=514 Zacks Investment Research is under common control with affiliated entities (including a broker-dealer and an investment adviser), which may engage in transactions involving the foregoing securities for the clients of such affiliates. (a) The S&P 500 Index ("S&P 500") is a well-known, unmanaged index of the prices of 500 large-company common stocks selected by Standard and Poor's Noun 1. Standard and Poor's - a broadly based stock market index Standard and Poor's Index . The S&P 500 includes the reinvestment Reinvestment Using dividends, interest and capital gains earned in an investment or mutual fund to purchase additional shares or units, rather than receiving the distributions in cash. 1. In terms of stocks, it is the reinvestment of dividends to purchase additional shares. of all dividends, no transaction costs Transaction Costs Costs incurred when buying or selling securities. These include brokers' commissions and spreads (the difference between the price the dealer paid for a security and the price they can sell it). , and represents the gross returns before management fees. Disclaimer: Past performance does not guarantee future results. Investors should always research companies and securities before making any investments. Nothing herein should be construed as an offer or solicitation solicitation In criminal law, the act of asking, inducing, or directing someone to commit a crime. The person soliciting another becomes an accomplice to the crime. The term also refers to the act of obtaining bribes, as well as to the crime of a prostitute who offers sexual to buy or sell any security. |
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