All Star Analysts Portfolio highlights: Danaher Corporation, General Electric, PPD, Inc., and SI International.CHICAGO -- Zacks.com just released its latest additions and deletions to its proprietary All Star Analyst portfolio. Members on this exclusive list include Danaher Corporation The Danaher Corporation NYSE: DHR, is a large global company headquartered in Washington, D.C., United States. Its products are concentrated in the fields of design, manufacture, and marketing of industrial and consumer products. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :DHR DHR De Heer (Dutch: Mister) DHR Department of Human Resources DHR Department of Historic Resources (Virginia) DHR Dihydrorhodamine DHR Device History Record DHR Director of Human Resources ), General Electric (NYSE:GE), PPD (1) (Parallel Presence Detect) The method used by earlier SIMM memory modules to communicate their capacity to the computer. A binary number coming from a parallel set of pins was read by the system, with each pin representing one bit. Contrast with SPD. , 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 :PPDI) and SI International, Inc. (NASDAQ:SINT SINT SI International, Inc (stock symbol) ). 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 A summary; a brief statement, less than the whole. A synopsis is a condensation of something—for example, a synopsis of a trial record. of why these stocks are in the All Star Analysts Portfolio: Danaher Corporation (NYSE:DHR) is a leading manufacturer of professional instrumentation, industrial technologies, and tools and components. Late last month, Danaher posted third quarter earnings of 70 cents per diluted share on sales of approximately $1.97 billion. The earnings result, which matched the Wall Street consensus, compared to 62 cents in the year-earlier quarter. Meanwhile, sales advanced 12.5% year-over-year. Core revenues advanced 4%. Some considered Danaher's fourth quarter outlook to be a bit soft, but the company nonetheless remains a favorite with the All Stars. General Electric (NYSE:GE) reported that all six GE businesses delivered double-digit percentile percentile, n the number in a frequency distribution below which a certain percentage of fees will fall. E.g., the ninetieth percentile is the number that divides the distribution of fees into the lower 90% and the upper 10%, or that fee level earnings growth in the third quarter. The company reported earnings per share of 44 cents, which marked a year-over-year improvement of 16% from 38 cents. The result also matched the consensus estimate. Revenues advanced 9% to $41.9 billion from $38.3 billion last year. Furthermore, organic revenue growth was 8% for the third consecutive quarter. GE said it is operating with greater efficiency and is identifying innovative ways to utilize its full portfolio of assets to offer new products and services. The company believes it is well positioned for a strong finish to the year and solid double-digit growth into 2006. PPD, Inc. (NASDAQ:PPDI) is a leading global contract research organization providing discovery and development services, market development expertise, and compound partnering programs. PPD remains a favorite with several All Star analysts. Mid-October saw the company report third quarter earnings of 70 cents per share Cents per share The amount of a mutual fund's dividend or capital gains distributions that a shareholder will receive for each share owned. , excluding items, which topped the consensus by about 6%. The result compared to 44 cents in the same quarter a year earlier. In addition, revenue reached $273.3 million, a 26.6% year-over-year advance from $215.8 million. PPD stated that the performance of its core development business was outstanding during the quarter, hitting an all-time record for new authorization and meeting or exceeding expectations in several key business units. SI International, Inc. (NASDAQ:SINT) reported diluted net income of 39 cents per common share for its third quarter, versus 33 cents a year earlier. That result also eclipsed the consensus by almost 6%. Revenue came in at $101.8 million, marking a year-over-year jump of 40%. SI International stated that its results were driven by strong organic growth in the Federal government IT business and the acquisitions of Bridge Technology Corporation and Shenandoah Electronic Intelligence, Inc. Over the course of 2005, SI International said it has significantly increased its bid and proposal activities and experienced strong success in providing broader services to existing clients, both of which the company expects will contribute to strong organic growth in the future. 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