Zacks Buy List Highlights: Emergency Medical Services Corporation, AptarGroup, Inc., General Cable Corporation and SMART Modular Technologies (WWH), Inc.CHICAGO -- Zacks.com releases the latest list of Zacks Rank Buy Stocks. Everyday on Zacks.com, four stocks are selected based on how well they match the criteria for the four main schools of investing: Aggressive Growth, Growth & Income, Momentum and Value. The four Zacks Rank Buy stocks highlighted today are Emergency Medical Services An Emergency medical service (abbreviated to initialism "EMS" in many countries) is a service providing out-of-hospital acute care and transport to definitive care, to patients with illnesses and injuries which the patient believes constitutes a medical emergency. Corporation (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : EMS), AptarGroup, Inc. (NYSE: ATR ATR Achilles tendon reflex, see Ankle reflex ), General Cable Corporation (NYSE: BGC BGC General Cable Corporation (stock symbol) BGC Billy Graham Center BGC Baptist General Conference (formerly Swedish Baptist Denomination) BGC Boys & Girls Club BGC Bubblegum Crisis ), and SMART Modular Technologies (WWH WWH Wind Wave Height WWH Westwood High (School) WWH Windows Web Hosting ), Inc. (Nasdaq: SMOD SMOD Super Mod (gaming, Half Life 2 modification) SMOD Serial Port Mode (Intel 8051 Microcontroller) SMOD Staff Member On Duty SMOD Secondary Means of De-Energization ). Stocks ranked #1 (Strong Buy) by Zacks have produced an average annual return of +31.8% since inception in 1988. During the 2000-2002 bear market, Zacks #1 Rank stocks gained 43.8% while the S&P 500 tumbled 37.6%. To see the full Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) List, or the rank for any other stock, visit: http://at.zacks.com/?id=88 Here is a synopsis of today's Zacks Rank Buy Stocks: Aggressive Growth - Emergency Medical Services Corporation (NYSE: EMS) Emergency Medical Services Corporation has demographics on its side and should continue to grow earnings at a strong pace for years to come. The company has 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. exceeded earnings estimates in four straight quarters, with three of them posting double-digit surprises. Over the past month, this year's estimates have risen eight cents to $1.16 per share. The shares trade at a reasonable 19x next year's estimates of $1.33 per share. Growth & Income - AptarGroup, Inc. (NYSE: ATR) AptarGroup, Inc. beat the consensus earnings estimate for the past five quarters. The company recently reported record results for the fourth quarter and full year of 2006. Consensus estimates are up for both this year and next. ATR has a current dividend yield of 1.3% and a five-year average dividend yield of 1.0%. This Zacks #1 Rank stock has also returned value to shareholders in the form of share buybacks. Momentum - General Cable Corporation (NYSE: BGC) On Feb 7, General Cable Corporation announced fourth-quarter 2006 profits of 67 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. . The result marked a 131% year-over-year improvement and a 14% positive surprise above analysts' expectations. The fourth quarter was the eighth straight quarter in which BGC exceeded analysts' expectations. On Tuesday, BGC set a new 52-week high on heavy trading volume Trading volume The number of shares transacted every day. As there is a seller for every buyer, one can think of the trading volume as half of the number of shares transacted. That is, if A sells 100 shares to B, the volume is 100 shares. . Value - SMART Modular Technologies (WWH), Inc. (Nasdaq: SMOD) SMART Modular Technologies (WWH), Inc., a Zacks #1 Rank stock, topped analysts' earnings expectations for the past four quarters by an average margin of 14.5%. Analysts have upped their profit forecasts for both this year and next. Earnings per share are projected to grow 15% over the next 3-5 years. SMOD's return on equity quadruples that of the industry average--32% compared to 8%. Its PEG ratio PEG Ratio See: Prospective earnings growth ratio PEG ratio See price-earnings/growth ratio (PEG ratio). currently sits at 0.87. Truly taking advantage of the Zacks Rank requires the understanding of how it works. 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