Zacks Buy List Highlights: Evergreen Solar, Inc., Phillips-Van Heusen Corporation, Smith & Wesson Holding Corporation and Horace Mann Educators Corporation.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 Evergreen Solar Evergreen Solar, Inc., founded in 1994,[1] develops, manufactures and markets solar power products enabled by its String Ribbon technology that provide environmentally clean electric power throughout the world. , Inc. (Nasdaq: ESLR ESLR Expected Schoolwide Learning Results ESLR Equivalent Slr ), Phillips-Van Heusen Corporation (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : PVH PVH Poudre Valley Hospital (Fort Collins, CO, USA) PVH Phillips Van Heusen Corporation PVH Pulmonary Venous Hypertension PVH Pinocchio Village Haus (Walt Disney World) PVH Peri-Ventricular Hemorrhage ), Smith & Wesson Smith & Wesson U.S. gun manufacturer. The company has its roots in an 1852 partnership between Horace Smith (1808–93) and Daniel B. Wesson (1825–1906), who designed and marketed a lever-action, repeating magazine handgun that held a self-contained cartridge. Holding Corporation (Nasdaq: SWHC SWHC Scotch Whisky Heritage Centre (Edinburgh, UK) ), and Horace Mann Educators Corporation (NYSE: HMN HMN Hemmings Motor News ). Stocks ranked #1 (Strong Buy) by Zacks have produced an average annual return of +32.4% 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 - Evergreen Solar, Inc. (Nasdaq: ESLR) Evergreen Solar, Inc. has exceeded earnings estimates in each of the past three quarters by an average of 20%. Two analysts have raised their numbers for this year while one has done so for next year. ESLR is still losing money, but next year's estimates have increased 12.5% to a loss of 14 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. over the past month. Growth & Income - Phillips-Van Heusen Corporation (NYSE: PVH) Phillips-Van Heusen Corporation, which was first presented as a Growth and Income pick on Jan 17, continues to beat analysts' earnings expectations. In fact, it has done so for 12 consecutive quarters. Furthermore, consensus estimates continue to climb higher. As a result, the company is a Zacks #1 Rank stock. PVH raised its full-year earnings per share guidance in late August. The company's return on equity more than triples that of the industry average. Momentum - Smith & Wesson Holding Corporation (Nasdaq: SWHC) On Sep 9, Smith & Wesson Holding Corporation reported earnings of eight cents per share, versus four cents last year. The surprise over analysts' consensus estimates was 14%. SWHC has been on a tear this year, up 249% for the year after a 125% increase in 2005. So long as SWHC continues to surprise analysts with earnings above forecast, this stock still looks to have strong momentum. Value - Horace Mann Educators Corporation (NYSE: HMN) Horace Mann Educators Corporation exceeded analysts' earnings expectations in eight out of the past 10 quarters, most recently by 28.9%. Solid results for the first half of 2006 prompted the company to boost its full-year earnings per share guidance. Consensus estimates have been trending higher for this Zacks #1 Rank stock. HMN has a price-to-book ratio of only 1.5, compared to 5.2 for the market. The company is currently yielding 2.2%. Truly taking advantage of the Zacks Rank requires the understanding of how it works. The free special report, "Zacks Rank Guide: Harnessing the Power of Earnings Estimate Revisions," provides an insightful background about this wealth-building tool. Download your free copy of the report now to prosper in the years to come by visiting http://at.zacks.com/?id=93. 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