Zacks Buy List Highlights: Hologic, Inc., FactSet Research Systems, Inc., AeroCentury Corp. and Assurant, 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 Hologic, Inc. (Nasdaq: HOLX), FactSet Research Systems FactSet Research Systems (NYSE: FDS), or simply "FactSet", is a financial information company. Some of its competitors include Bloomberg L.P., Reuters, Thomson Financial, and Capital IQ. , Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : FDS FDS Fim-De-Semana (Portugese: weekend) FDS Federated Department Stores, Inc. FDS Fiche de Données de Sécurité (Material Safety Data Sheets) FDS Famicom Disk System FDS Faculty of Dental Surgery ), AeroCentury Corp. (AMEX AMEX See: American Stock Exchange : ACY ACY Atlantic City /Atlantic Cty, NJ, USA - Atlantic City International (Airport Code) ), and Assurant, Inc. (NYSE: AIZ AIZ Lake of the Ozarks, Missouri (Lee C. Fine Memorial Airport) AIZ Air Intercept Zone AIZ Anti Imperialistische Zelle(n) (German: Anti-Imperialistic Cell; now defunct terrorist group) ). 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 - Hologic, Inc. (Nasdaq: HOLX) Hologic, Inc. has an unbelievable history of exceeding earnings estimates. The company has done so in 10 straight quarters, nine of which have posted double-digit surprises. Four analysts have raised their full-year 2006 projections. Over the past 60 days, 2006 estimates have increased six cents to $1.22 per share. Growth & Income - FactSet Research Systems, Inc. (NYSE: FDS) FactSet Research Systems, Inc., which was first introduced as a Growth and Income stock on Jun 22, has returned 21%. The company topped the Street's estimate for seven straight quarters. FDS has been able to post 41 consecutive quarters of sequential revenue growth. Consensus estimates have been on the rise for FDS. The company has a current dividend yield of 0.43% and a five-year average dividend yield of 0.55%. Momentum - AeroCentury Corp. (AMEX: ACY) AeroCentury Corp. is expected to announce results for the quarter ended December 2006 on Feb 7. Analysts' consensus estimates are for EPS (Encapsulated PostScript) A PostScript file format used to transfer a graphic image between applications and platforms. EPS files contain PostScript code as well as an optional preview image in TIFF, WMF, PICT or EPSI, the latter being an ASCII-only format. of nine cents versus four cents in the December 2005 quarter. In its most recent quarter, released on Nov 1, 2006, ACY produced a 133% positive surprise above analysts' expectations. With only marginal overhead resistance, there appears little that can slow ACY's advance. Value - Assurant, Inc. (NYSE: AIZ) Assurant, Inc., first highlighted as a Value stock on Feb 1, is up over 23%. The company exceeded analysts' earnings expectations in 10 out of the past 11 quarters by an average margin of 21.7%. On Nov 10, the Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of 10 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. of stock and approved the repurchase of up to $600 million of its common stock. 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