Zacks Buy List Highlights: The First Marblehead Corporation, Limited Brands, Inc., Dawson Geophysical Company and Aspen Insurance Holdings Limited.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 The First Marblehead Corporation (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : FMD FMD foot-and-mouth disease. ), Limited Brands, Inc. (NYSE: LTD LTD 1 Laron-type dwarfism 2 Leukotriene D 3 Long-term depression, see there 4. Long-term disability ), Dawson Geophysical ge·o·phys·ics n. (used with a sing. verb) The physics of the earth and its environment, including the physics of fields such as meteorology, oceanography, and seismology. Company (Nasdaq: DWSN DWSN Dandy-Walker Syndrome Network ), and Aspen Insurance Holdings Limited (NYSE: AHL AHL American Hockey League AHL Action Half-Life (Half-Life modification) AHL Acyl Homoserine Lactone AHL Aramark Harrison Lodging AHL Acylated Homoserine Lactone AHL Association for the History of Language AHL Architects Hawaii Ltd ). 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 - The First Marblehead Corporation (NYSE: FMD) The First Marblehead Corporation, first highlighted as an Aggressive Growth stock on Aug 22, is up over 41%. The company exceeded analysts' earnings expectations in nine out of the past 10 quarters, most recently by 52.7%. Consensus estimates have been shooting upward. FMD is trading at 13.95x this year's estimate of $5.30 per share, well below the projected long-term growth rate of 43.33%, giving the stock a PEG ratio PEG Ratio See: Prospective earnings growth ratio PEG ratio See price-earnings/growth ratio (PEG ratio). of 0.32. Growth & Income - Limited Brands, Inc. (NYSE: LTD) Limited Brands, Inc., a Zacks #1 Rank stock, beat or matched analysts' earnings expectations for the past six quarters. The company is up nearly 23% since it was first featured on Jul 11. Consensus estimates for both this quarter and the full year have increased over the past month. On Nov 13, the company's 128th consecutive quarterly dividend was declared by its Board of Directors. LTD has a current dividend yield of 2.0% and a five-year average dividend yield of 2.3%. Momentum - Dawson Geophysical Company (Nasdaq: DWSN) Dawson Geophysical Company reported fourth-quarter fiscal 2006 earnings of 66 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. , up 78% from the same quarter last year. Moreover, the result represented a 4.8% positive surprise over analysts' consensus estimates. DWSN exploded yesterday on abnormally 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. . While the stock hasn't yet set a new 52-week high, a standard benchmark for Momentum traders, the range expansion and trading volume put this stock on the radar screen. Value - Aspen Insurance Holdings Limited (NYSE: AHL) Aspen Insurance Holdings Limited exceeded analysts' earnings expectations in eight out of the past 11 quarters. The company recently beat the third-quarter consensus estimate by 15.0%. On Nov 8, the Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of up to $300 million of its common stock over the next two years. This Zacks #1 Rank stock has a price-to-book ratio of 1.3, compared to 4.9 for the market. 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. About the Zacks Rank Since 1988, the Zacks Rank has proven that "Earnings estimate revisions are the most powerful force impacting stock prices." A $10,000 investment in the Zacks Rank list made in 1988 would now be worth $1.77 million - equivalent to a 31.8% 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! During the 2000-2002 bear market, Zacks #1 Rank stocks gained 43.8%, while the S&P 500 tumbled 37.6%. Also note that the Zacks Rank system has just as many Strong Sell recommendations (Rank #5) as Strong Buy recommendations (Rank #1). Since 1988, Zacks Rank #5 stocks have underperformed the S&P 500 by 143.6% annually (+4.8% vs. +11.8%). Thus, the Zacks Rank system allows investors to truly manage portfolio trading effectively. Zacks "Profit from the Pros" e-mail newsletter offers continuous coverage of Zacks Rank Buy stocks and highlights those stocks poised to outperform the market. 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