Zacks Buy List Highlights: Zoran Corporation, KLA-Tencor Corporation, The Pantry, Inc., and Financial Federal Corporation.CHICAGO -- Zacks.com releases another list 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 Zoran Corporation This article is about Zoran corporation. For other uses, see Zoran. Zoran Corporation is a multinational digital technology company, headquartered in Silicon Valley. The name Zoran is derived from the Hebrew word for silicon. (Nasdaq:ZRAN), KLA-Tencor Corporation (Nasdaq:KLAC), The Pantry, Inc. (Nasdaq:PTRY), and Financial Federal Corporation (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :FIF (Fractal Image Format) A graphics file format from content management company Interwoven, Inc. San Jose, CA (www.interwoven.com) that stores fractal images with compression ratios as high as 2,500:1. FIF was originally from MediaBin, Inc. ). Stocks ranked #1 (Strong Buy) by Zacks have produced an average annual return of +33% 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 - Zoran Corporation (Nasdaq:ZRAN) Zoran Corporation is sitting pretty after a new FCC (1) (Federal Communications Commission, Washington, DC, www.fcc.gov) The U.S. government agency that regulates interstate and international communications including wire, cable, radio, TV and satellite. The FCC was created under the U.S. mandate stated all but the smallest new televisions sold in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. must be able to receive digital broadcast signals by 2007. Estimates for the year ended December 2005 have more than doubled over the past 90 days to 51 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. . Ten different analysts raised their estimates for the year. The company has exceeded estimates in six out of the last seven quarters. Growth & Income - KLA-Tencor Corporation (Nasdaq:KLAC) KLA-Tencor Corporation, a Zacks #1 Rank stock, has a history of topping the consensus earnings estimate, having done so for nine quarters running. Estimates for both fiscal 2006 and fiscal 2007 have been on the rise. Earnings per share are forecasted to grow 15.9% over the next 3-5 years. KLAC currently yields 0.93%. Momentum - The Pantry, Inc. (Nasdaq:PTRY) The Pantry is our Zacks #1 Rank Momentum stock of the day. Accelerating momentum, new 52-week highs and an enviable history of positive earnings surprises makes this stock a very interesting market play. Value - Financial Federal Corporation (NYSE:FIF) Financial Federal Corporation posted record fiscal 2006 first quarter results in early December. FIF has topped analyst estimates in eight straight quarters and has met or exceeded in 10 straight. This Zacks #1 Rank stock recently raised its dividend and is trading at a discounted valuation of 2.1x book value. 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