Zacks Releases Four Powerful "Buy" Stocks: Citi Trends, Inc., Strayer Education, Inc., PF Chang's China Bistro Inc. and Corrections Corporation of America.http://www.profit.zacks.com/ CHICAGO -- Four free stock picks are being made available today on Zacks.com. The industry's leading independent research firm highlights one Zacks #1 Rank Strong Buy or a Zacks #2 Rank Buy stock for each of the four main styles of investing: Aggressive Growth, Growth & Income, Momentum, and Value. The four highlighted picks are: Citi Trends, Inc. (Nasdaq: CTRN CTRN Colorado Technical Recruiters Network CTRN Can't Talk Right Now CTRN Certified Transport Registered Nurse CTRN Change That's Right Now, Inc (New York, NY phobia clinic) ), Strayer Education Strayer Education, Inc. (NASDAQ: STRA) is an education services holding company which owns for-profit Strayer University and other assets. The corporation was established in 1996 to take what was then Strayer College public and raise capital for expansion. , Inc. (Nasdaq: STRA), PF Chang's China Bistro Inc. (Nasdaq: PFCB) and Corrections Corporation of America Corrections Corporation of America (NYSE: CXW) (CCA) is a company that manages public prisons and other facilities[1], and has concessions for many others. The company had annual revenues in 2004 of $1.15 billion USD. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : CXW). Today, Zacks is promoting its "Buy" stock recommendations. Four daily picks are offered free at http://at.zacks.com/?id=88 Zacks #1 Rank Stocks have nearly tripled the S&P 500 since 1988, producing an average annual return of +26%. Performance has been notable even during volatile and down times. For example, during the last bear market, 2000-2002, the market tumbled -37.6% - but Zacks #1 Rank stocks gained +43.8%. Here is a summary of today's selected stocks that are now highly rated by Zacks: Aggressive Growth - Citi Trends, Inc. (Nasdaq: CTRN) Citi Trends, Inc. continues to top analyst forecasts as it expands across the U.S. Zacks Guide to Aggressive Growth Investing Growth Investing A strategy whereby an investor seeks out stocks with what they deem good growth potential. In most cases a growth stock is defined as a company whose earnings are expected to grow at an above-average rate than its industry or the overall market. (free!): http://at.zacks.com/?id=4309 Growth & Income - Strayer Education, Inc. (Nasdaq: STRA) Strayer Education, Inc. has seen solid share price advances against the broader market. The company has also been the subject of higher estimate revisions on a record first quarter. Zacks Guide to Growth & Income Investing (free!): http://at.zacks.com/?id=4310 Momentum - PF Chang's China Bistro Inc. (Nasdaq: PFCB) PF Chang's China Bistro Inc. is up more than 100% in the last 3 months in response to the company's strong first-quarter results and rising estimates. Zacks Guide to Momentum Investing Momentum investing is a system of buying stocks or other securities that have had high returns over the past three to twelve months, and selling those that have had poor returns over the same period. (free!): http://at.zacks.com/?id=4311 Value - Corrections Corporation of America (NYSE: CXW) Corrections Corporation of America, one of the largest operators of prisons in the United States Prisons in the United States are operated by both the federal and state governments as incarceration is a concurrent power under the Constitution of the United States. Imprisonment is one of the main forms of punishment for the commission of felony offenses in the United States. , has surprised on estimates 3 out of the last 4 quarters by an average of 4.61%. Revenue grew 6.5% in the first quarter. Zacks Guide to Value Investing Value Investing The strategy of selecting stocks that trade for less than their intrinsic value. Value investors actively seek stocks of companies with sound financial statements that they believe the market has undervalued. (free!): http://at.zacks.com/?id=4312 How to Regularly Access Picks from the Zacks Rank Discovery for Free: http://at.zacks.com/?id=88 Underlying the four free stock picks is a simple truth that first appeared in a Financial Analysts Journal article published in 1979. Leonard Zacks, a Ph.D. in Mathematics from M.I.T. found that "earnings estimate revisions are the most powerful force impacting stock prices." Zacks #1 Rank is awarded to a stock when analysts sharply upgrade their estimates of what the company will earn. Today, Zacks is promoting its stock recommendations by offering four daily picks free to those who register at http://at.zacks.com/?id=88 About Zacks Zacks.com is a property of Zacks Investment Research Zacks Investment Research A firm that compiles earnings estimates and brokerage firm investment recommendations for thousands of publicly traded firms. , Inc., which was formed in 1978 by Len Zacks. The company continually processes stock reports issued by 3,000 analysts from 150 brokerage firms. It monitors more than 200,000 earnings estimates, looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. changes. Then, when changes are discovered, they're applied to help assign more than 4,400 stocks into five Zacks Rank categories: #1 Strong Buy, #2 Buy, #3 Hold, #4 Sell, and #5 Strong Sell. This proprietary stock-picking system continues to outperform Outperform An analyst recommendation meaning a stock is expected to do slightly better than the market return. Notes: Exact definitions vary by brokerage, but in general this rating is better than neutral and worse than buy or strong buy. the market by a nearly 3-to-1 margin. More Free Stock Picks Each weekday, new Zacks #1 Rank or Zacks #2 Rank stock picks are released on the free email newsletter, Profit from the Pros. Investors are invited to register for their free subscription at http://at.zacks.com/?id=91 Zacks Investment Research is under common control with affiliated entities (including a broker-dealer and an investment adviser), which may engage in transactions involving the foregoing securities for the clients of such affiliates. Disclaimer: Past performance does not guarantee future results. Investors should always research companies and securities before making any investments. 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