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What are the Zacks Style Scores? The Zacks Style Scores, developed alongside the Zacks Rank, are complementary indicators that rate stocks based on three widely-followed investing methodologies; they also help investors pick stocks with the best chances of beating the market over the next 30 days.
Each stock is assigned a rating of A, B, C, D, or F based on their value, growth, and momentum characteristics. Just like in school, an A is better than a B, a B is better than a C, and so on -- that means the better the score, the better chance the stock will outperform.
The Style Scores are broken down into four categories:
Value ScoreValue investors love finding good stocks at good prices, especially before the broader market catches on to a stock's true value. Utilizing ratios like P/E, PEG, Price/Sales, Price/Cash Flow, and many other multiples, the Value Style Score identifies the most attractive and most discounted stocks.
Growth ScoreGrowth investors, on the other hand, are more concerned with a company's financial strength and health, and its future outlook. The Growth Style Score examines things like projected and historic earnings, sales, and cash flow to find stocks that will experience sustainable growth over time.
Momentum ScoreMomentum trading is all about taking advantage of upward or downward trends in a stock's price or earnings outlook, and these investors live by the saying "the trend is your friend." The Momentum Style Score can pinpoint good times to build a position in a stock, using factors like one-week price change and the monthly percentage change in earnings estimates.
VGM ScoreIf you want a combination of all three Style Scores, then the VGM Score will be your friend. It rates each stock on their combined weighted styles, helping you find the companies with the most attractive value, best growth forecast, and most promising momentum. It's also one of the best indicators to use with the Zacks Rank.
How Style Scores Work with the Zacks Rank The Zacks Rank, which is a proprietary stock-rating model, employs earnings estimate revisions, or changes to a company's earnings expectations, to make building a winning portfolio easier.
Investors can count on the Zacks Rank's success, with #1 (Strong Buy) stocks producing an unmatched +23.94% average annual return since 1988, more than double the S&P 500's performance. But the model rates a large number of stocks, and there are over 200 companies with a Strong Buy rank, plus another 600 with a #2 (Buy) rank, on any given day.
With more than 800 top-rated stocks to choose from, it can certainly feel overwhelming to pick the ones that are right for you and your investing journey.
That's where the Style Scores come in.
You want to make sure you're buying stocks with the highest likelihood of success, and to do that, you'll need to pick stocks with a Zacks Rank #1 or #2 that also have Style Scores of A or B. If you like a stock that only has a #3 (Hold) rank, it should also have Scores of A or B to guarantee as much upside potential as possible.
Since the Scores were created to work together with the Zacks Rank, the direction of a stock's earnings estimate revisions should be a key factor when choosing which stocks to buy.
A stock with a #4 (Sell) or #5 (Strong Sell) rating, for instance, even one with Scores of A and B, will still have a declining earnings forecast, and a greater chance its share price will fall too.
Thus, the more stocks you own with a #1 or #2 Rank and Scores of A or B, the better.
Stock to Watch: Dycom Industries (DY - Free Report) Based in North America, Dycom Industries Inc. is a specialty contracting firm operating in the telecom industry. The company provides diverse services such as engineering, construction, maintenance and installation services for the cable and telephone companies.
DY is a #1 (Strong Buy) on the Zacks Rank, with a VGM Score of B.
Momentum investors should take note of this Construction stock. DY has a Momentum Style Score of A, and shares are up 2.6% over the past four weeks.
Six analysts revised their earnings estimate higher in the last 60 days for fiscal 2027, while the Zacks Consensus Estimate has increased $2.50 to $16.35 per share. DY also boasts an average earnings surprise of +25%.
With a solid Zacks Rank and top-tier Momentum and VGM Style Scores, DY should be on investors' short list.
Key Takeaways Bank OZK authorized a new $200M share repurchase program effective July 1, 2026, through July 1, 2027.OZK repurchased 3.89M shares for about $176.6M under the prior $200M buyback program set to expire.Bank OZK backs buybacks and dividend growth with $1.7B cash and cash equivalents versus $813.9M debt. Bank OZK (OZK - Free Report) continues to demonstrate its commitment to enhancing shareholder value through a balanced capital return strategy. The company has authorized a new share repurchase program of up to $200 million, effective from July 1, 2026, through July 1, 2027.
The authorization succeeds the previous $200 million buyback program announced in June 2025, which expires tomorrow. Under that program, the bank repurchased 3.89 million shares for approximately $176.6 million.
Alongside share repurchases, Bank OZK has consistently rewarded shareholders through regular dividend increases. In April 2026, the company raised its quarterly dividend by 2.2%, from 46 cents to 47 cents per share, with the dividend paid out on April 20, to shareholders of record as of April 13.
The latest increase marked the bank’s 20th dividend hike in the past five years, translating into a robust five-year annualized dividend growth rate of 11.44%. Despite this strong growth, the company maintains a conservative dividend payout ratio of 30%, leaving ample room for future increases while supporting business expansion.
Bank OZK’s shareholder-friendly capital allocation is backed by a strong liquidity position and a healthy balance sheet. As of March 31, 2026, the company held $1.7 billion in cash and cash equivalents against $813.9 million in total debt, comprising other borrowings, subordinated notes and subordinated debentures. This sizable liquidity cushion provides significant financial flexibility, allowing the bank to meet funding needs, navigate periods of economic uncertainty and continue returning excess capital to its shareholders.
Bank OZK’s Price Performance & Zacks RankOver the past six months, OZK shares have gained 12.2% compared with the industry’s growth of 21%.
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Currently, the company carries a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold). You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.
Capital Distribution Plans of Other BanksFollowing the successful clearance of the 2026 stress test, large banks like JPMorgan (JPM - Free Report) and Morgan Stanley (MS - Free Report) have announced sizeable new buyback authorizations paired with dividend increases.
JPMorgan announced a plan to raise its quarterly dividend to $1.65 per share from $1.50 and authorized a massive $50 billion share repurchase program, one of the largest in the industry. JPM’s CEO Jamie Dimon emphasized the bank’s preparedness for a wide range of economic scenarios, underscoring its robust capital position and earnings power.
Morgan Stanley announced that it will boost dividend by 15% to $1.15 per share. Also, MS reauthorized a $20 billion share repurchase program, highlighting confidence in its capital generation capabilities.
Investors interested in Utilities stocks should always be looking to find the best-performing companies in the group. Ameren (AEE - Free Report) is a stock that can certainly grab the attention of many investors, but do its recent returns compare favorably to the sector as a whole? A quick glance at the company's year-to-date performance in comparison to the rest of the Utilities sector should help us answer this question.
Ameren is one of 110 companies in the Utilities group. The Utilities group currently sits at #7 within the Zacks Sector Rank. The Zacks Sector Rank includes 16 different groups and is listed in order from best to worst in terms of the average Zacks Rank of the individual companies within each of these sectors.
The Zacks Rank is a successful stock-picking model that emphasizes earnings estimates and estimate revisions. The system highlights a number of different stocks that could be poised to outperform the broader market over the next one to three months. Ameren is currently sporting a Zacks Rank of #2 (Buy).
Over the past 90 days, the Zacks Consensus Estimate for AEE's full-year earnings has moved 1.2% higher. This signals that analyst sentiment is improving and the stock's earnings outlook is more positive.
According to our latest data, AEE has moved about 14.8% on a year-to-date basis. Meanwhile, the Utilities sector has returned an average of 8.6% on a year-to-date basis. This means that Ameren is performing better than its sector in terms of year-to-date returns.
American Electric Power (AEP - Free Report) is another Utilities stock that has outperformed the sector so far this year. Since the beginning of the year, the stock has returned 19.7%.
Over the past three months, American Electric Power's consensus EPS estimate for the current year has increased 0.4%. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy).
Breaking things down more, Ameren is a member of the Utility - Electric Power industry, which includes 60 individual companies and currently sits at #80 in the Zacks Industry Rank. This group has gained an average of 10.1% so far this year, so AEE is performing better in this area. American Electric Power is also part of the same industry.
Ameren and American Electric Power could continue their solid performance, so investors interested in Utilities stocks should continue to pay close attention to these stocks.
NEW YORK, June 30, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Lowey Dannenberg P.C., a preeminent law firm in obtaining redress for consumers and investors, is investigating The Ensign Group (NASDAQ: ENSG) (“Ensign” or the “Company”) for potential violations of the federal securities laws.
On June 8, 2026, Hunterbrook published a detailed short-seller report alleging that the company engaged in systemic quality-measure gaming, falsified care-quality data, and improper related-party billing across its skilled nursing operations. Following this news, the price of Ensign stock fell significantly, causing millions of dollars in shareholder losses.
Then, on June 11, 2026, Muddy Waters Research published a short report on Ensign Group, alleging possible Medicare and Medicaid fraud via a scheme to rent licenses of administrators of skilled nursing facilities who are not actually managing the facilities, potentially in violation of the False Claims Act. This news caused the price of Ensign stock to drop even further.
“Our investigation concerns whether the company and its executives provided investors with accurate and complete information about the company,” said Andrea Farah, Lowey Dannenberg, P.C., Partner and Head of the firm’s securities practice.
If you suffered a loss in Ensign securities and wish to participate, check your eligibility through Lowey’s case management platform, https://claimmagic.com/cases/the-ensign-group. Alternatively, you can contact our attorneys Andrea Farah ([email protected]) at (914)733-7256 or Vincent R. Cappucci Jr. ([email protected]) at (914)733-7278.
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LOS ANGELES, June 30, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Portnoy Law Firm advises ChampionX Corporation, (“ChampionX” or the "Company") (NASDAQ: CHX) investors of a class action on behalf of investors that bought securities between February 29, 2024 and April 1, 2024, inclusive (the “Class Period”). CHX investors have until July 14, 2026 to file a lead plaintiff motion.
Investors are encouraged to contact attorney Lesley F. Portnoy, by phone 310-692-8883 or email: [email protected], to discuss their legal rights, or join the case via https://portnoylaw.com/championx-corporation. The Portnoy Law Firm can provide a complimentary case evaluation and discuss investors’ options for pursuing claims to recover their losses.
Per the allegations of the Complaint, on February 29, 2024, ChampionX received an unsolicited non-public offer from Schlumberger Limited to purchase all the outstanding shares of ChampionX for $36.70 per share. On March 7, 2024, Schlumberger raised its offer to $37.80 per share. The ChampionX class action lawsuit alleges that while these offers were on the table and unknown to the investing public, ChampionX was repurchasing its common stock at market prices significantly below the prices offered by Schlumberger. ChampionX had an obligation to disclose that it had received a formal acquisition offer from Schlumberger or abstain from purchasing ChampionX stock from unsuspecting investors.
During the Class Period, ChampionX's average stock price was $33.32 per share. On Tuesday, April 2, 2024, during pre-market hours, ChampionX disclosed the merger with Schlumberger. The merger eventually closed on July 16, 2025, with Schlumberger acquiring ChampionX for $40.58 per share.
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, /PRNewswire/ -- As communities across Pennsylvania prepare for a summer expected to bring above-normal temperatures and drier-than-average conditions, Pennsylvania American Water encourages customers to take simple steps to use water more efficiently and help protect local water supplies.
Drought conditions across the U.S. have expanded significantly in recent months, reaching the highest percentage of national drought coverage in nearly four years. According to the U.S. Drought Monitor, approximately 30% of Pennsylvania is experiencing abnormally dry conditions. The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection's drought information website currently lists 15 counties under drought watch status and four under drought warning. As a result, Pennsylvania American Water is highlighting the importance of wise water use across local communities. Combined with forecasts calling for hotter-than-normal temperatures and below-average rainfall across many regions this summer, these conditions are expected to increase pressure on water resources and seasonal water demand.
"At Pennsylvania American Water, wise water use is more than a seasonal concern, it's an everyday commitment," said Pennsylvania American Water President Justin Ladner. "As temperatures rise and water demands increase during the summer months, simple actions taken at home and outdoors can make a meaningful difference in helping protect local water resources. Reduced usage can also result in lower water bills as well."
Pennsylvania American Water encourages customers to practice wise water use habits throughout the summer. From adjusting your watering schedule to fixing household leaks, every drop counts. Here are some helpful outdoor tips:
Water early in the morning or later in the day and even at night to minimize evaporation. As much as 30 percent of water can be lost by watering during midday. Make use of rainwater by collecting it in rain barrels for use on outdoor plants and gardens. Check sprinkler heads to help ensure water isn't being wasted on pavement or unwanted areas. Use a broom instead of a hose to clean patios, driveways and sidewalks. Mulch garden beds to retain moisture and prevent weeds. A two- to three-inch layer is typically effective. Set your mower blades higher. Grass cut to 2.5 to 3.5 inches is more drought-resistant and healthier overall. Check for leaks. Even small leaks can waste thousands of gallons of water each year. Ten percent of homes have leaks that can waste 90 gallons or more per day. Pennsylvania American Water customers can monitor water usage through MyWater, the company's customer self-service portal which provides up to two years of usage data. MyWater also contains information about budget billing, customer assistance programs and more.
For more tips and resources, visit Pennsylvania American Water's Wise Water Use page.
About American Water
American Water (NYSE: AWK) is the largest regulated water and wastewater utility company in the United States. With a history dating back to 1886 and celebrating 140 years in 2026, We Keep Life Flowing® by providing safe, clean, reliable and affordable drinking water and wastewater services to approximately 14 million people with regulated operations in 14 states and on 18 military installations. American Water's approximately 7,000 talented professionals leverage their significant expertise and the company's national size and scale to achieve excellent outcomes for the benefit of customers, employees, investors and other stakeholders.
For more information, visit amwater.com and join American Water on LinkedIn, Facebook, X and Instagram.
About Pennsylvania American Water
Pennsylvania American Water, a subsidiary of American Water, is the largest regulated water utility in the state with approximately 1,200 dedicated employees working to provide safe, clean, reliable and affordable water and wastewater services to approximately 2.5 million people.
Insiders are making notable trades across several tech stocks. This includes the newest quantum stock on the market, which is seeing significant insider purchases right out of the gate. Meanwhile, insiders are selling two other notable software companies. However, when it comes to analyst forecasts, upside is something that all three have in common.
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AppLovin CEO Sells More Than $50 Million in Discretionary MoveFirst up is advertising technology giant AppLovin NASDAQ: APP. This name stormed onto the stock market scene in 2024, delivering a massive return of over 700%. The company added to this with a return of over 100% in 2025. However, AppLovin has had a much more difficult stretch in 2026, down 25%. This stems from multiple factors, including AppLovin’s high valuation in 2025 and general software stock weakness. Notably, in Q4 2025, AppLovin traded at a forward price-to-earnings ratio as high as 59x. That figure has since fallen to around 31x.
AppLovin Today
$513.60 +14.84 (+2.98%)
As of 12:02 PM Eastern
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52-Week Range$325.58▼
$745.61P/E Ratio44.13
Price Target$668.27
Additionally, the most prominent executive, CEO Adam Foroughi, is selling shares. Overall, Foroughi has sold approximately $51 million worth of AppLovin shares in June. Notably, none of these sales came under a predetermined 10b5-1 plan, indicating that they were discretionary.
However, this is relatively common for Foroughi—he made other large non-10b5-1 sales in March 2026 and November 2025. Furthermore, Foroughi continues to hold a massive stake in AppLovin. After these reported sales, he holds over 2.3 million shares for a total value of more than $1 billion at recent prices. Despite the CEO making substantial and discretionary insider sales, the moves are not particularly concerning given these mitigating factors.
Quantinuum: Insiders Spend Big on Quantum’s NewcomerQuantinuum NASDAQ: QNT is the new kid on the block when it comes to quantum computing stocks. The company recently completed its IPO, opening at $60 per share. Since then, the stock has put up solid gains, rising more than 15%. Notably, many insiders increased their stakes in the company right after the IPO, purchasing at the $60 price. Overall, more than 10 separate insiders purchased shares, with total buys totaling nearly $25 million.
Quantinuum Today
$74.73 +1.89 (+2.59%)
As of 11:46 AM Eastern
52-Week Range$50.10▼
$81.48Price Target$98.75
This is interesting, considering that insiders tend to already have large positions in their company prior to the IPO. In fact, insiders often look to offload their shares after an IPO to gain liquidity. In turn, these buys send more bullish signals than standard insider purchases.
While Quantinuum shares have risen substantially versus their opening price, those gains have not been massive to date, making it more likely than not that insiders will continue to see long-term upside.
Nonetheless, Quantinuum faces risks similar to those of many quantum stocks. Most notable is the firm’s valuation and cash burn. The company generated $5.2 million in revenue in Q1, posted a net loss of $136.6 million, yet has a market capitalization of around $19 billion. This reflects the long-term expectation of many investors that quantum computing will one day become a large and profitable industry. Amid this journey, the U.S. government is providing support for the industry.
ServiceTitan’s Insider Sales Rise, But Remain Far Below 2025 LevelsServiceTitan NASDAQ: TTAN went public in 2024 and was one of the more hotly anticipated IPOs at the time. The company provides cloud-based software that brings technology to the trades. Targeting industries like plumbing, roofing, and carpentry, ServiceTitan’s software provides sales, marketing, customer management, and job scheduling solutions.
ServiceTitan Today
$70.04 -0.16 (-0.23%)
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52-Week Range$54.17▼
$119.99Price Target$110.53
After delivering a meager 3.5% gain in 2025, the market has crushed ServiceTitan shares in 2026, with the stock down more than 30%. Much of this has come due to the general software sell-off.
The firm has also seen a meaningful rise in insider sales in Q2, with the majority of these sales coming in late June. Overall, total sales of $16 million in Q2 are up significantly from less than $7 million in Q1. Furthermore, none of these sales came under a 10b5-1 plan.
It is important to note that ServiceTitan’s overall insider sales still remain very far below their peak. In Q3 2025, ServiceTitan’s insider sales were $172 million. Given this, the company’s recent sales are not overly worrisome. Meanwhile, ServiceTitan continues to grow revenues by more than 20% and improve its profitability significantly. In its latest quarter, adjusted operating margin more than doubled versus the prior year, from 7.5% to 15.2%.
Analysts Eye Big Gains Across AppLovin, Quantinuum, and ServiceTitanNotably, Wall Street analysts are forecasting significant gains across all three of these stocks. For ServiceTitan, the MarketBeat consensus price target is near $110, implying more than 55% upside. For AppLovin, analysts are projecting upside north of 30%, with the MarketBeat consensus price target near $668. Meanwhile, a plethora of analysts recently initiated coverage on Quantinuum. The average of these targets is just under $99, also implying upside of more than 35%.
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LOS ANGELES, June 30, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Portnoy Law Firm advises Commvault Systems, Inc., (“Commvault” or the "Company") (NASDAQ: CVLT) investors of a class action on behalf of investors that bought securities between April 29, 2025 and January 26, 2026, inclusive (the “Class Period”). Commvault investors have until July 17, 2026 to file a lead plaintiff motion.
Investors are encouraged to contact attorney Lesley F. Portnoy, by phone 310-692-8883 or email: [email protected], to discuss their legal rights, or join the case via https://portnoylaw.com/commvault-systems-inc. The Portnoy Law Firm can provide a complimentary case evaluation and discuss investors’ options for pursuing claims to recover their losses.
On January 27, 2026, Commvault reported its financial results for the third quarter of fiscal 2026 and revealed ARR growth below the Company's prior guidance. In particular, ARR growth for the quarter was only $39 million, which fell short of the Company's $45 million guidance. On this news, Commvault's stock price fell $40.23 per share, or 31.1%, to close at $89.13 per share on January 27, 2026.
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Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: SRPT), the leader in precision genetic medicine for rare diseases, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administratio
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Zacks Premium also includes the Zacks Style Scores.
What are the Zacks Style Scores? Developed alongside the Zacks Rank, the Zacks Style Scores are a group of complementary indicators that help investors pick stocks with the best chances of beating the market over the next 30 days.
Based on their value, growth, and momentum characteristics, each stock is assigned a rating of A, B, C, D, or F. The better the score, the better chance the stock will outperform; an A is better than a B, a B is better than a C, and so on.
The Style Scores are broken down into four categories:
Value ScoreFinding good stocks at good prices, and discovering which companies are trading under their true value, are what value investors like to focus on. So, the Value Style Score takes into account ratios like P/E, PEG, Price/Sales, Price/Cash Flow, and a host of other multiples to highlight the most attractive and discounted stocks.
Growth ScoreGrowth investors, on the other hand, are more concerned with a company's financial strength and health, and its future outlook. The Growth Style Score examines things like projected and historic earnings, sales, and cash flow to find stocks that will experience sustainable growth over time.
Momentum ScoreMomentum traders and investors live by the saying "the trend is your friend." This investing style is all about taking advantage of upward or downward trends in a stock's price or earnings outlook. Employing factors like one-week price change and the monthly percentage change in earnings estimates, the Momentum Style Score can indicate favorable times to build a position in high-momentum stocks.
VGM ScoreWhat if you like to use all three types of investing? The VGM Score is a combination of all Style Scores, making it one of the most comprehensive indicators to use with the Zacks Rank. It rates each stock on their combined weighted styles, which helps narrow down the companies with the most attractive value, best growth forecast, and most promising momentum.
How Style Scores Work with the Zacks Rank The Zacks Rank is a proprietary stock-rating model that harnesses the power of earnings estimate revisions, or changes to a company's earnings expectations, to help investors build a successful portfolio.
Investors can count on the Zacks Rank's success, with #1 (Strong Buy) stocks producing an unmatched +23.94% average annual return since 1988, more than double the S&P 500's performance. But the model rates a large number of stocks, and there are over 200 companies with a Strong Buy rank, plus another 600 with a #2 (Buy) rank, on any given day.
With more than 800 top-rated stocks to choose from, it can certainly feel overwhelming to pick the ones that are right for you and your investing journey.
That's where the Style Scores come in.
To maximize your returns, you want to buy stocks with the highest probability of success. This means picking stocks with a Zacks Rank #1 or #2 that also have Style Scores of A or B. If you find yourself looking at stocks with a #3 (Hold) rank, make sure they have Scores of A or B as well to ensure as much upside potential as possible.
As mentioned above, the Scores are designed to work with the Zacks Rank, so any change to a company's earnings outlook should be a deciding factor when picking which stocks to buy.
Here's an example: a stock with a #4 (Sell) or #5 (Strong Sell) rating, even one with Style Scores of A and B, still has a downward-trending earnings outlook, and a bigger chance its share price will decrease too.
Thus, the more stocks you own with a #1 or #2 Rank and Scores of A or B, the better.
Stock to Watch: Ameriprise Financial Services (AMP - Free Report) Headquartered in Minneapolis, MN, Ameriprise Financial, Inc. was founded in 1894 under the name Investors Syndicate. Notably, since 2005-end, Ameriprise has been operating independently of American Express Company. As of March 31, 2026, the company’s total assets under management and administration (AUM/AUA) were $1.67 trillion.
AMP is a #3 (Hold) on the Zacks Rank, with a VGM Score of B.
It also boasts a Value Style Score of A thanks to attractive valuation metrics like a forward P/E ratio of 10.39; value investors should take notice.
Three analysts revised their earnings estimate upwards in the last 60 days for fiscal 2026. The Zacks Consensus Estimate has increased $0.78 to $43.01 per share. AMP boasts an average earnings surprise of +5.1%.
With a solid Zacks Rank and top-tier Value and VGM Style Scores, AMP should be on investors' short list.
The proven Zacks Rank system focuses on earnings estimates and estimate revisions to find winning stocks. Nevertheless, we know that our readers all have their own perspectives, so we are always looking at the latest trends in value, growth, and momentum to find strong picks.
Of these, value investing is easily one of the most popular ways to find great stocks in any market environment. Value investors use a variety of methods, including tried-and-true valuation metrics, to find these stocks.
Luckily, Zacks has developed its own Style Scores system in an effort to find stocks with specific traits. Value investors will be interested in the system's "Value" category. Stocks with both "A" grades in the Value category and high Zacks Ranks are among the strongest value stocks on the market right now.
One stock to keep an eye on is Alliance Resource Partners (ARLP - Free Report) . ARLP is currently sporting a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy), as well as an A grade for Value. The stock holds a P/E ratio of 9.28, while its industry has an average P/E of 12.90. ARLP's Forward P/E has been as high as 11.04 and as low as 6.67, with a median of 9.31, all within the past year.
Finally, investors will want to recognize that ARLP has a P/CF ratio of 5.83. This metric takes into account a company's operating cash flow and can be used to find stocks that are undervalued based on their solid cash outlook. ARLP's current P/CF looks attractive when compared to its industry's average P/CF of 9.75. Over the past 52 weeks, ARLP's P/CF has been as high as 6.90 and as low as 3.82, with a median of 5.55.
These figures are just a handful of the metrics value investors tend to look at, but they help show that Alliance Resource Partners is likely being undervalued right now. Considering this, as well as the strength of its earnings outlook, ARLP feels like a great value stock at the moment.
Halper Sadeh LLC, an investor rights law firm, is investigating the merger of Patrick Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ: PATK) and LCI Industries. Upon completion of th
Kaspa price has surged about 15% over the past day as investors have positioned ahead of the network’s long-awaited Toccata hard fork despite continued weakness across the crypto market.
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Kaspa surged 15% as traders positioned ahead of the scheduled Toccata hard fork. Investors expect the upgrade to add smart contracts, KRC-20 tokens, and DeFi functionality. Technical buying and short covering helped KAS outperform a weak crypto market. According to the Kaspa network, the Toccata hard fork is scheduled to activate on the mainnet at approximately 16:15 UTC on June 30. Exchanges including HTX temporarily suspended deposits and withdrawals ahead of the upgrade to support the transition.
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— ChoiiMhiee 𐤊 (@mhieechoii) June 30, 2026 The upgrade introduces native smart contract functionality through the SilverScript programming language, while also adding support for KRC-20 tokens, decentralized finance applications, and zero-knowledge privacy features.
Together, these additions remove one of the network’s biggest limitations by expanding Kaspa beyond its original role as a high-speed proof-of-work payment blockchain.
Toccata upgrade has changed Kaspa’s utility With the hard fork approaching, trading activity has accelerated as investors position for higher on-chain activity. According to the Kaspa network, the upgrade is expected to enable developers to build decentralized applications directly on Kaspa by introducing native smart contract functionality, expanding the network beyond its traditional payment use case.
On-chain activity has also supported the bullish narrative. The network is approaching a cumulative milestone of roughly 2.35 billion transactions, demonstrating continued usage of its BlockDAG architecture even as new features are introduced. Supporters of the network have long argued that BlockDAG enables higher parallel transaction throughput than conventional blockchain designs, reducing congestion during periods of elevated demand.
The technical setup amplified the move. Before the hard fork, Kaspa had spent several months trading inside a prolonged consolidation range, with buyers repeatedly defending the $0.025-$0.030 area. The upgrade arrived while many derivatives traders remained positioned for further downside, creating conditions for a short squeeze as spot demand increased.
Forced liquidations of bearish positions added momentum to the rally once price broke above its recent trading range.
The daily chart also shows the recovery pushing KAS back above its 20-day simple moving average near $0.030 while testing resistance around the 50-day moving average near $0.0317. At the same time, the MACD has produced a bullish crossover with the histogram turning positive, indicating improving momentum.
Kaspa 1-day USDT chart — June 30 | Source: crypto.news Still, the token trades below its declining 100-day and 200-day moving averages, suggesting that a sustained trend reversal would require additional buying pressure.
Technical buying has outweighed macro headwinds Kaspa’s rally has unfolded while much of the cryptocurrency market continues to struggle under an unfavorable macro backdrop. A stronger-than-expected 4.1% U.S. Core PCE inflation reading and the Federal Reserve’s hawkish policy stance under Chair Kevin Warsh have pressured risk assets in recent days, contributing to an estimated $1.79 billion in cumulative outflows from U.S. spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds.
Unlike many proof-of-stake networks, however, Kaspa operates on a proof-of-work model with approximately 95.4% of its maximum supply already in circulation. With new token issuance steadily declining over time, the introduction of smart contracts and execution fees through the Toccata upgrade has strengthened the network’s utility without materially increasing supply.
Those supply dynamics, combined with renewed developer opportunities and short-covering activity, have helped Kaspa outperform most major cryptocurrencies even as capital has continued flowing out of other digital assets.
Whether the rally extends from here may depend on whether buyers can reclaim resistance around the 50-day and 100-day moving averages before challenging the longer-term 200-day average near $0.0353.
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KAS Tops Daily Performers as Fork ApproachesKaspa ($KAS) is the top-performing major cryptocurrency on June 30, 2026, posting an 8.7% gain over the prior 24 hours as traders position ahead of the imminent Toccata hard fork. Daily trading volume has surged nearly 100% to $22.2 million, with significant liquidity concentrated on KuCoin and Bybit. KuCoin remains the most active venue for KAS, with its KAS/USDT pair leading exchange volume.
The move comes as the network approaches a notable milestone. Kaspa's Layer 1 blockchain has processed approximately 2.347 billion transactions, and the Toccata hard fork will transition the chain from a payments network to a programmable Layer 1. That cumulative activity reflects a period of rapid throughput growth underpinned by Kaspa's BlockDAG architecture, which uses the GHOSTDAG protocol to allow parallel block processing at 10 blocks per second, positioning it as the fastest pure proof-of-work blockchain.
What Toccata ChangesToccata is widely regarded as the most consequential upgrade in Kaspa's history. The hard fork introduces native KRC-20 tokens, covenant programming via the SilverScript compiler, and zero-knowledge verification opcodes, transforming Kaspa from a fast payments layer into a programmable proof-of-work Layer 1 that can support DeFi and NFTs directly on its base layer.
At a high level, Toccata brings two new programmability paths: a brand new compiler for utilizing script capabilities directly on Layer 1 via SilverScript, and the infrastructure for a ZK layer built over those same covenant foundations. Kaspa core developer Michael Sutton has described the upgrade as the point where Kaspa's high-frequency monetary base layer meets programmability in two layered forms: native L1 covenant systems, and based ZK systems built on top of the same foundations.
Importantly, the upgrade does not deliver applications itself. Instead, it activates the protocol foundation that allows those systems to be built on top of the network. Developer adoption following activation will be the key variable in determining whether the fork translates into sustained price and ecosystem growth.
On the institutional side, Zodia Custody, backed by Standard Chartered, now offers institutional custody for KAS, and Valour lists a physically backed Kaspa ETP on Sweden's Spotlight Stock Market. Meanwhile, the Kaskad lending protocol on Kaspa's Igra Layer 2 surpassed $2 million in total value locked in June 2026. Those developments add structural context to the current price move, though analysts note the broader ecosystem remains in an early stage.
This article is for informational purposes only and does not constitute investment advice.
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Kaspa Covenants++ Toccata Hard Fork Outlook, Michael Sutton (Medium)
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Kaspa KAS Price Prediction and Market Analysis, CoinMarketCap
Super Micro Computer (NASDAQ:SMCI | SMCI Price Prediction) stock is up 4% to $29.25 in mid-morning trading on Tuesday, clawing back part of yesterday’s 8% drop tied to a Taiwan probe of alleged NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) AI chip smuggling. Dell Technologies (NYSE:DELL) stock is also higher, up 4% to $430.93.
Hewlett Packard Enterprise (NYSE:HPE) stock is the laggard of the AI-server trio, trading down 1% to $43.96 while its peers rally. The move comes as a broad bid returns to AI infrastructure and semiconductor names in early trading.
To be transparent, there is no new Super Micro Computer-specific positive catalyst dated today. The bounce reads as a mix of dip-buying after a steep slide and a sector-wide lift across AI-server stocks.
Oversold Bounce Meets a Broad AI-Server Bid Super Micro Computer stock entered Tuesday on a five-session losing streak, capped by Monday’s plunge after Taiwan authorities raided Super Micro Computer’s offices and searched residences and affiliated companies as part of a widening investigation into the alleged smuggling of NVIDIA AI chips into China using Super Micro Computer’s servers. The company has said it is cooperating with Taiwanese authorities.
This is an ongoing probe, and not necessarily a finding of wrongdoing against Super Micro Computer. Some dip buyers appear to view Monday’s SMCI stock drop as an overreaction, given the uncertain impact.
Dell’s gain, without an obvious company-specific catalyst, reinforces that read. When the standard AI-server peer group (Super Micro, Dell, and Hewlett Packard Enterprise) moves together, it usually points to sector flows rather than Super Micro Computer news.
Peers and the Bigger Picture Super Micro Computer stock has been a notable laggard among AI-server peers in 2026, down 4% year to date (YTD) coming into today’s session; SMCI shares have been dragged by governance concerns, dilution worries, and the export-control review flagged by the Board. The company’s most recent quarter showed revenue of $10.24 billion, up 123% year over year (YoY), alongside a non-GAAP EPS beat, though results were preliminary as the Board conducts an independent review of certain transactions related to export-control issues.
Dell stock, by contrast, has been a standout. It’s up 243% YTD, fueled by an AI-server backlog that includes $24.4 billion in AI orders booked and management’s outlook for about $60 billion in AI server revenue in FY27. Hewlett Packard Enterprise stock is up 86% YTD, though it isn’t joining today’s bid.
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Supportive Super Micro Computer backdrop items, none of them new today, include an Odine and Türkiye AI-infrastructure partnership, a large AI server and data-center order backlog, and a recent analyst upgrade. These aren’t fresh catalysts and don’t resolve the probe overhang.
Sentiment Hasn’t Followed the Price Reddit chatter on Super Micro Computer stock tells a more cautious story. A recent thread on r/WallStreetBets, “Super Micro -8% after Taiwan raids offices in expanding Nvidia AI chip smuggling probe,” drew 322 upvotes and 47 comments.
Sentiment scores stayed pinned at 22 (bearish) through Monday evening and into Tuesday morning. That suggests retail traders aren’t aggressively buying the dip even as the price recovers.
What to Watch For Super Micro Computer stock, the key question is whether today’s bounce can hold into the close or simply fades as a relief rally inside a still-unresolved probe. Investors can watch for any update on the Taiwan investigation, on the Board’s independent review of export-control matters, and on whether Dell’s sector-leading momentum continues to pull the AI-server group higher.
The valuation picture is split. Dell offers visible AI-server traction, Hewlett Packard Enterprise has its Juniper Networks integration story, and Super Micro Computer carries the deepest discount alongside the heaviest overhang.
A single-session bounce doesn’t, by itself, clear the Taiwan-probe cloud hanging over Super Micro Computer. Investors considering exposure should keep their position sizes modest until the export-control review is resolved.
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FuelCell Energy (NASDAQ:FCEL) stock is up 23% to $36.64 in early Tuesday trading, extending a powerful June rally. Bloom Energy (NYSE:BE) stock is up 7% to $293.61, climbing in sympathy with the broader fuel-cell complex.
Plug Power (NASDAQ:PLUG) stock is up 5% to $2.72, a decent-sized move but PLUG is still a relative laggard amid the sector-wide rally. The fresh catalyst is FuelCell Energy’s inclusion in the Russell 2000 and Russell 3000 indices in the latest reconstitution.
Both names entered today’s session with enormous gains already on the board. FuelCell Energy stock is up 346% year to date, while Bloom Energy stock is up 233% over the same window. A single-session move tied to a mechanical index event doesn’t by itself change the long-term thesis.
Russell Inclusion Adds to an Already Stacked Catalyst List Russell inclusion puts FuelCell Energy on the radar of passive index funds and ETFs benchmarked to the Russell 2000 and Russell 3000. That mechanical flow lands on top of an unusually loaded news week for the company.
Last week, FuelCell Energy announced a landmark agreement to supply Fit Energy up to 380 MW of power solutions for AI data centers and digital infrastructure. The company also secured a $49 million non-dilutive financing package from the U.S. Export-Import Bank to deploy five 2.8 MW energy blocks for Gyeonggi Green Energy in South Korea, with two tranches running through October.
Analyst sentiment has flipped quickly. B. Riley upgraded FuelCell Energy stock to Buy from Neutral and more than doubled its price target to $32 from $13. Jefferies upgraded the stock to Buy, noting that FuelCell trades at a significant discount to Bloom Energy, while UBS reiterated a bullish stance citing the Fit Energy deal and plans to scale Torrington manufacturing to 500 MW annually.
Retail message volume around FuelCell Energy is reportedly up over 1,000% in 24 hours, with traders openly comparing the setup to Bloom Energy’s earlier playbook. That’s community sentiment, not an established fundamental driver, and investors can treat it accordingly.
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BE and PLUG Rebound After Last Week’s Selloff Bloom Energy stock sold off last week as profit-taking gripped the high-flyer. Today’s 7% bounce looks like a relief rebound paired with sympathy buying as the fuel-cell narrative draws fresh attention.
The underlying business remains the strongest in the peer group. Bloom Energy reported Q1 FY2026 revenue of $751 million, up 130% year over year, and raised full-year revenue guidance to a range of $3.4 billion to $3.8 billion.
There’s no fresh Bloom Energy-specific catalyst today. The stock is trading on sector momentum, technical mean reversion, and the halo from FuelCell Energy’s index news rather than any new business development. Plug Power stock also appears to be catching a sympathy bid, at least for today’s session, after a last week’s rocky ride.
What to Watch Index-driven flows tend to peak around the reconstitution print and fade quickly afterward. Investors can watch for whether FuelCell Energy stock holds today’s gains into the close or gives ground into the afternoon as the mechanical bid clears.
Volatility is the rule with these names. FuelCell Energy carries a beta of 2.4 and remains loss-making, with the latest quarter weighed down by a $43 million non-cash impairment. Investors may want to keep their position sizes modest given the speed of the move and the mechanical nature of today’s catalyst.
The next real test for FuelCell Energy comes from execution on the Fit Energy ramp and conversion of the 4 GW proposal pipeline into firm backlog. Traders can keep an eye on FuelCell Energy stock through the afternoon, while longer-term holders may focus on contract conversion rather than index mechanics.
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Concentrix Corp (NASDAQ:CNXC) on Monday reported worse-than-expected second-quarter financial results and cut its FY26 guidance below estimates.
Concentrix reported quarterly earnings of $2.63 per share, which missed the analyst consensus estimate of $2.64, according to Benzinga Pro data. Quarterly revenue came in at $2.46 billion, which missed the consensus estimate of $2.47 billion by 0.44%.
"Our second quarter marked an acceleration in many areas in the evolution of our business," said Chris Caldwell, CEO of Concentrix.
Concentrix lowered its fiscal 2026 adjusted EPS guidance to between $10.83 and $11.18, versus the $11.97 analyst estimate, and lowered its revenue outlook to $9.93 billion to $10.03 billion, versus the $10.14 billion estimate.
Concentrix shares dipped 18.2% to trade at $20.64 on Tuesday.
These analysts made changes to their price targets on Concentrix following earnings announcement.
Baird analyst David Koning maintained the stock with an Outperform rating and lowered the price target from $40 to $30. Barrington Research analyst Vincent Colicchio maintained the stock with an Outperform rating and lowered the price target from $38 to $30. Considering buying CNXC stock? Here’s what analysts think:
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U.S. Bancorp (NYSE:USB | USB Price Prediction) has paid uninterrupted dividends for over 160 years and was one of the few large banks that did not cut during the 2008 financial crisis. With shares up 40.04% over the past year, the question for income investors is whether the current $0.52 quarterly payout is built to last.
Dividend Snapshot Metric Value Annual Dividend $2.08 per share Dividend Yield 3.56% Most Recent Increase 4% (September 2024) Payment Streak 160+ years uninterrupted Aristocrat/King Status No (cut in 2009) Payout Ratios Leave Massive Room Using FY2025 EPS of $4.62 against the $2.08 annual dividend, only about 45% of profits funded the payout. Q1 2026 dividend coverage came in at 2.27x, with Q4 2025 at 2.42x.
Metric Value Assessment Earnings Payout Ratio 45% Healthy Q1 2026 EPS Coverage 2.27x Strong Capital Return Target ~75% of earnings Disciplined A Fortress Capital Position The core thesis: U.S. Bancorp captured 440 basis points of positive operating leverage in Q1 2026, driving net income of $1.95 billion. The CET1 capital ratio closed at 10.8%, with $48.42B in cash and equivalents and net charge-offs improving to 0.54%. Return on tangible common equity hit 17%.
The Streak Is Intact, but Growth Has Paused Quarterly dividends progressed from $0.46 in 2022 to $0.48 in 2023, $0.49 in 2024, and $0.52 since Q3 2025. The payout has held flat for four consecutive quarters, signaling caution while the bank rebuilds capital and absorbs the pending BTIG acquisition.
Management Stays Committed CEO Gunjan Kedia stated on the Q1 2026 call: “In the first quarter, we delivered diluted earnings per share of $1.18, up 15% year-over-year, and a return on tangible common equity of 17%… Credit quality and capital levels remain healthy and strong.” On forward strategy, Kedia added: “Looking ahead to 2026, we remain committed to our strategic priorities and medium-term targets as these measures will continue to drive sustainable EPS growth and industry-leading returns.” The tone reads confident.
The Verdict: This Dividend Is Rock Solid Dividend Safety Rating: Safe. A 45% earnings payout ratio, 9 consecutive quarterly beats, and a 10.8% CET1 ratio give the dividend layers of protection. The dividend looks defensible if the yield curve stays positive (currently 0.27%) and charge-offs keep improving. The setup gets riskier if commercial real estate stress accelerates or if the dividend stays frozen into 2027, signaling regulators are throttling capital return. For now, the math says retirees can sleep at night.
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Each stock is assigned a rating of A, B, C, D, or F based on their value, growth, and momentum characteristics. Just like in school, an A is better than a B, a B is better than a C, and so on -- that means the better the score, the better chance the stock will outperform.
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How Style Scores Work with the Zacks Rank The Zacks Rank, which is a proprietary stock-rating model, employs earnings estimate revisions, or changes to a company's earnings expectations, to make building a winning portfolio easier.
It's highly successful, with #1 (Strong Buy) stocks producing an unmatched +23.94% average annual return since 1988. That's more than double the S&P 500. But because of the large number of stocks we rate, there are over 200 companies with a Strong Buy rank, plus another 600 with a #2 (Buy) rank, on any given day.
With more than 800 top-rated stocks to choose from, it can certainly feel overwhelming to pick the ones that are right for you and your investing journey.
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To have the best chance of big returns, you'll want to always consider stocks with a Zacks Rank #1 or #2 that also have Style Scores of A or B, which will give you the highest probability of success. If you're looking at stocks with a #3 (Hold) rank, it's important they have Scores of A or B as well to ensure as much upside potential as possible.
The direction of a stock's earnings estimate revisions should always be a key factor when choosing which stocks to buy, since the Scores were created to work together with the Zacks Rank.
A stock with a #4 (Sell) or #5 (Strong Sell) rating, for instance, even one with Scores of A and B, will still have a declining earnings forecast, and a greater chance its share price will fall too.
Thus, the more stocks you own with a #1 or #2 Rank and Scores of A or B, the better.
Stock to Watch: Marathon Petroleum (MPC - Free Report) Findlay, OH-based Marathon Petroleum Corporation is a leading independent refiner, transporter and marketer of petroleum products. The company, in its current form, came into existence following the 2011 spin-off of Houston, TX-based Marathon Oil Corporation’s refining/sales business into a separate, independent and publicly-traded entity. In October 2018, Marathon Oil completed the acquisition of its rival Andeavor in a $23.3 billion deal, thereby becoming the nationwide largest refining company by market capitalization. The deal also made the company the largest U.S. refiner and the fifth largest in the world by capacity.
MPC is a #3 (Hold) on the Zacks Rank, with a VGM Score of A.
Momentum investors should take note of this Oils-Energy stock. MPC has a Momentum Style Score of A, and shares are up 0.2% over the past four weeks.
For fiscal 2026, six analysts revised their earnings estimate upwards in the last 60 days, and the Zacks Consensus Estimate has increased $5.05 to $31.35 per share. MPC boasts an average earnings surprise of +49.5%.
With a solid Zacks Rank and top-tier Momentum and VGM Style Scores, MPC should be on investors' short list.
The proven Zacks Rank system focuses on earnings estimates and estimate revisions to find winning stocks. Nevertheless, we know that our readers all have their own perspectives, so we are always looking at the latest trends in value, growth, and momentum to find strong picks.
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One company value investors might notice is Radian Group (RDN - Free Report) . RDN is currently sporting a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy), as well as an A grade for Value.
Investors should also recognize that RDN has a P/B ratio of 1.12. Investors use the P/B ratio to look at a stock's market value versus its book value, which is defined as total assets minus total liabilities. This stock's P/B looks solid versus its industry's average P/B of 2.82. RDN's P/B has been as high as 1.19 and as low as 0.94, with a median of 1.04, over the past year.
Finally, investors will want to recognize that RDN has a P/CF ratio of 7.66. This metric focuses on a firm's operating cash flow and is often used to find stocks that are undervalued based on the strength of their cash outlook. This company's current P/CF looks solid when compared to its industry's average P/CF of 8.35. RDN's P/CF has been as high as 7.82 and as low as 6.53, with a median of 7.19, all within the past year.
These are just a handful of the figures considered in Radian Group's great Value grade. Still, they help show that the stock is likely being undervalued at the moment. Add this to the strength of its earnings outlook, and we can clearly see that RDN is an impressive value stock right now.
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Energy Transfer LP (ET - Free Report) has recently been on Zacks.com's list of the most searched stocks. Therefore, you might want to consider some of the key factors that could influence the stock's performance in the near future.
Over the past month, shares of this energy-related services provider have returned -1.1%, compared to the Zacks S&P 500 composite's -2.9% change. During this period, the Zacks Oil and Gas - Production Pipeline - MLB industry, which Energy Transfer LP falls in, has gained 1%. The key question now is: What could be the stock's future direction?
Although media reports or rumors about a significant change in a company's business prospects usually cause its stock to trend and lead to an immediate price change, there are always certain fundamental factors that ultimately drive the buy-and-hold decision.
Earnings Estimate RevisionsHere at Zacks, we prioritize appraising the change in the projection of a company's future earnings over anything else. That's because we believe the present value of its future stream of earnings is what determines the fair value for its stock.
We essentially look at how sell-side analysts covering the stock are revising their earnings estimates to reflect the impact of the latest business trends. And if earnings estimates go up for a company, the fair value for its stock goes up. A higher fair value than the current market price drives investors' interest in buying the stock, leading to its price moving higher. This is why empirical research shows a strong correlation between trends in earnings estimate revisions and near-term stock price movements.
Energy Transfer LP is expected to post earnings of $0.37 per share for the current quarter, representing a year-over-year change of +15.6%. Over the last 30 days, the Zacks Consensus Estimate remained unchanged.
The consensus earnings estimate of $1.43 for the current fiscal year indicates a year-over-year change of +17.8%. This estimate has remained unchanged over the last 30 days.
For the next fiscal year, the consensus earnings estimate of $1.52 indicates a change of +6.9% from what Energy Transfer LP is expected to report a year ago. Over the past month, the estimate has remained unchanged.
With an impressive externally audited track record, our proprietary stock rating tool -- the Zacks Rank -- is a more conclusive indicator of a stock's near-term price performance, as it effectively harnesses the power of earnings estimate revisions. The size of the recent change in the consensus estimate, along with three other factors related to earnings estimates, has resulted in a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) for Energy Transfer LP.
The chart below shows the evolution of the company's forward 12-month consensus EPS estimate:
12 Month EPS
Revenue Growth ForecastEven though a company's earnings growth is arguably the best indicator of its financial health, nothing much happens if it cannot raise its revenues. It's almost impossible for a company to grow its earnings without growing its revenue for long periods. Therefore, knowing a company's potential revenue growth is crucial.
In the case of Energy Transfer LP, the consensus sales estimate of $30.75 billion for the current quarter points to a year-over-year change of +59.8%. The $121.19 billion and $126.38 billion estimates for the current and next fiscal years indicate changes of +41.7% and +4.3%, respectively.
Last Reported Results and Surprise HistoryEnergy Transfer LP reported revenues of $27.77 billion in the last reported quarter, representing a year-over-year change of +32.1%. EPS of $0.35 for the same period compares with $0.36 a year ago.
Compared to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $29.28 billion, the reported revenues represent a surprise of -5.17%. The EPS surprise was -7.89%.
Over the last four quarters, Energy Transfer LP surpassed consensus EPS estimates times. The company topped consensus revenue estimates times over this period.
ValuationNo investment decision can be efficient without considering a stock's valuation. Whether a stock's current price rightly reflects the intrinsic value of the underlying business and the company's growth prospects is an essential determinant of its future price performance.
While comparing the current values of a company's valuation multiples, such as price-to-earnings (P/E), price-to-sales (P/S), and price-to-cash flow (P/CF), with its own historical values helps determine whether its stock is fairly valued, overvalued, or undervalued, comparing the company relative to its peers on these parameters gives a good sense of the reasonability of the stock's price.
The Zacks Value Style Score (part of the Zacks Style Scores system), which pays close attention to both traditional and unconventional valuation metrics to grade stocks from A to F (an A is better than a B; a B is better than a C; and so on), is pretty helpful in identifying whether a stock is overvalued, rightly valued, or temporarily undervalued.
Energy Transfer LP is graded A on this front, indicating that it is trading at a discount to its peers. Click here to see the values of some of the valuation metrics that have driven this grade.
Bottom LineThe facts discussed here and much other information on Zacks.com might help determine whether or not it's worthwhile paying attention to the market buzz about Energy Transfer LP. However, its Zacks Rank #3 does suggest that it may perform in line with the broader market in the near term.
The recommendations of Wall Street analysts are often relied on by investors when deciding whether to buy, sell, or hold a stock. Media reports about these brokerage-firm-employed (or sell-side) analysts changing their ratings often affect a stock's price. Do they really matter, though?
Let's take a look at what these Wall Street heavyweights have to say about Energy Transfer LP (ET - Free Report) before we discuss the reliability of brokerage recommendations and how to use them to your advantage.
Energy Transfer LP currently has an average brokerage recommendation (ABR) of 1.37, on a scale of 1 to 5 (Strong Buy to Strong Sell), calculated based on the actual recommendations (Buy, Hold, Sell, etc.) made by 19 brokerage firms. An ABR of 1.37 approximates between Strong Buy and Buy.
Of the 19 recommendations that derive the current ABR, 15 are Strong Buy and one is Buy. Strong Buy and Buy respectively account for 79% and 5.3% of all recommendations.
Brokerage Recommendation Trends for ET
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While the ABR calls for buying Energy Transfer LP, it may not be wise to make an investment decision solely based on this information. Several studies have shown limited to no success of brokerage recommendations in guiding investors to pick stocks with the best price increase potential.
Do you wonder why? As a result of the vested interest of brokerage firms in a stock they cover, their analysts tend to rate it with a strong positive bias. According to our research, brokerage firms assign five "Strong Buy" recommendations for every "Strong Sell" recommendation.
In other words, their interests aren't always aligned with retail investors, rarely indicating where the price of a stock could actually be heading. Therefore, the best use of this information could be validating your own research or an indicator that has proven to be highly successful in predicting a stock's price movement.
Zacks Rank, our proprietary stock rating tool with an impressive externally audited track record, categorizes stocks into five groups, ranging from Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) to Zacks Rank #5 (Strong Sell), and is an effective indicator of a stock's price performance in the near future. Therefore, using the ABR to validate the Zacks Rank could be an efficient way of making a profitable investment decision.
ABR Should Not Be Confused With Zacks RankAlthough both Zacks Rank and ABR are displayed in a range of 1--5, they are different measures altogether.
Broker recommendations are the sole basis for calculating the ABR, which is typically displayed in decimals (such as 1.28). The Zacks Rank, on the other hand, is a quantitative model designed to harness the power of earnings estimate revisions. It is displayed in whole numbers -- 1 to 5.
It has been and continues to be the case that analysts employed by brokerage firms are overly optimistic with their recommendations. Because of their employers' vested interests, these analysts issue more favorable ratings than their research would support, misguiding investors far more often than helping them.
In contrast, the Zacks Rank is driven by earnings estimate revisions. And near-term stock price movements are strongly correlated with trends in earnings estimate revisions, according to empirical research.
In addition, the different Zacks Rank grades are applied proportionately to all stocks for which brokerage analysts provide current-year earnings estimates. In other words, this tool always maintains a balance among its five ranks.
There is also a key difference between the ABR and Zacks Rank when it comes to freshness. When you look at the ABR, it may not be up-to-date. Nonetheless, since brokerage analysts constantly revise their earnings estimates to reflect changing business trends, and their actions get reflected in the Zacks Rank quickly enough, it is always timely in predicting future stock prices.
Is ET Worth Investing In?In terms of earnings estimate revisions for Energy Transfer LP, the Zacks Consensus Estimate for the current year has remained unchanged over the past month at $1.43.
Analysts' steady views regarding the company's earnings prospects, as indicated by an unchanged consensus estimate, could be a legitimate reason for the stock to perform in line with the broader market in the near term.
The size of the recent change in the consensus estimate, along with three other factors related to earnings estimates, has resulted in a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) for Energy Transfer LP. You can see the complete list of today's Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) stocks here >>>>
It may therefore be prudent to be a little cautious with the Buy-equivalent ABR for Energy Transfer LP.
Key Takeaways CAL, GIII, NUS, APLE and GDOT are among 21 stocks that met the value screening criteria.The screen favors low price-to-sales, price-to-earnings and price-to-book ratios with lower debt.Stocks also needed a share price of at least $5, plus a strong Value Score and Zacks Rank criteria. Investing in stocks based on valuation metrics is a proven strategy for identifying companies with strong upside potential. While the price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio is a popular tool for gauging value, it has its limitations, especially when evaluating companies that are unprofitable or still in their early growth phases.
In such cases, the price-to-sales (P/S) ratio becomes particularly valuable. By comparing a company’s market capitalization to its revenues, the P/S ratio offers a clearer picture of value when earnings are minimal or volatile.
If you are looking for growth at a discount, low P/S stocks can offer compelling opportunities. These stocks often trade below their intrinsic value, making them attractive to investors seeking upside potential without paying a premium. While the P/S ratio alone does not guarantee success, when combined with strong fundamentals and positive business momentum, it can signal a stock poised for a breakout.
Caleres Inc. (CAL - Free Report) , GIII Apparel Group Ltd. (GIII - Free Report) , Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc. (NUS - Free Report) , Apple Hospitality REIT, Inc. (APLE - Free Report) and Green Dot (GDOT - Free Report) are some companies with low price-to-sales ratios and the potential to offer higher returns.
What is the Price-to-Sales Ratio?While a loss-making company with a negative price-to-earnings ratio falls out of investor favor, its price-to-sales can indicate the hidden strength of the business. This underrated ratio is also used to identify a recovery situation or ensure a company's growth is not overvalued.
A stock’s price-to-sales ratio reflects how much investors pay for each dollar of revenues generated by a company.
If the price-to-sales ratio is 1, investors are paying $1 for every $1 of revenues generated by the company. A stock with a price-to-sales ratio below 1 is a good bargain, as investors need to pay less than a dollar for a dollar’s worth.
Thus, a stock with a lower price-to-sales ratio is a more suitable investment than a stock with a high price-to-sales ratio.
The price-to-sales ratio is often preferred over price-to-earnings, as companies can manipulate their earnings using various accounting measures. However, sales are harder to manipulate and are relatively reliable.
However, one should keep in mind that a company with high debt and a low price-to-sales ratio is not an ideal choice. The high debt level will have to be paid off at some point, leading to further share issuance, a rise in market cap and a higher price-to-sales ratio.
In any case, the price-to-sales ratio used in isolation cannot do the trick. One should analyze other ratios like Price/Earnings, Price/Book and Debt/Equity before arriving at any investment decision.
Screening ParametersPrice-to-Sales less than the Median Price-to-Sales for its Industry: The lower the price-to-sales ratio, the better.
Price-to-Earnings using F(1) estimate less than the Median Price-to-Earnings for its Industry: The lower, the better.
Price-to-Book (Common Equity) less than the Median Price-to-Book for its Industry: This is another parameter to ensure the value feature of a stock.
Debt-to-Equity (Most Recent) less than the Median Debt-to-Equity for its Industry: A company with less debt should have a stable price-to-sales ratio.
Current Price greater than or equal to $5: The stocks must be trading at a minimum of $5 or higher.
Zacks Rank less than or equal to 2 (Buy): Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) or 2 stocks are known to outperform, irrespective of the market environment.
Value Score less than or equal to B: Our research shows that stocks with a Value Score of A or B, when combined with a Zacks Rank #1 or 2, offer the best opportunities in the value investing space.
Here are five of the 21 stocks that qualified the screening:
Caleres designs, develops, sources, manufactures and distributes footwear in the United States, Canada, East Asia and internationally. The company presents a compelling investment case, backed by strengthening brand momentum, strategic portfolio expansion and disciplined execution. The company’s leading brands continue to gain market share and deliver solid growth, while the acquisition of Stuart Weitzman enhances its presence in the premium footwear market and offers meaningful long-term synergy opportunities. Encouraging trends at Famous Footwear, coupled with robust e-commerce growth, point to improving consumer demand and healthier sales trends.
At the same time, Caleres remains focused on cost control, inventory optimization and operational efficiencies. These initiatives are expected to support margin expansion, enhance profitability and strengthen the company’s long-term earnings and cash-flow profile. CAL presently sports a Zacks Rank #1 and has a Value Score of A. You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank stocks here.
G-III Apparel is a designer, manufacturer and distributor of apparel and accessories under licensed brands, owned brands and private label brands. G-III Apparel drives growth through four strategic pillars, focusing on product differentiation, strengthening DTC channels, accelerating international expansion and leveraging licensing to broaden brand reach.
Owned brands, including Donna Karan, DKNY, Karl Lagerfeld and Vilebrequin, are generating higher margins and offsetting declines from legacy PVH licenses. GIII currently has a Value Score of A and sports a Zacks Rank #1.
Provo, UT-based Nu Skin develops and distributes a wide range of premium cosmetics, beauty, personal care and wellness products. Nu Skin’s fundamentals remain under pressure, with softer revenues, customer activity and salesforce productivity. However, the business retains healthy margins, positive adjusted earnings and disciplined capital allocation.
Management is focused on improving execution through Prysm iO, wellness subscriptions and emerging market expansion. The investment case depends on stabilization in core selling metrics and successful conversion of innovation into sustainable growth. NUS currently has a Value Score of A and carries a Zacks Rank of 2.
Apple Hospitality is a publicly traded real estate investment trust that owns the largest and most diverse portfolio of upscale, room-focused hotels in the United States. The company offers a fundamentally sound lodging REIT story built on portfolio quality, brand alignment and disciplined execution. It owns a geographically diversified collection of room-focused hotels affiliated with leading brands, giving it broad exposure to leisure, corporate and group demand.
Management has demonstrated prudent capital allocation through selective acquisitions, timely dispositions and consistent reinvestment to keep properties competitive. A flexible balance sheet and ample liquidity provide resilience across cycles. While recent demand softness weighed on its performance, leisure trends remain supportive and operational agility positions the portfolio to benefit as business travel normalizes, supporting long-term cash flow stability and shareholder returns. APLE has a Value Score of B and a Zacks Rank of 2 at present.
Pasadena, CA-based Green Dot is a pro-consumer bank holding company and personal banking provider. It offers products and services directly to customers through a large-scale omni-channel national distribution platform. Green Dot is a leader in prepaid cards and Banking-as-a-Service (BaaS), partnering with major companies like Walmart, Uber and Apple. Its asset-light model ensures high interchange fees and reduced reliance on interest income, keeping the balance sheet strong.
With low debt and significant cash reserves, Green Dot is well-positioned for growth initiatives. It is expanding its addressable market with the help of its BaaS account programs. The company’s long-standing relationship with Walmart is a key driver of its operating revenues. GDOT currently sports a Zacks Rank #1 and has a Value Score of A.
, /PRNewswire/ -- Associated Banc-Corp (NYSE: ASB) ("Associated" or "Company") today announced Andy Miner has joined the organization as senior director, AI for Corporate & Commercial Banking, reporting to Phillip Trier, executive vice president, head of Corporate & Commercial Banking. This new role will be the single point of accountability for AI within the line of business, driving strategy, uses cases, delivery and adoption and being a steward of risk and data.
Andy Miner, senior director, AI for Corporate & Commercial Banking, Associated Bank Associated's Commercial business has been steadily growing, with 2025 being a record year. In 2026, the team expanded into Dallas as part of the bank's organic growth strategy. Focusing on AI benefits for Commercial will help accelerate loan processing, generate personalized client insights and can help with heavy lifting of data so the team can focus on offering solutions and products for clients. For Commercial, AI will primarily be first used in internal workflows such as portfolio management and treasury and payments, where customer experience can be improved through careful automation of mundane tasks.
"Banking is ultimately about understanding our clients' businesses, goals and decision-making processes," said Trier. "Andy's background in psychology and banking, combined with deep expertise in analytics and AI, will help us turn data into meaningful insights that strengthen client relationships and drive growth. As we continue investing in technology and talent, this unique skill set will play an important role in helping us deliver a more personalized and proactive Commercial banking experience."
Miner joins Associated from U.S. Bank, where he served in a senior role to launch and scale the bank's enterprise analytics function while overseeing more than 60 team members. He built and scaled enterprise analytics and AI capabilities that drove customer growth, improved banker effectiveness, and contributed to meaningful revenue expansion. Prior to that, Miner was at Target where he led a 100+ person global team in the company's newly formed data organization, leading business intelligence and analytics supporting numerous departments.
"I was drawn to Associated because it's clear the bank is making meaningful investments in the future of banking, particularly in data, analytics and artificial intelligence, with vision and commitment to creating better experiences for customers and colleagues," said Miner. "I'm excited to join an organization that sees AI as a strategic capability that can help deepen relationships, improve decision-making and drive growth."
Miner has a bachelor's degree in psychology from Cornell University and a master's and Ph.D. in organizational psychology, both from University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. He teaches Data Science, AI & Analytics for Revenue Growth at Pacific Coast Banking School. Miner and his family live in Woodbury, Minn.
ABOUT ASSOCIATED BANC-CORP
Associated Banc-Corp (NYSE: ASB) has total assets of approximately $50 billion and is the largest bank holding company based in Wisconsin. Headquartered in Green Bay, Wisconsin, Associated is a leading Midwest banking franchise, offering a full range of financial products and services from over 200 banking locations throughout Wisconsin, Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri and Nebraska. The Company also operates loan production offices in Indiana, Kansas, Michigan, New York, Ohio and Texas. Associated Bank, N.A. is an Equal Housing Lender, Equal Opportunity Lender and Member FDIC. More information about Associated Banc-Corp is available at www.associatedbank.com.
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Each stock is given an alphabetic rating of A, B, C, D or F based on their value, growth, and momentum qualities. With this system, an A is better than a B, a B is better than a C, and so on, meaning the better the score, the better chance the stock will outperform.
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Value ScoreFor value investors, it's all about finding good stocks at good prices, and discovering which companies are trading under their true value before the broader market catches on. The Value Style Score utilizes ratios like P/E, PEG, Price/Sales, Price/Cash Flow, and a host of other multiples to help pick out the most attractive and discounted stocks.
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How Style Scores Work with the Zacks Rank The Zacks Rank is a proprietary stock-rating model that harnesses the power of earnings estimate revisions, or changes to a company's earnings expectations, to help investors build a successful portfolio.
#1 (Strong Buy) stocks have produced an unmatched +23.94% average annual return since 1988, which is more than double the S&P 500's performance over the same time frame. However, the Zacks Rank examines a ton of stocks, and there can be more than 200 companies with a Strong Buy rank, and another 600 with a #2 (Buy) rank, on any given day.
This totals more than 800 top-rated stocks, and it can be overwhelming to try and pick the best stocks for you and your portfolio.
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You want to make sure you're buying stocks with the highest likelihood of success, and to do that, you'll need to pick stocks with a Zacks Rank #1 or #2 that also have Style Scores of A or B. If you like a stock that only has a #3 (Hold) rank, it should also have Scores of A or B to guarantee as much upside potential as possible.
The direction of a stock's earnings estimate revisions should always be a key factor when choosing which stocks to buy, since the Scores were created to work together with the Zacks Rank.
For instance, a stock with a #4 (Sell) or #5 (Strong Sell) rating, even one that boasts Scores of A and B, still has a downward-trending earnings forecast, and a much greater likelihood its share price will decline as well.
Thus, the more stocks you own with a #1 or #2 Rank and Scores of A or B, the better.
Stock to Watch: Universal Health Services (UHS - Free Report) Universal Health Services, Inc. is a King of Prussia, PA-based hospital operator with acute care and behavioral health facilities, plus related outpatient access points. It also operates surgical hospitals, ambulatory surgery centers and radiation oncology centers, and offers an insurance product and physician network.
UHS is a #3 (Hold) on the Zacks Rank, with a VGM Score of A.
It also boasts a Value Style Score of A thanks to attractive valuation metrics like a forward P/E ratio of 6.26; value investors should take notice.
One analyst revised their earnings estimate upwards in the last 60 days for fiscal 2026. The Zacks Consensus Estimate has increased $0.01 to $23.47 per share. UHS boasts an average earnings surprise of +9.5%.
With a solid Zacks Rank and top-tier Value and VGM Style Scores, UHS should be on investors' short list.
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What are the Zacks Style Scores? The Zacks Style Scores, developed alongside the Zacks Rank, are complementary indicators that rate stocks based on three widely-followed investing methodologies; they also help investors pick stocks with the best chances of beating the market over the next 30 days.
Each stock is assigned a rating of A, B, C, D, or F based on their value, growth, and momentum characteristics. Just like in school, an A is better than a B, a B is better than a C, and so on -- that means the better the score, the better chance the stock will outperform.
The Style Scores are broken down into four categories:
Value ScoreValue investors love finding good stocks at good prices, especially before the broader market catches on to a stock's true value. Utilizing ratios like P/E, PEG, Price/Sales, Price/Cash Flow, and many other multiples, the Value Style Score identifies the most attractive and most discounted stocks.
Growth ScoreGrowth investors, on the other hand, are more concerned with a company's financial strength and health, and its future outlook. The Growth Style Score examines things like projected and historic earnings, sales, and cash flow to find stocks that will experience sustainable growth over time.
Momentum ScoreMomentum trading is all about taking advantage of upward or downward trends in a stock's price or earnings outlook, and these investors live by the saying "the trend is your friend." The Momentum Style Score can pinpoint good times to build a position in a stock, using factors like one-week price change and the monthly percentage change in earnings estimates.
VGM ScoreWhat if you like to use all three types of investing? The VGM Score is a combination of all Style Scores, making it one of the most comprehensive indicators to use with the Zacks Rank. It rates each stock on their combined weighted styles, which helps narrow down the companies with the most attractive value, best growth forecast, and most promising momentum.
How Style Scores Work with the Zacks Rank A proprietary stock-rating model, the Zacks Rank utilizes the power of earnings estimate revisions, or changes to a company's earnings outlook, to help investors create a successful portfolio.
Investors can count on the Zacks Rank's success, with #1 (Strong Buy) stocks producing an unmatched +23.94% average annual return since 1988, more than double the S&P 500's performance. But the model rates a large number of stocks, and there are over 200 companies with a Strong Buy rank, plus another 600 with a #2 (Buy) rank, on any given day.
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To maximize your returns, you want to buy stocks with the highest probability of success. This means picking stocks with a Zacks Rank #1 or #2 that also have Style Scores of A or B. If you find yourself looking at stocks with a #3 (Hold) rank, make sure they have Scores of A or B as well to ensure as much upside potential as possible.
Since the Scores were created to work together with the Zacks Rank, the direction of a stock's earnings estimate revisions should be a key factor when choosing which stocks to buy.
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Thus, the more stocks you own with a #1 or #2 Rank and Scores of A or B, the better.
Stock to Watch: First American Financial (FAF - Free Report) Headquartered in Santa Ana, CA., First American Financial serves homebuyers and sellers, real estate professionals, loan originators and servicers, commercial property professionals, homebuilders and others involved in residential and commercial property transactions with products and services specific to their needs. The company was founded in the state of Delaware in January 2008. On Jun 1, 2010, the company’s common stock was listed on the New York Stock Exchange.
FAF is a #3 (Hold) on the Zacks Rank, with a VGM Score of A.
Additionally, the company could be a top pick for growth investors. FAF has a Growth Style Score of B, forecasting year-over-year earnings growth of 12.6% for the current fiscal year.
One analyst revised their earnings estimate upwards in the last 60 days for fiscal 2026. The Zacks Consensus Estimate has increased $0.09 to $6.81 per share. FAF boasts an average earnings surprise of +22%.
With a solid Zacks Rank and top-tier Growth and VGM Style Scores, FAF should be on investors' short list.
LOS ANGELES, June 30, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Schall Law Firm, a national shareholder rights litigation firm, reminds investors of a class action lawsuit against Peabody Energy Corporation (“Peabody” or “the Company”) (NYSE: BTU) for violations of §§10(b) and 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and Rule 10b-5 promulgated thereunder by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
Investors who purchased the Company’s securities between October 14, 2024 and May 4, 2026, inclusive (the “Class Period”), are encouraged to contact the firm before August 24, 2026.
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According to the Complaint, the Company made false and misleading statements to the market. Peabody falsely led investors to believe it could reliably predict the ramp-up and growth of its Centurion mine. The Company suffered wide-ranging issues and delays at the Centurion mine. Based on these facts, the Company’s public statements were false and materially misleading throughout the class period. When the market learned the truth about Peabody investors suffered damages.
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For those looking to find strong Industrial Products stocks, it is prudent to search for companies in the group that are outperforming their peers. Is Applied Industrial Technologies (AIT - Free Report) one of those stocks right now? A quick glance at the company's year-to-date performance in comparison to the rest of the Industrial Products sector should help us answer this question.
Applied Industrial Technologies is a member of the Industrial Products sector. This group includes 181 individual stocks and currently holds a Zacks Sector Rank of #12. The Zacks Sector Rank gauges the strength of our 16 individual sector groups by measuring the average Zacks Rank of the individual stocks within the groups.
The Zacks Rank is a proven model that highlights a variety of stocks with the right characteristics to outperform the market over the next one to three months. The system emphasizes earnings estimate revisions and favors companies with improving earnings outlooks. Applied Industrial Technologies is currently sporting a Zacks Rank of #2 (Buy).
Over the past three months, the Zacks Consensus Estimate for AIT's full-year earnings has moved 0.5% higher. This signals that analyst sentiment is improving and the stock's earnings outlook is more positive.
According to our latest data, AIT has moved about 30.1% on a year-to-date basis. Meanwhile, stocks in the Industrial Products group have gained about 23.4% on average. This means that Applied Industrial Technologies is performing better than its sector in terms of year-to-date returns.
Another Industrial Products stock, which has outperformed the sector so far this year, is W.W. Grainger (GWW - Free Report) . The stock has returned 34.1% year-to-date.
For W.W. Grainger, the consensus EPS estimate for the current year has increased 4.1% over the past three months. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy).
Looking more specifically, Applied Industrial Technologies belongs to the Manufacturing - General Industrial industry, a group that includes 41 individual stocks and currently sits at #80 in the Zacks Industry Rank. Stocks in this group have gained about 11.8% so far this year, so AIT is performing better this group in terms of year-to-date returns.
In contrast, W.W. Grainger falls under the Industrial Services industry. Currently, this industry has 16 stocks and is ranked #173. Since the beginning of the year, the industry has moved +11.1%.
Going forward, investors interested in Industrial Products stocks should continue to pay close attention to Applied Industrial Technologies and W.W. Grainger as they could maintain their solid performance.
It doesn't matter your age or experience: taking full advantage of the stock market and investing with confidence are common goals for all investors. Luckily, Zacks Premium offers several different ways to do both.
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It also includes access to the Zacks Style Scores.
What are the Zacks Style Scores? The Zacks Style Scores is a unique set of guidelines that rates stocks based on three popular investing types, and were developed as complementary indicators for the Zacks Rank. This combination helps investors choose securities with the highest chances of beating the market over the next 30 days.
Based on their value, growth, and momentum characteristics, each stock is assigned a rating of A, B, C, D, or F. The better the score, the better chance the stock will outperform; an A is better than a B, a B is better than a C, and so on.
The Style Scores are broken down into four categories:
Value ScoreFor value investors, it's all about finding good stocks at good prices, and discovering which companies are trading under their true value before the broader market catches on. The Value Style Score utilizes ratios like P/E, PEG, Price/Sales, Price/Cash Flow, and a host of other multiples to help pick out the most attractive and discounted stocks.
Growth ScoreGrowth investors, on the other hand, are more concerned with a company's financial strength and health, and its future outlook. The Growth Style Score examines things like projected and historic earnings, sales, and cash flow to find stocks that will experience sustainable growth over time.
Momentum ScoreMomentum trading is all about taking advantage of upward or downward trends in a stock's price or earnings outlook, and these investors live by the saying "the trend is your friend." The Momentum Style Score can pinpoint good times to build a position in a stock, using factors like one-week price change and the monthly percentage change in earnings estimates.
VGM ScoreWhat if you like to use all three types of investing? The VGM Score is a combination of all Style Scores, making it one of the most comprehensive indicators to use with the Zacks Rank. It rates each stock on their combined weighted styles, which helps narrow down the companies with the most attractive value, best growth forecast, and most promising momentum.
How Style Scores Work with the Zacks Rank The Zacks Rank is a proprietary stock-rating model that harnesses the power of earnings estimate revisions, or changes to a company's earnings expectations, to help investors build a successful portfolio.
It's highly successful, with #1 (Strong Buy) stocks producing an unmatched +23.94% average annual return since 1988. That's more than double the S&P 500. But because of the large number of stocks we rate, there are over 200 companies with a Strong Buy rank, plus another 600 with a #2 (Buy) rank, on any given day.
This totals more than 800 top-rated stocks, and it can be overwhelming to try and pick the best stocks for you and your portfolio.
That's where the Style Scores come in.
To maximize your returns, you want to buy stocks with the highest probability of success. This means picking stocks with a Zacks Rank #1 or #2 that also have Style Scores of A or B. If you find yourself looking at stocks with a #3 (Hold) rank, make sure they have Scores of A or B as well to ensure as much upside potential as possible.
The direction of a stock's earnings estimate revisions should always be a key factor when choosing which stocks to buy, since the Scores were created to work together with the Zacks Rank.
A stock with a #4 (Sell) or #5 (Strong Sell) rating, for instance, even one with Scores of A and B, will still have a declining earnings forecast, and a greater chance its share price will fall too.
Thus, the more stocks you own with a #1 or #2 Rank and Scores of A or B, the better.
Stock to Watch: Idexx Laboratories (IDXX - Free Report) Headquartered in Westbrook, ME, IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. is a developer, manufacturer and distributor of products and services primarily for the companion animal veterinary, livestock and poultry, water testing and dairy markets. The company also sells a series of portable electrolytes and blood gas analyzers for the human point-of-care medical diagnostics market.
IDXX is a #3 (Hold) on the Zacks Rank, with a VGM Score of B.
Additionally, the company could be a top pick for growth investors. IDXX has a Growth Style Score of B, forecasting year-over-year earnings growth of 12.2% for the current fiscal year.
Six analysts revised their earnings estimate upwards in the last 60 days for fiscal 2026. The Zacks Consensus Estimate has increased $0.12 to $14.68 per share. IDXX boasts an average earnings surprise of +6.1%.
With a solid Zacks Rank and top-tier Growth and VGM Style Scores, IDXX should be on investors' short list.
Kelly Mahoney became CMO at Ulta Beauty 18 months ago. She spoke to CMO Insider at Cannes Lions 2026 about how the brand is driving greater personalization through its loyalty program.
"Over 95% of all of our sales are coming from our members," she said. "The trick is how do we leverage that information to power the experiences that become very meaningful to our customers, in a way that resonates with their lives."
Kelly Mahoney became CMO at Ulta Beauty 18 months ago. She spoke to CMO Insider at Cannes Lions 2026 about how the brand is driving greater personalization through its loyalty program.
"Over 95% of all of our sales are coming from our members," she said. "The trick is how do we leverage that information to power the experiences that become very meaningful to our customers, in a way that resonates with their lives."
Sunrun shares are consolidating. Where is RUN stock headed? What Is Sunrun’s Virtual Power Plant Initiative?Sunrun is also leaning into the "deployable in months, not years" angle, arguing the program requires no additional hardware and can be scaled using existing customer equipment. That matters for RUN because speed-to-capacity is the core differentiator versus traditional generation buildouts when utilities are trying to cover near-term peak-load gaps.
The company also pointed to Virginia as an early deployment area, citing more than 300 megawatts available immediately and a target of at least 500 megawatts by 2030, alongside capacity committed into PJM’s proposed Reliability Backstop Process that it says could unlock over a gigawatt immediately.
Tesla’s involvement is a key read-through for Sunrun because it helps validate residential batteries as a grid resource, not just a consumer add-on. The move mirrors Tesla’s battery-and-energy push, which often leads Sunrun to trade as a sympathy play when investors rotate into "grid support" beneficiaries.
RUN Stock: Key Technical Levels To WatchAt $13.94, RUN is trading above its short-term trend gauges—about 3.4% above the 20-day SMA ($13.40) and about 1.8% above the 50-day SMA ($13.61)—but it’s still about 2.3% below the 100-day SMA ($14.19) and about 15.9% below the 200-day SMA ($16.48), keeping longer-term overhead pressure in play. That "two-speed" setup often leads to choppy rallies where bulls need follow-through to avoid slipping back into the middle of the range.
Momentum is fairly balanced with RSI at 52.52, which is a neutral reading that usually lines up with consolidation rather than an overextended move. Trend-wise, the 20-day SMA is still below the 50-day SMA (bearish), and the death cross that formed in April (50-day below the 200-day) remains a longer-term caution flag until price can reclaim the upper moving-average band.
Key Resistance: $16.50 — a round-number area that also sits near the 200-day SMA ($16.48), making it a natural spot where rebounds can stall Key Support: $11.50 — a nearby floor to watch if the stock fades back toward prior demand How Sunrun Operates in the Solar MarketSunrun designs, develops, installs, sells, owns, and maintains residential solar energy systems across the U.S., acquiring customers both directly and through solar and strategic partners. Many customers sign 20- to 25-year agreements to use its systems, which can create long-duration relationships but also makes execution and financing conditions matter a lot for the stock.
The virtual power plant angle matters because it tries to turn that installed base—solar, batteries, and connected home devices—into a grid asset that can be dispatched during peak demand. If Sunrun can prove it can aggregate and monetize that flexibility at scale, it gives investors another way to think about the business beyond just new rooftop installs.
Sunrun’s Benzinga Edge Rankings ExplainedBelow is the Benzinga Edge scorecard for Sunrun, highlighting its strengths and weaknesses compared to the broader market:
Momentum: Neutral (Score: 61.41) — The stock’s recent trend is constructive, but it’s not a clear momentum leader versus the broader market. Growth: Strong (Score: 94.1) — The scorecard is flagging a growth-heavy profile, which can support the bull case if execution stays on track. The Verdict: Sunrun’s Benzinga Edge signal reveals a growth-heavy profile with moderate momentum backing it up. For longer-term bulls, the key is whether price can work back toward the $16.50 area while holding above the $11.50 support zone.
RUN Stock Price Activity on TuesdayRUN Stock Price Activity: Sunrun shares were trading 4.90% higher at $14.14 at the time of publication on Tuesday, according to Benzinga Pro data.
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Comcast is rated a BUY, offering a 5.7% yield and substantial upside as recent headwinds subside. CMCSA trades at a deep discount to peers, with a PE of 6.6 versus an expected reversion to 9 as growth normalizes. Dividend growth remains robust, with a 17-year streak and a manageable 33% payout ratio supporting future increases.
Cadence Design Systems (CDNS - Free Report) has been one of the most searched-for stocks on Zacks.com lately. So, you might want to look at some of the facts that could shape the stock's performance in the near term.
Shares of this maker of hardware and software products for validating chip designs have returned -10% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's -2.9% change. The Zacks Computer - Software industry, to which Cadence belongs, has lost 19.5% over this period. Now the key question is: Where could the stock be headed in the near term?
Although media reports or rumors about a significant change in a company's business prospects usually cause its stock to trend and lead to an immediate price change, there are always certain fundamental factors that ultimately drive the buy-and-hold decision.
Earnings Estimate RevisionsHere at Zacks, we prioritize appraising the change in the projection of a company's future earnings over anything else. That's because we believe the present value of its future stream of earnings is what determines the fair value for its stock.
Our analysis is essentially based on how sell-side analysts covering the stock are revising their earnings estimates to take the latest business trends into account. When earnings estimates for a company go up, the fair value for its stock goes up as well. And when a stock's fair value is higher than its current market price, investors tend to buy the stock, resulting in its price moving upward. Because of this, empirical studies indicate a strong correlation between trends in earnings estimate revisions and short-term stock price movements.
Cadence is expected to post earnings of $1.62 per share for the current quarter, representing a year-over-year change of +32.8%. Over the last 30 days, the Zacks Consensus Estimate remained unchanged.
For the current fiscal year, the consensus earnings estimate of $6.23 points to a change of +13.7% from the prior year. Over the last 30 days, this estimate has remained unchanged.
For the next fiscal year, the consensus earnings estimate of $7.46 indicates a change of +19.7% from what Cadence is expected to report a year ago. Over the past month, the estimate has changed +0.1%.
Having a strong externally audited track record, our proprietary stock rating tool, the Zacks Rank, offers a more conclusive picture of a stock's price direction in the near term, since it effectively harnesses the power of earnings estimate revisions. Due to the size of the recent change in the consensus estimate, along with three other factors related to earnings estimates, Cadence is rated Zacks Rank #2 (Buy).
The chart below shows the evolution of the company's forward 12-month consensus EPS estimate:
12 Month EPS
Projected Revenue GrowthWhile earnings growth is arguably the most superior indicator of a company's financial health, nothing happens as such if a business isn't able to grow its revenues. After all, it's nearly impossible for a company to increase its earnings for an extended period without increasing its revenues. So, it's important to know a company's potential revenue growth.
In the case of Cadence, the consensus sales estimate of $1.58 billion for the current quarter points to a year-over-year change of +23.6%. The $6.2 billion and $6.97 billion estimates for the current and next fiscal years indicate changes of +17.1% and +12.4%, respectively.
Last Reported Results and Surprise HistoryCadence reported revenues of $1.47 billion in the last reported quarter, representing a year-over-year change of +18.7%. EPS of $1.96 for the same period compares with $1.57 a year ago.
Compared to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.45 billion, the reported revenues represent a surprise of +1.69%. The EPS surprise was +4.26%.
The company beat consensus EPS estimates in each of the trailing four quarters. The company topped consensus revenue estimates each time over this period.
ValuationWithout considering a stock's valuation, no investment decision can be efficient. In predicting a stock's future price performance, it's crucial to determine whether its current price correctly reflects the intrinsic value of the underlying business and the company's growth prospects.
Comparing the current value of a company's valuation multiples, such as its price-to-earnings (P/E), price-to-sales (P/S), and price-to-cash flow (P/CF), to its own historical values helps ascertain whether its stock is fairly valued, overvalued, or undervalued, whereas comparing the company relative to its peers on these parameters gives a good sense of how reasonable its stock price is.
The Zacks Value Style Score (part of the Zacks Style Scores system), which pays close attention to both traditional and unconventional valuation metrics to grade stocks from A to F (an A is better than a B; a B is better than a C; and so on), is pretty helpful in identifying whether a stock is overvalued, rightly valued, or temporarily undervalued.
Cadence is graded F on this front, indicating that it is trading at a premium to its peers. Click here to see the values of some of the valuation metrics that have driven this grade.
Bottom LineThe facts discussed here and much other information on Zacks.com might help determine whether or not it's worthwhile paying attention to the market buzz about Cadence. However, its Zacks Rank #2 does suggest that it may outperform the broader market in the near term.
When investors think about artificial intelligence winners, names like Nvidia Corp. (NASDAQ:NVDA), Broadcom Inc. (NASDAQ:AVGO) and Micron Technology Inc. (NASDAQ:MU) typically dominate the conversation.
June 30, 2026 11:04 ET | Source: The Brink’s Company; NCR Atleos
RICHMOND, Va. and ATLANTA, Ga., June 30, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Brink’s Company (NYSE: BCO) and NCR Atleos Corporation (NYSE: NATL) announced today that Brink’s shareholders and NCR Atleos’ stockholders overwhelmingly voted to approve Brink’s previously announced acquisition of NCR Atleos at special meetings held earlier today. These approvals represent a significant milestone toward the completion of the transaction, whereby Brink’s will acquire NCR Atleos and bring together the two companies’ complementary products, services and software to provide an even broader set of solutions for financial institutions and retail customers.
“Today’s votes mark a significant step forward in bringing together our two great companies and reflect strong shareholder support for the future of the combined business and the value it can create,” said Mark Eubanks, President and Chief Executive Officer of The Brink’s Company. “This combination will expand our presence in ATM managed services and digital retail solutions, enabling us to deliver a broader and more innovative set of offerings to our customers. With these expanded capabilities, we will be well positioned to serve customers more effectively and pursue attractive growth opportunities in large markets in the U.S. and abroad.”
Tim Oliver, President and Chief Executive Officer of NCR Atleos, said, “We thank our stockholders for their support, which reaffirms their confidence in the future value creation potential of the combined company. With Brink’s, we have the unique opportunity to accelerate the outstanding work the NCR Atleos team has accomplished and deliver enhanced offerings and more value to our customers.”
The transaction has also received clearance under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act and is expected to close by the end of the first quarter of 2027, subject to satisfaction of the remaining regulatory approvals and other customary closing conditions.
Additional information regarding the transaction is available in the joint proxy statement/prospectus filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). Detailed voting results will be disclosed in Form 8-K filings with the SEC by each company.
About The Brink’s Company
The Brink’s Company (NYSE: BCO) is a leading global provider of cash and valuables management, digital retail solutions, and ATM managed services. Our customers include financial institutions, retailers, government agencies, mints, jewelers and other commercial operations. Our network of operations in 51 countries serves customers in more than 100 countries. For more information, please visit our website at www.brinks.com.
About NCR Atleos
NCR Atleos (NYSE: NATL) is a leader in expanding self-service financial access, with industry-leading ATM expertise and experience, unrivalled operational scale including the largest independently-owned ATM network, always-on global services and constant innovation. NCR Atleos improves operational efficiency for financial institutions, drives footfall for retailers and enables digital-first financial self-service experiences for consumers. For more information, visit www.ncratleos.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Words such as “anticipate,” “assume,” “can,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “target,” “possible,” “project,” “predict,” “intend,” “plan,” “believe,” “potential,” “may,” “should”, “will” and similar expressions are based on current expectations and assumptions and are subject to risks, uncertainties and contingencies, many of which are beyond our control and difficult to predict or quantify, and which could cause actual results to differ materially from those that are anticipated.
Factors that could cause actual results to differ include, but are not limited to: Brink’s ability to consummate the acquisition of NCR Atleos (the “Transaction”); the occurrence of any event, change or other circumstance that could give rise to the termination of the definitive agreement with respect to the Transaction; Brink’s ability to finance the Transaction; Brink’s indebtedness, including the substantial indebtedness Brink’s will incur in connection with the Transaction and the need to generate sufficient cash flows to service and repay such indebtedness; failure to consummate any anticipated repayment of the combined company’s indebtedness or make any returns to shareholders in the expected timeframe or at all; failure to obtain applicable regulatory approvals in a timely manner or otherwise; failure to satisfy any other conditions to closing of the Transaction; failure to realize the anticipated benefits and synergies of the Transaction in the expected timeframe or at all, including as a result of a delay in consummating the Transaction; the success of integration plans and the time required to successfully integrate NCR Atleos’ operations with those of Brink’s; the focus of management’s time and attention on the Transaction and other potential disruptions arising from the Transaction; the effects of the announcement of the Transaction on Brink’s or NCR Atleos’ businesses; that operating costs, customer loss and business disruption (including, without limitation, difficulties in maintaining relationships with banks, employees, customers or suppliers) may be greater than expected following the public announcement of the Transaction; Brink’s or NCR Atleos’ ability to retain certain key employees following the public announcement of the Transaction; litigation related to the Transaction; Brink’s or NCR Atleos’ ability to obtain certain third party or governmental regulatory consents, approvals or clearances; potential undisclosed liabilities of NCR Atleos not identified during the due diligence process; the impact of the Transaction on the market price of Brink’s or NCR Atleos’ common stock and/or operating results; and general economic conditions that are less favorable than expected.
Additional information concerning other risk factors is also contained in Part I, Item 1A “Risk Factors” of (i) Brink’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025, filed with the SEC on February 26, 2026, and (ii) NCR Atleos’ Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025, filed with the SEC on February 27, 2026 and, in each case, in subsequent filings with the SEC.
The forward-looking information included in this press release is representative only as of the date of the communications included in this press release and Brink’s and NCR Atleos undertake no obligation to update, revise or clarify any information contained in this press release or forward-looking statements that may be made from time to time on either of their behalf, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law.
For those looking to find strong Aerospace stocks, it is prudent to search for companies in the group that are outperforming their peers. Is ATI (ATI - Free Report) one of those stocks right now? By taking a look at the stock's year-to-date performance in comparison to its Aerospace peers, we might be able to answer that question.
ATI is a member of the Aerospace sector. This group includes 67 individual stocks and currently holds a Zacks Sector Rank of #1. The Zacks Sector Rank considers 16 different groups, measuring the average Zacks Rank of the individual stocks within the sector to gauge the strength of each group.
The Zacks Rank is a proven model that highlights a variety of stocks with the right characteristics to outperform the market over the next one to three months. The system emphasizes earnings estimate revisions and favors companies with improving earnings outlooks. ATI is currently sporting a Zacks Rank of #1 (Strong Buy).
Over the past three months, the Zacks Consensus Estimate for ATI's full-year earnings has moved 5.4% higher. This signals that analyst sentiment is improving and the stock's earnings outlook is more positive.
Based on the most recent data, ATI has returned 72.3% so far this year. Meanwhile, the Aerospace sector has returned an average of 4.1% on a year-to-date basis. This means that ATI is performing better than its sector in terms of year-to-date returns.
Another Aerospace stock, which has outperformed the sector so far this year, is Leonardo DRS, Inc. (DRS - Free Report) . The stock has returned 20.1% year-to-date.
The consensus estimate for Leonardo DRS, Inc.'s current year EPS has increased 2.4% over the past three months. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy).
To break things down more, ATI belongs to the Aerospace - Defense Equipment industry, a group that includes 37 individual companies and currently sits at #42 in the Zacks Industry Rank. Stocks in this group have gained about 13.8% so far this year, so ATI is performing better this group in terms of year-to-date returns. Leonardo DRS, Inc. is also part of the same industry.
Investors interested in the Aerospace sector may want to keep a close eye on ATI and Leonardo DRS, Inc. as they attempt to continue their solid performance.
Toast (TOST) is rated Buy with a 12-month price target of $32, reflecting underestimated growth and profitability. Recurring gross profit rose 27% and monetization take rate exceeded 1%, signaling compounding value beyond payment volume growth. TOST's structural profitability inflection is evidenced by $126M GAAP net income, 22% revenue growth, and robust free cash flow.
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What are the Zacks Style Scores? The Zacks Style Scores is a unique set of guidelines that rates stocks based on three popular investing types, and were developed as complementary indicators for the Zacks Rank. This combination helps investors choose securities with the highest chances of beating the market over the next 30 days.
Based on their value, growth, and momentum characteristics, each stock is assigned a rating of A, B, C, D, or F. The better the score, the better chance the stock will outperform; an A is better than a B, a B is better than a C, and so on.
The Style Scores are broken down into four categories:
Value ScoreFor value investors, it's all about finding good stocks at good prices, and discovering which companies are trading under their true value before the broader market catches on. The Value Style Score utilizes ratios like P/E, PEG, Price/Sales, Price/Cash Flow, and a host of other multiples to help pick out the most attractive and discounted stocks.
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How Style Scores Work with the Zacks Rank The Zacks Rank, which is a proprietary stock-rating model, employs earnings estimate revisions, or changes to a company's earnings expectations, to make building a winning portfolio easier.
#1 (Strong Buy) stocks have produced an unmatched +23.94% average annual return since 1988, which is more than double the S&P 500's performance over the same time frame. However, the Zacks Rank examines a ton of stocks, and there can be more than 200 companies with a Strong Buy rank, and another 600 with a #2 (Buy) rank, on any given day.
With more than 800 top-rated stocks to choose from, it can certainly feel overwhelming to pick the ones that are right for you and your investing journey.
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You want to make sure you're buying stocks with the highest likelihood of success, and to do that, you'll need to pick stocks with a Zacks Rank #1 or #2 that also have Style Scores of A or B. If you like a stock that only has a #3 (Hold) rank, it should also have Scores of A or B to guarantee as much upside potential as possible.
As mentioned above, the Scores are designed to work with the Zacks Rank, so any change to a company's earnings outlook should be a deciding factor when picking which stocks to buy.
A stock with a #4 (Sell) or #5 (Strong Sell) rating, for instance, even one with Scores of A and B, will still have a declining earnings forecast, and a greater chance its share price will fall too.
Thus, the more stocks you own with a #1 or #2 Rank and Scores of A or B, the better.
Stock to Watch: Federated Hermes (FHI - Free Report) Headquartered in Pittsburgh, PA, Federated Hermes, Inc. is a global asset manager with $907.1 billion in AUM as of March 31, 2026. It was formed from the merger between Federated Investors and Hermes Investment Management.
FHI is a #3 (Hold) on the Zacks Rank, with a VGM Score of B.
Momentum investors should take note of this Finance stock. FHI has a Momentum Style Score of B, and shares are up 1% over the past four weeks.
Three analysts revised their earnings estimate upwards in the last 60 days for fiscal 2026. The Zacks Consensus Estimate has increased $0.04 to $5.12 per share. FHI boasts an average earnings surprise of +14%.
With a solid Zacks Rank and top-tier Momentum and VGM Style Scores, FHI should be on investors' short list.
Key Takeaways GE HealthCare unveiled Allia upgrade pathways for select legacy Innova and Discovery IGS systems.The upgrades add Allia technologies and AI-enabled workflows while preserving existing infrastructure.Options include CleaRecon DL, 3DStent, OmnifyXR, Embo ASSIST AI, Medis QFR and AVVIGO . GE HealthCare Technologies Inc. (GEHC - Free Report) recently announced Allia platform upgrade pathways to help healthcare providers modernize select legacy Innova and Discovery Image Guiding Solutions (IGS) systems. The initiative comes as healthcare providers face growing procedural complexity, rising patient volumes and aging imaging equipment.
The upgrades enable health systems to access the latest Allia technologies and AI-enabled workflows while preserving existing infrastructure, reducing the need for major construction and minimizing disruption to clinical operations.
Per management, Allia upgrade pathways reflect GEHC’s commitment to helping customers modernize on their own terms by extending the capabilities of existing systems while providing access to the latest Allia innovations and AI-enabled technologies in a less disruptive, more sustainable way.
Likely Trend of GEHC Stock Following the NewsFollowing the announcement, GEHC shares dropped 1.1% at yesterday’s closing. In the year-to-date period, the stock has lost 20.7% compared with the industry’s 21.1% decline. However, the S&P 500 has risen 8.9% in the same timeframe.
The latest Allia upgrade pathways are expected to strengthen GE HealthCare’s position in the interventional imaging market. Offering a cost-effective modernization strategy instead of full system replacements is likely to attract healthcare providers seeking to upgrade aging infrastructure. The integration of AI-powered imaging and workflow solutions could drive broader adoption of its interventional solutions and support long-term growth.
GEHC currently has a market capitalization of $29.91 billion.
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More on the Upgrade PathwaysThe Allia upgrade pathways provide access to several advanced imaging and workflow solutions, depending on system configuration and regulatory approvals. These include CleaRecon DL, an AI-enabled deep learning reconstruction technology that improves cone beam CT image quality by reducing streak artifacts caused by the pulsatile nature of blood flow during procedures.
The upgrades also include 3DStent, an intraprocedural 3D coronary stent visualization tool that enhances image clarity for easier interpretation, and OmnifyXR Interventional Suite, an augmented reality guidance solution that supports workflow efficiency, ergonomics and collaborative care. Embo ASSIST AI helps optimize embolization procedures, while Medis Quantitative Flow Ratio enables coronary physiology assessment without additional invasive procedures.
Healthcare providers can also access the AVVIGO+ intravascular imaging (IVUS) platform, which integrates imaging, physiology and percutaneous coronary intervention guidance to support catheterization lab procedures.
Beyond clinical capabilities, GE HealthCare is incorporating Tube Watch and OnWatch Predict service options that use AI to estimate component failure timelines, helping reduce unplanned downtime through proactive maintenance. By extending the lifespan of existing interventional suites, GE HealthCare aims to improve operational efficiency, optimize capital investments and support long-term sustainability goals.
Industry Prospects Favoring the MarketGoing by data provided by Precedence Research, the interventional radiology market is anticipated to be valued at $31.44 billion in 2026 and is expected to witness a CAGR of 4.9% through 2034.
Factors like the rising prevalence of chronic diseases such as cardiovascular, oncology and gastroenterology, etc., the growing preference for minimally invasive treatments, technological advancements in imaging and interventional devices and the expansion of healthcare infrastructure and early disease detection initiatives are driving the market’s growth.
Other NewsGE HealthCare recently announced that the FDA has granted 510(k) clearance for MIM Contour ProtegeAI+ 2.0, an AI-enabled auto-contouring software designed to support radiation therapy treatment planning. The latest version expands clinical capabilities with new Magnetic Resonance Brain and updated Computed Tomography Male Pelvis models.
The FDA clearance includes a Predetermined Change Control Plan, providing a pathway for future model updates and expansion into additional anatomical regions and imaging modalities.
Some better-ranked stocks from the broader medical space are BrightSpring Health (BTSG - Free Report) , Globus Medical (GMED - Free Report) and West Pharmaceutical (WST - Free Report) .
BrightSpring Health, currently sporting a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy), reported first-quarter 2026 adjusted earnings per share (EPS) of 39 cents, which beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 34.5%. Revenues of $3.61 billion surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 8.35%. You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank stocks here.
BrightSpring Health has an estimated long-term earnings growth rate of 46.5%. BTSG’s earnings surpassed estimates in three of the trailing four quarters and missed once, the average surprise being 14.6%.
Globus Medical, currently carrying a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy), reported a first-quarter 2026 adjusted EPS of $1.12, which surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 22.1%. Revenues of $759.9 million beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 4.0%.
GMED has an estimated long-term earnings growth rate of 10.2%. The company’s earnings beat estimates in each of the trailing four quarters, the average surprise being 26.3%.
West Pharmaceutical, carrying a Zacks Rank #2 at present, reported first-quarter 2026 EPS of $2.13, which beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 26.8%. Revenues of $844.9 million surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 8.5%.
West Pharmaceutical has an estimated long-term earnings growth rate of 13.9%. WST’s earnings surpassed estimates in the trailing four quarters, the average surprise being 19.4%.
Two factors often determine stock prices in the long run: earnings and interest rates. Investors can't control the latter, but they can focus on a company's earnings results every quarter.
We know earnings results are vital, but how a company performs compared to bottom line expectations can be even more important when it comes to stock prices, especially in the near-term. This means that investors might want to take advantage of these earnings surprises.
Now that we know how important earnings and earnings surprises are, it's time to show investors how to take advantage of these events to boost their returns by utilizing the Zacks Earnings ESP filter.
The Zacks Earnings ESP, ExplainedThe Zacks Earnings ESP, or Expected Surprise Prediction, aims to find earnings surprises by focusing on the most recent analyst revisions. The basic premise is that if an analyst reevaluates their earnings estimate ahead of an earnings release, it means they likely have new information that could possibly be more accurate.
Now that we understand the basic idea, let's look at how the Expected Surprise Prediction works. The ESP is calculated by comparing the Most Accurate Estimate to the Zacks Consensus Estimate, with the percentage difference between the two giving us the Zacks ESP figure.
When we join a positive earnings ESP with a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) or stronger, stocks posted a positive bottom-line surprise 70% of the time. Plus, this system saw investors produce roughly 28% annual returns on average, according to our 10 year backtest.
Most stocks, about 60%, fall into the #3 (Hold) category, and they are expected to perform in-line with the broader market. Stocks with a #2 (Buy) and #1 (Strong Buy) rating, or the top 15% and top 5% of stocks, respectively, should outperform the market, with Strong Buy stocks outperforming more than any other rank.
Should You Consider SM Energy?The final step today is to look at a stock that meets our ESP qualifications. SM Energy (SM - Free Report) earns a #3 (Hold) 30 days from its next quarterly earnings release on July 30, 2026, and its Most Accurate Estimate comes in at $1.96 a share.
SM has an Earnings ESP figure of +4.81%, which, as explained above, is calculated by taking the percentage difference between the $1.96 Most Accurate Estimate and the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.87. SM Energy is one of a large database of stocks with positive ESPs. Make sure to utilize our Earnings ESP Filter to uncover the best stocks to buy or sell before they've reported.
SM is part of a big group of Oils and Energy stocks that boast a positive ESP, and investors may want to take a look at Diamondback Energy (FANG - Free Report) as well.
Diamondback Energy, which is readying to report earnings on August 3, 2026, sits at a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) right now. Its Most Accurate Estimate is currently $5.89 a share, and FANG is 34 days out from its next earnings report.
For Diamondback Energy, the percentage difference between its Most Accurate Estimate and its Zacks Consensus Estimate of $5.65 is +4.25%.
Because both stocks hold a positive Earnings ESP, SM and FANG could potentially post earnings beats in their next reports.
Find Stocks to Buy or Sell Before They're ReportedUse the Zacks Earnings ESP Filter to turn up stocks with the highest probability of positively, or negatively, surprising to buy or sell before they're reported for profitable earnings season trading. Check it out here >>
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JPMorgan has called for a strong U.S. digital asset framework, warning that crypto markets are moving closer to the core of the financial system and must be governed by rules that protect consumers, markets and financial stability.
In a policy note, JPMorgan executives Umar Farooq and Peter Muriungi said the United States faces a choice between leading the next phase of financial innovation or allowing activity to move into less regulated channels. The bank said digital assets, including stablecoins and tokenized forms of money, can improve settlement speed, cross-border payments and market efficiency. But it warned that those benefits will be sustainable only if new rules close regulatory gaps.
JPMorgan’s message comes as Congress debates major crypto legislation, including market-structure rules intended to clarify the roles of the Securities and Exchange Commission and Commodity Futures Trading Commission. The bank broadly supports legislative clarity, but said policymakers must ensure that crypto firms performing bank-like, broker-like or exchange-like functions face comparable standards.
The strongest warning focused on payments and stablecoins. JPMorgan said stablecoins and tokenized money could make transactions faster and cheaper, especially across borders. However, it argued that payment innovation becomes dangerous when firms offer yield-like incentives or balance-holding products without capital, liquidity, supervision and consumer-protection requirements similar to those applied to regulated banks.
Stablecoins Drive Policy Tension Stablecoins have become one of the most important battlegrounds in U.S. financial regulation. Their supply has grown rapidly as traders, fintechs and payment companies use dollar-linked tokens for settlement, liquidity and on-chain commerce. Supporters argue that stablecoins strengthen dollar dominance and modernize payments. Banks warn that poorly regulated stablecoins could drain deposits, weaken lending capacity and create new forms of shadow banking.
JPMorgan’s position reflects that tension. The bank is not rejecting digital assets outright. It operates its own blockchain and tokenized-deposit infrastructure through Kinexys and JPM Coin, and it has been active in institutional tokenization, settlement and payments. Its argument is instead that similar economic functions should face similar regulatory obligations, regardless of whether they are delivered by a bank, crypto exchange, stablecoin issuer or decentralized protocol.
That principle matters because digital asset firms increasingly compete with traditional finance across payments, trading, custody and yield products. If crypto companies can hold customer balances, facilitate settlement, offer rewards and intermediate market activity without equivalent oversight, banks argue that the regulatory perimeter becomes weaker.
Regulatory Clarity Becomes Market Infrastructure The market impact of JPMorgan’s call is significant because it shows that large banks are preparing for digital assets to become permanent financial infrastructure, not a speculative side market. Institutional adoption depends on clear rules for custody, settlement finality, disclosures, operational risk, collateral treatment and market conduct.
For crypto firms, a strong framework could be both beneficial and costly. Clear federal rules may reduce enforcement uncertainty, support bank partnerships and attract institutional capital. At the same time, stricter requirements could raise compliance costs, limit yield promotions and pressure business models that depend on regulatory arbitrage.
The debate also carries political importance. Community banks, large banks and crypto companies are lobbying over whether stablecoin issuers should be allowed to offer rewards or operate balance-like products without bank charters. That question could shape how much consumer and corporate money migrates from deposits into tokenized dollars.
JPMorgan’s broader message is that the U.S. should not choose between innovation and regulation. The bank wants digital asset rules that allow tokenization and blockchain-based payments to grow, while preventing the buildup of hidden leverage, weak custody standards and lightly supervised financial intermediation.
For investors and policymakers, the key takeaway is that digital assets are becoming too large to regulate through fragmented enforcement or temporary guidance. JPMorgan’s call for a strong framework reflects a larger shift: Wall Street increasingly expects crypto rails to matter, but wants them integrated into the financial system under rules that look more like traditional finance.
“Tap to Earn,” Pi Network has introduced one of its biggest ecosystem updates. On Pi2Day, the Pi Core Team launched PiVerify, a new identity verification service that allows businesses outside the Pi ecosystem to use Pi’s KYC technology.
While many Pioneers see it as a major step toward real-world adoption, Pi Coin price continues to struggle, seeing a 6% drop today.
PiVerify Takes Pi Network Beyond Its Own EcosystemAs part of its Pi2Day update, the Pi Core Team launched PiVerify, a new identity verification service for businesses outside the Pi Network. Until now, Pi’s KYC system has been used only within its own ecosystem.
With PiVerify, third-party companies can now verify that their users are real people, helping reduce fake accounts and improve security.
The service also increases Pi’s real-world utility. Every business using PiVerify pays for the service in Pi Coin, creating another use case for the token beyond simple peer-to-peer transfers.
PiVerify is a KYC identity verification service available to third-party companies, making Pi’s real-human verification capabilities available outside the Pi ecosystem.
With PiVerify, external platforms can verify their users, reduce fake or duplicate accounts, and support… pic.twitter.com/O0BwsGvWIK
— Pi Network (@PiCoreTeam) June 30, 2026 Pi Network already has more than 18 million KYC-verified users, making it one of the largest verified communities in crypto. The Core Team believes opening this service to outside businesses will help expand Pi’s ecosystem and increase the utility of Pi Coin over time.
Pi Network Also Launches Two More Business ServicesPiVerify wasn’t the only announcement. The Core Team also introduced Pi Sign-in, allowing users to log into supported third-party apps and websites using their Pi accounts.
Another launch, SoloHost, gives developers an open framework to build AI and distributed computing applications through Pi Desktop. Users can run these applications on their computers while accessing them through Pi Browser.
Together, these three launches aim to position Pi Network as more than just a cryptocurrency, expanding its services into identity verification, AI infrastructure, and developer tools.
Pi Coin Price Crashed by 6%Despite the positive announcements, Pi Coin has failed to attract new buying interest. The token is currently trading near $0.1129, down around 6% over the past 24 hours and still nearly 96% below its all-time high of $2.98.
Another concern is the upcoming monthly token unlock. Around 103 million PI, worth roughly $11.7 million at current prices, are expected to enter circulation in July.
As more Pi tokens are released into circulation, selling pressure could rise further because demand is still not strong enough to absorb the new supply.
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Datadog (DDOG - Free Report) has recently been on Zacks.com's list of the most searched stocks. Therefore, you might want to consider some of the key factors that could influence the stock's performance in the near future.
Shares of this data analytics and cloud monitoring company have returned -10.4% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's -2.9% change. The Zacks Internet - Software industry, to which Datadog belongs, has lost 8.7% over this period. Now the key question is: Where could the stock be headed in the near term?
Although media reports or rumors about a significant change in a company's business prospects usually cause its stock to trend and lead to an immediate price change, there are always certain fundamental factors that ultimately drive the buy-and-hold decision.
Revisions to Earnings EstimatesHere at Zacks, we prioritize appraising the change in the projection of a company's future earnings over anything else. That's because we believe the present value of its future stream of earnings is what determines the fair value for its stock.
Our analysis is essentially based on how sell-side analysts covering the stock are revising their earnings estimates to take the latest business trends into account. When earnings estimates for a company go up, the fair value for its stock goes up as well. And when a stock's fair value is higher than its current market price, investors tend to buy the stock, resulting in its price moving upward. Because of this, empirical studies indicate a strong correlation between trends in earnings estimate revisions and short-term stock price movements.
Datadog is expected to post earnings of $0.13 per share for the current quarter, representing a year-over-year change of +118.5%. Over the last 30 days, the Zacks Consensus Estimate has changed +7.5%.
For the current fiscal year, the consensus earnings estimate of $0.64 points to a change of +52.8% from the prior year. Over the last 30 days, this estimate has changed +5.3%.
For the next fiscal year, the consensus earnings estimate of $1.05 indicates a change of +64.1% from what Datadog is expected to report a year ago. Over the past month, the estimate has changed +9.4%.
With an impressive externally audited track record, our proprietary stock rating tool -- the Zacks Rank -- is a more conclusive indicator of a stock's near-term price performance, as it effectively harnesses the power of earnings estimate revisions. The size of the recent change in the consensus estimate, along with three other factors related to earnings estimates, has resulted in a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy) for Datadog.
The chart below shows the evolution of the company's forward 12-month consensus EPS estimate:
12 Month EPS
Revenue Growth ForecastWhile earnings growth is arguably the most superior indicator of a company's financial health, nothing happens as such if a business isn't able to grow its revenues. After all, it's nearly impossible for a company to increase its earnings for an extended period without increasing its revenues. So, it's important to know a company's potential revenue growth.
In the case of Datadog, the consensus sales estimate of $1.08 billion for the current quarter points to a year-over-year change of +30.2%. The $4.34 billion and $5.19 billion estimates for the current and next fiscal years indicate changes of +26.6% and +19.7%, respectively.
Last Reported Results and Surprise HistoryDatadog reported revenues of $1.01 billion in the last reported quarter, representing a year-over-year change of +32.2%. EPS of $0.6 for the same period compares with $0.46 a year ago.
Compared to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $956.88 million, the reported revenues represent a surprise of +5.18%. The EPS surprise was +20%.
The company beat consensus EPS estimates in each of the trailing four quarters. The company topped consensus revenue estimates each time over this period.
ValuationWithout considering a stock's valuation, no investment decision can be efficient. In predicting a stock's future price performance, it's crucial to determine whether its current price correctly reflects the intrinsic value of the underlying business and the company's growth prospects.
While comparing the current values of a company's valuation multiples, such as price-to-earnings (P/E), price-to-sales (P/S), and price-to-cash flow (P/CF), with its own historical values helps determine whether its stock is fairly valued, overvalued, or undervalued, comparing the company relative to its peers on these parameters gives a good sense of the reasonability of the stock's price.
The Zacks Value Style Score (part of the Zacks Style Scores system), which pays close attention to both traditional and unconventional valuation metrics to grade stocks from A to F (an A is better than a B; a B is better than a C; and so on), is pretty helpful in identifying whether a stock is overvalued, rightly valued, or temporarily undervalued.
Datadog is graded F on this front, indicating that it is trading at a premium to its peers. Click here to see the values of some of the valuation metrics that have driven this grade.
ConclusionThe facts discussed here and much other information on Zacks.com might help determine whether or not it's worthwhile paying attention to the market buzz about Datadog. However, its Zacks Rank #2 does suggest that it may outperform the broader market in the near term.
