Zacks Releases Four Powerful ''Buy'' Stocks: SurModics, Norfolk Southern, MarketAxess Holdings and Standard Motor Products

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For Immediate Release

Chicago, IL – November 10, 2011 – Four free stock picks are being made available today on Zacks.com. The industry’s leading independent research firm highlights one Zacks #1 Rank Strong Buy or a Zacks #2 Rank Buy stock for each of the four main styles of investing: Aggressive Growth, Growth & Income, Momentum, and Value.

The four highlighted picks are: SurModics, Inc. ( SRDX), Norfolk Southern Corporation ( NSC), MarketAxess Holdings, Inc. ( MKTX) and Standard Motor Products, Inc. ( SMP).

Today, Zacks is promoting its ''Buy'' stock recommendations. Four daily picks are offered free. http://at.zacks.com/?id=88

From 1988 through the present – a period that included serious corrections and recessions – the Zacks #1 Rank Stocks have nearly tripled the market with a fully documented average gain of +28% per year.

Here is a summary of today's selected stocks that are now highly rated by Zacks:          

Aggressive Growth – SurModics, Inc. ( SRDX)
Looking for a turnaround story? SurModics, Inc. was sliding for years, but has since refocused on its core businesses and looks to be on the right track.

Zacks Guide to Aggressive Growth Investing (free!) - http://at.zacks.com/?id=4309

Growth & Income – Norfolk Southern Corporation ( NSC)
Economic bellwether Norfolk Southern Corporation delivered impressive third quarter results as revenue rose 18% year-over-year and EPS soared 34% to $1.59, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 13%.

Zacks Guide to Growth & Income Investing (free!) - http://at.zacks.com/?id=4310

Momentum – MarketAxess Holdings, Inc. ( MKTX)
MarketAxess Holdings, Inc. just spiked into a new all-time high after reporting another great quarter that included a 21% earnings surprise. With estimates on the rise and a bullish growth projection, this Zacks #1 Rank stock provides access to momentum.

Zacks Guide to Momentum Investing (free!):  http://at.zacks.com/?id=4311

Value –
Standard Motor Products, Inc. ( SMP)
Standard Motor Products, Inc. has put together a steady stream of earnings beats after surviving the Great Recession of 2008. Earnings are expected to grow by the double digits in 2011. This Zacks #1 Rank (strong buy) is also a value stock, with a forward P/E of 12.8.

Zacks Guide to Value Investing (free!) -  http://at.zacks.com/?id=4312

How to Regularly Access Top Zacks Rank Picks for Free - http://at.zacks.com/?id=7154

Underlying the four free stock picks is a simple truth that first appeared in a Financial Analysts Journal article published in 1979. Leonard Zacks, a Ph.D. from M.I.T. found that "earnings estimate revisions are the most powerful force impacting stock prices."  Zacks #1 Rank is awarded to a stock when analysts sharply upgrade their estimates of what the company will earn.

Today, Zacks is promoting its stock recommendations by offering four daily picks free to those who register here: http://at.zacks.com/?id=7155

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Then, when changes are discovered, they’re applied to help assign more than 4,400 stocks into five Zacks Rank categories: #1 Strong Buy, #2 Buy, #3 Hold, #4 Sell, and #5 Strong Sell. This proprietary stock-picking system continues to outperform the market by a nearly 3-to-1 margin.  

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