Zacks Releases Four Powerful ''Buy'' Stocks: Rogers Communications Inc., The TJX Companies, Inc., Carbo Ceramics Inc. and The Andersons, Inc.

CHICAGO, Nov 03, 2009 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- 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: Rogers Communications Inc. (NYSE: RCI), The TJX Companies, Inc. (NYSE: TJX), Carbo Ceramics Inc. (NYSE: CRR) and The Andersons, Inc. (Nasdaq: ANDE).

Today, Zacks is promoting its ''Buy'' stock recommendations. Four daily picks are offered free at http://at.zacks.com/?id=88 Zacks #1 Rank Stocks have nearly tripled the S&P 500 since 1988, producing an average annual return of +26%. Performance has been notable even during volatile and down times. For example, during the last bear market, 2000-2002, the market tumbled -37.6% -- but Zacks #1 Rank stocks gained +43.8%.

Here is a summary of today's selected stocks that are now highly rated by Zacks: Aggressive Growth -- Rogers Communications Inc. (NYSE: RCI) Rogers Communications Inc. continues to top analysts' expectations and shares are surging.

Zacks Guide to Aggressive Growth Investing (free!): http://at.zacks.com/?id=4309 Growth & Income -- The TJX Companies, Inc. (NYSE: TJX) The TJX Companies, Inc. recently upped its earnings guidance. For the fiscal year, the company sees earnings coming in between $2.46 - $2.54 per share.

Analysts polled by Zacks are currently calling for earnings of $2.57 per share, an increase from last month's $2.41.

Zacks Guide to Growth & Income Investing (free!): http://at.zacks.com/?id=4310 Momentum -- Carbo Ceramics Inc. (NYSE: CRR) Carbo Ceramics Inc. recently hit a new 52-week high on better than expected third-quarter results.

Zacks Guide to Momentum Investing (free!): http://at.zacks.com/?id=4311 Value -- The Andersons, Inc. (Nasdaq: ANDE) The Andersons, Inc. is scheduled to report third quarter earnings after the bell on Nov 4. Despite a slowdown in the agriculture sector analysts are bullish on the quarter and expect 2009 year over year earnings growth of 23.80%.

Zacks Guide to Value Investing (free!): http://at.zacks.com/?id=4312 How to Regularly Access Picks from the Zacks Rank Discovery for Free: http://at.zacks.com/?id=88 Underlying the four free stock picks is a simple truth that first appeared in a Financial Analysts Journal article published in 1979. Leonard Zacks, a Ph.D. in Mathematics from M.I.T. found that "earnings estimate revisions are the most powerful force impacting stock prices." Zacks #1 Rank is awarded to a stock when analysts sharply upgrade their estimates of what the company will earn.

Today, Zacks is promoting its stock recommendations by offering four daily picks free to those who register at http://at.zacks.com/?id=88 About Zacks Zacks.com is a property of Zacks Investment Research, Inc., which was formed in 1978 by Len Zacks. The company continually processes stock reports issued by 3,000 analysts from 150 brokerage firms. It monitors more than 200,000 earnings estimates, looking for changes.

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