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Top Stock Picks for the Week of December 12th
Diamondback Energy, Inc. (FANG - Free Report) , is an oil and natural gas company, with both Growth and Momentum scores of B. This Zacks #1 Rank Strong Buy has consistently surprised to the upside on EPS. Positive earnings estimate magnitude, analyst agreement, company cost cutting and margin growth, all come together to make this worth looking at.
Applied Materials (AMAT - Free Report) , develops, manufactures, markets and services semiconductor wafer fabrication equipment and related spare parts for the worldwide semiconductor industry. This company is attractively priced, another Zacks Rank #1, Strong Buy, stock with good Growth, Momentum and Value scores. Analysts are bullish on this stock, maybe you should be too.
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