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Updated Oct 18, 2024 03:45 PM ET

Zacks Rank:

This is our short term rating system that serves as a timeliness indicator for stocks over the next 1 to 3 months. How good is it? See rankings and related performance below.

Zacks Rank Definition Annualized Return
1Strong Buy23.68%
2Buy17.55%
3Hold9.21%
4Sell4.93%
5Strong Sell2.36%
S&P50010.96%

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3-Hold of 5     3    

Style Scores:

The Style Scores are a complementary set of indicators to use alongside the Zacks Rank. It allows the user to better focus on the stocks that are the best fit for his or her personal trading style.

The scores are based on the trading styles of Value, Growth, and Momentum. There's also a VGM Score ('V' for Value, 'G' for Growth and 'M' for Momentum), which combines the weighted average of the individual style scores into one score.

Value Score A
Growth Score A
Momentum Score A
VGM Score A

Within each Score, stocks are graded into five groups: A, B, C, D and F. As you might remember from your school days, an A, is better than a B; a B is better than a C; a C is better than a D; and a D is better than an F.

As an investor, you want to buy stocks with the highest probability of success. That means you want to buy stocks with a Zacks Rank #1 or #2, Strong Buy or Buy, which also has a Score of an A or a B in your personal trading style.

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D Value C Growth D Momentum D VGM

Industry Rank:

The Zacks Industry Rank assigns a rating to each of the 265 X (Expanded) Industries based on their average Zacks Rank.

An industry with a larger percentage of Zacks Rank #1's and #2's will have a better average Zacks Rank than one with a larger percentage of Zacks Rank #4's and #5's.

The industry with the best average Zacks Rank would be considered the top industry (1 out of 265), which would place it in the top 1% of Zacks Ranked Industries. The industry with the worst average Zacks Rank (265 out of 265) would place in the bottom 1%.

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Top 24% (59 out of 250)

Industry: Computer - Software

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Zacks News

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        Microsoft Roundup: Xbox As A Service, OneDrive, Hungary, Russia

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            Apple's Pending Shazam Buyout Receives European Approval

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              5 Stocks to Buy as S&P 500 Reshuffles Technology Sector

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                Is AMZN's Chilean Astrodata Plan Bad News for MSFT & GOOGL?

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                  Microsoft (MSFT) Gains As Market Dips: What You Should Know

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                    NFL Kickoff: How Nike, Fox, & Other Football-Friendly Stocks Have Performed

                    The 2018 NFL season starts Thursday night on NBC (CMCSA), which begins a roughly five-month stretch that will see football take center stage around the country for various reasons. But with the NFL's TV ratings down and controversy surrounding the league once again, it's a great time to take a look at how shares of some of the NFL's biggest business partners, from Nike (NKE) to Fox (FOXA), have performed.

                      Google Unveils Dataset Search to Boost Search Market Share

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                        Facebook to Build its First Data Center in Asia for $1B

                        Facebook (FB) intends to unveil new data center in Singapore, its first-ever in Asia.

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                          6 Solid Dividend Growth Stocks to Beat September Slump

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                            AMZN, AAPL Hit $1 Trillion: Can They Sustain the Dream Run?

                            Apple, Inc. (AAPL) and Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) have proved their worth as tech giants but now need to retain their newly achieved laurel to stay ahead in the race.

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                              Walmart Expands Delivery, Barclays Loves It: Time to Buy WMT Stock?

                              Shares of Walmart (WMT) popped Wednesday following news that the company is expanding its grocery delivery offerings as rivals Kroger (KR), Target (TGT), and Amazon (AMZN) do the same. Plus, Barclays reinstated coverage of WMT stock at "overweight." The question is should you buy Walmart stock at the moment?

                                The Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: Microsoft, Facebook, Snap and Aspen Technology

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                                  Can Samsung Dethrone AMZN & GOOGL in Virtual Assistant Space?

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                                      Top Tech Giants Are Investing in AI, Here's How You Could Too

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                                        Amazon Launches Hindi Website, Tops $1 Trillion

                                        Ryan McQueeney recaps a historic day for Amazon (AMZN) which saw the e-commerce behemoth reach the $1 trillion market cap threshold and launch Hindi language support in India.

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                                          Amazon Hits $1 Trillion Valuation: AMZN Stock Remains a Strong Buy

                                          Shares of Amazon (AMZN) popped nearly 2% in midday trading Tuesday to lift the e-commerce powerhouse to over $1 trillion in market value. Amazon joined Apple (AAPL) as just the second publicly listed U.S. company to join the trillion-dollar club. On top of this splashy news, Amazon stock still looks like a strong buy at its new high.

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                                            TV Ratings Are Down, But Is the NFL Really In Trouble?

                                            Welcome to the latest episode of the Full-Court Finance podcast from Zacks Investment Research where Associate Stock Strategist Ben Rains breaks down the big business behind the NFL as the league's falling TV ratings and continued controversy take center stage once again. But is the NFL really in that bad of a spot at the moment?

                                              Microsoft Updates Skype, Discontinues Surface Plus Upgrade

                                              Microsoft (MSFT) simplifies Skype, removes "Capture" as well as "Highlights" features. The tech giant also ends Surface Plus financing program.

                                                Intuit (INTU) Hits 52-Week High: What's Driving the Stock?

                                                Intuit (INTU) hits 52-week high on solid fiscal fourth-quarter 2018 results. The robust subscriber growth of QuickBooks Online is expected to help sustain the momentum.

                                                  Synaptics Voice Technology Features in TCL's Televisions

                                                  Synaptics' (SYNA) AudioSmart far-field voice (FFV) technology gets a new customer, TCL Corporation.