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Updated Sep 17, 2024 11:10 AM 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 B Growth F 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 26% (66 out of 251)

Industry: Computer - Software

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                    IBM Declares 1,800 AI, Blockchain, IoT Based Jobs in France

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                          EA's Latest Buyout to Strengthen Position in Cloud Gaming

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                            Intel, Google & Microsoft Discover New Low-Risk Chip Flaws

                            Intel (INTC), Google and Microsoft reveal new security bugs but these do not possess major threats as Spectre and Meltdown that surfaced in January.

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                              Is Fidelity Dividend ETF for Rising Rates (FDRR) a Hot ETF Right Now?

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                                Should PowerShares Dividend Achievers Portfolio (PFM) Be on Your Investing Radar?

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                                  While Hardware Has Been Getting the Attention, These Software Stocks are on the Rise

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                                    Amazon Focuses on LATAM: Should Google & Microsoft Worry?

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                                      Microsoft Ramps Up AI Portfolio: Should AMZN, AAPL Take Note?

                                      Microsoft (MSFT) acquires Semantic Machines to strengthen AI capabilities and gain competitive edge in the market.

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                                        Should You Buy HP Enterprise (HPE) Stock Ahead of Earnings?

                                        Shares of Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) dipped slightly on Monday, just one day before the company is scheduled to release its latest quarterly earnings report. So what should we expect to see from HPE when it reports on Tuesday? Let's take a closer look.

                                          NetApp (NTAP) Set To Report Q4 Earnings: Is A Beat In Store?

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                                              Should Pacer Trendpilot 100 ETF (PTNQ) Be on Your Investing Radar?

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                                                Why Did Baidu (BIDU) Stock Drop Today?

                                                Shares of Chinese internet giant Baidu (BIDU) were down more than 7.5% in early morning trading Friday after the company announced that Lu Qi, who oversaw the firm's shift to artificial intelligence, is leaving his role as chief operating officer.

                                                  Microsoft Unveils Xbox Controller for Specially-Abled Gamers

                                                  Microsoft (MSFT) ups its game in the console industry by dedicating Xbox Adaptive Controller to differently-abled gamers.