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Screen of the Week: Archive
What is Your Stock's Earnings Yield?
by Kevin Matras
Kevin Matras talks about a stock's Earnings Yield and how to use it. Highlighted stocks include GILD, LYB, MGA, RFMD and UAL.
UALPositive Net Change GILDNegative Net Change MGANegative Net Change
Your Best Stocks Will Be in the Best Industries
by Kevin Matras
Getting into one of the top Zacks Ranked Industries will increase your odds of success by 2 to 1. Highlighted stocks include AMED, GBX, MCY, SCHL and SMCI.
SMCINegative Net Change SCHLNegative Net Change MCYNegative Net Change
R-Squared Growth Rate: You Need to Know This
by Kevin Matras
Kevin Matras writes about the R-Squared Growth Rate and how it can help you find outperforming stocks. Highlighted stocks include ARW, AVT and PRU.
PRUNegative Net Change AVTNegative Net Change ARWNegative Net Change
Two Items Added to the Zacks Rank for Explosive Returns
by Kevin Matras
Kevin Matras goes over the Filtered Zacks Rank5 strategy. Learn how it can help you pick the best of the Zacks #1 Rank stocks. Highlighted stocks include HBI, MCS and WBMD.
WBMDPositive Net Change MCSNegative Net Change HBINegative Net Change
Get Ready To Be Surprised This Earnings Season
by Kevin Matras
Kevin Matras details a good screen to use before and after a company reports this earnings season. Highlighted stocks include ECOL, MMP, WPC, TIF and LAZ.
TIFPositive Net Change MMPPositive Net Change LAZNegative Net Change ECOLNegative Net Change
A Company's First Profit Can Mean Big Profits to Investors
by Kevin Matras
Kevin Matras screens for companies showing their 'first' profit, and explains why they are ones to watch. Highlighted stocks include POZN, XCRA, NM, KEM and HZNP.
XCRAPositive Net Change HZNPPositive Net Change ARLZNegative Net Change
Top Stocks with Big Potential Catch-Up Moves
by Kevin Matras
Given the recent run-up in the market, here's a screen I've been using recently.
GPCPositive Net Change ROKNegative Net Change NKEPositive Net Change
Stocks with Upgraded Broker Ratings
by Kevin Matras
Kevin Matras explains why looking for stocks with upgraded broker ratings can upgrade your portfolio to a whole new level. Highlighted stocks include BIIB, LUV, NFG, TOWR and XRS.
TALPositive Net Change TOWRPositive Net Change LUVPositive Net Change BIIBPositive Net Change
Using the Short Ratio to Forecast Turning Points
by Kevin Matras
Kevin Matras looks at the 'short ratio' as a market sentiment indicator and shows how to use it for finding winning stocks. Highlighted stocks include ZINC, ENPH, AKRX, TPH and INT.
TPHNegative Net Change INTPositive Net Change AKRXPositive Net Change ENPHPositive Net Change
Winning Stock Picking Ideas from Last Week's Employment Report
by Kevin Matras
Kevin Matras goes over how to find winning stock-picking ideas in the government's 'boring' economic reports. Highlighted stocks include TEL, UEIC, HLS, BWLD and ALK.
UEICNegative Net Change TELNegative Net Change HLSNegative Net Change BWLDNo Net Change
Using the Price to Cash Flow to Find Value
by Kevin Matras
Kevin Matras shows how to search for stocks with increasing Cash Flows, but low Price to Cash Flow ratios. Highlighted stocks include CTB, ERF, SYA, CMO and MAN.
CTBPositive Net Change CMOPositive Net Change MANPositive Net Change
Why the P/S Ratio is My Favorite Valuation Metric
by Kevin Matras
This week, Kevin Matras shows how to use the Price to Sales ratio. Highlighted stocks include OUTR, ARRS, SAFM, CAR and RAD.
SAFMPositive Net Change RADNegative Net Change ARRSNo Net Change
Using Price and Volume for Picking Winning Stocks
by Kevin Matras
Kevin Matras shows how to use weekly price and volume to help determine future market direction and spot institutional buying. Highlighted stocks include AFSI, AWH, CLDT, FNHC and WWAV.
WWAVPositive Net Change FNHCPositive Net Change CLDTNegative Net Change
PEG Ratio vs. the P/E Ratio
by Kevin Matras
Kevin Matras compares the PEG ratio to the P/E ratio and shows how to use them both for finding classically undervalued stocks with market beating growth rates. Highlighted stocks include GPK, HA, MHLD, OUTR and URI.
URINegative Net Change GPKNegative Net Change
What's Your Stock's Price Target?
by Kevin Matras
Kevin Matras explains how to calculate a stock's price target and how to find stocks currently trading below them. Highlighted stocks include HII, MGA, LEA, TEN and TKR.
TKRNegative Net Change TENPositive Net Change MGANegative Net Change
Earnings Acceleration for Future Outperformers
by Kevin Matras
Kevin Matras goes over a screen that can help you find companies with accelerated earnings growth. Highlighted stocks include ATSG, CMCSA, CPRT, CTRN and EXAM.
CMCSAPositive Net Change CTRNNegative Net Change CPRTPositive Net Change
Your Next Stock Should Be Making New Highs
by Kevin Matras
This week, Kevin Matras talks about stocks making new highs and why you shouldn't be afraid to buy them. Highlighted stocks include MGA, IM, PLXS, EXH and RAD.
PLXSNegative Net Change MGANegative Net Change RADNegative Net Change AROCNegative Net Change
Explosive Stocks Under $10
by Kevin Matras
Kevin Matras looks for stocks under $10 with explosive potential. Highlighted stocks include AGRO, RAD, ONNN, CPE and DHT.
ONNegative Net Change RADNegative Net Change CPEPositive Net Change
Winning Stock Picking Ideas from Last Week's Employment Report
by Kevin Matras
Kevin Matras goes over how to find winning stock-picking ideas in the government's 'boring' economic reports. Highlighted stocks include RMBS, BWLD, VMC, CHE and SWC.
VMCNegative Net Change SWCNo Net Change RMBSNegative Net Change
Upgraded Broker Ratings for Big Returns
by Kevin Matras
Kevin Matras explains why looking for stocks with upgraded broker ratings can upgrade your portfolio to a whole new level. Highlighted stocks include MTZ, LAZ, PBI, NXPI and SKX.
SKXNegative Net Change PBIPositive Net Change NXPINegative Net Change
How to Pick Market Beating Stocks
by Kevin Matras
Kevin Matras goes over a Relative Price Change screen to help you find top performers no matter what the market is doing. Highlighted stocks include ATRO, HAR, HBI, NTGR and THRM.
NTGRNegative Net Change HARNo Net Change HBINegative Net Change ATROPositive Net Change
The Power of New Analyst Coverage
by Kevin Matras
Kevin Matras shows why stocks with new analyst coverage are stocks you want to have. Highlighted stocks include GRFS, PRGN, GWRE, ABM and THG.
GRFSNegative Net Change PRGNFNo Net Change GWREPositive Net Change
How to Uncover Institutional Buying
by Kevin Matras
Kevin Matras goes over how to screen for weekly volume increases to uncover institutional buying. Highlighted stocks include HEI, PWR, HOLI, RGA and SYA.
RGANegative Net Change HOLIPositive Net Change HEINegative Net Change
Profit Margins Will Determine Your Portfolio's Bottom Line
by Kevin Matras
Kevin Matras looks at the powerful combination of Sales Growth and Increasing Profit Margins. Highlighted stocks include KORS, UFPI, ULTI, MMS and WDR.
ULTIPositive Net Change UFPINegative Net Change WDRPositive Net Change
Using the Price to Cash Flow to Find Value
by Kevin Matras
Kevin Matras shows how to search for stocks with increasing Cash Flows, but low Price to Cash Flow ratios. Highlighted stocks include TSN, RFP, LAZ, SB and EBS.
TSNPositive Net Change SBNegative Net Change LAZNegative Net Change