Zacks Releases Four Powerful ''Buy'' Stocks: RadioShack Corporation, Yum! Brands, CF Industries Holdings and Healthspring

The four highlighted picks are: RadioShack Corporation (NYSE: RSH), Yum! Brands, Inc. (NYSE: YUM), CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CF | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) and Healthspring, Inc. (NYSE: HS).

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 +30%. 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 -- RadioShack Corporation (NYSE: RSH)

RadioShack Corporation has recently posted its fourth earnings surprise in the last four quarters. The announcement has produced huge gains over the past month. The company has also announced a plan to repurchase $200 million worth of common shares.

Zacks Guide to Aggressive Growth Investing (free!): http://at.zacks.com/?id=4309

Growth & Income -- Yum! Brands, Inc. (NYSE: YUM)

Yum! Brands, Inc. recently declared a quarterly dividend of 19 cents per share. The company noted that the dividend will be paid out November 7 to shareholders of record at the close of business on October 17. The dividend translates into a yield of 1.9%, which is well above the industry average.

Zacks Guide to Growth & Income Investing (free!): http://at.zacks.com/?id=4310

Momentum -- CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CF)

CF Industries Holdings is operating in a very hot segment of the market but still retains extremely attractive valuations, trading at a steep discount to the overall market. The analyst community is bullish on the long-term prospects of CF, with the next-year estimate projecting 31% earnings growth.

Zacks Guide to Momentum Investing (free!): http://at.zacks.com/?id=4311

Value -- Healthspring, Inc. (NYSE: HS)

Healthspring is weathering the Wall Street financial storm as revenues rose 47% in the second quarter. The company raised 2008 guidance on the back of strong Medicare premium revenues. Healthspring has a forward P/E of 9.40.

Zacks Guide to Value Investing (free!): http://at.zacks.com/?id=4312

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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

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