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Zacks Upgrades and Revisions Strategy highlights: Assurant, Baldor Electric Company, American Ecology Corp. and ICO Inc.

Publication: Business Wire
Publication Date: 11-JUN-07 		Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access

Article Excerpt
CHICAGO -- Earnings estimate revisions are the most powerful force impacting stock prices. Couple that with the proven benefits of upgrades in ratings from brokerage firms and you have a strategy that delivered a +23.3 return in 2006. Four stocks meeting this screen's exclusive criteria are: Assurant Inc. (NYSE: AIZ), Baldor Electric Company (NYSE: BEZ), American Ecology Corp. (Nasdaq: ECOL) and ICO Inc. (Nasdaq: ICOC). View the entire list of stocks for the Upgrades and Revisions Profit Track at http://at.zacks.com/?id=1844

Here are details on four companies currently identified by the Upgrades and Revisions Profit Track:

Assurant Inc. (NYSE: AIZ) recently announced that it raised its dividend by 20%. The new dividend amount, of 12 cents per share, was declared on May 18, 2007. In early May, the company reported first-quarter earnings of $1.42 per share, beating the consensus estimate by 20% and exceeding the...

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