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Zacks Upgrades and Revisions Strategy highlights: Assurant Inc., Frontier Oil Corp., MarkWest Energy Partners LP and MasterCard.

Publication: Business Wire
Publication Date: 15-JAN-08 		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), Frontier Oil (NYSE: FTO), MarkWest Energy Partners LP (NYSE: MWE) and Mastercard (NYSE: MA). 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) has recently experienced a solid round of earnings estimates revisions. Combined with a strong trend in its average broker rating, and you have an excellent company for the upgrades and revisions profit track. Within the past 30 days two covering analysts have increased their current-year estimates, while hour covering analysts have increased next-year projections. One analyst has upgraded their next-year estimate within just the past seven days. This activity has...

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