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Zacks #1 Rank Top Performers: FTI Consulting, Alpha Natural Resources, Walter Industries, Fuel Systems Solutions and Petrobras.

Publication: Business Wire
Publication Date: 02-JUL-08 		Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access

Article Excerpt
CHICAGO -- Zacks.com announces the latest list of top performing Zacks #1 Rank ("strong buy") stocks. The stocks on the prestigious list with the highest returns last week were FTI Consulting, Inc. (NYSE: FCN), Alpha Natural Resources, Inc. (NYSE: ANR), Walter Industries, Inc. (NYSE: WLT), Fuel Systems Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ: FSYS) and Petrobras (NYSE: PBR). Each of these stocks easily outperformed the S&P 500.

Stocks ranked #1 (Strong Buy) by Zacks have produced an average annual return of +32% since inception in 1988. During the 2000-2002 bear market, Zacks #1 Rank stocks gained 43.8% while the S&P 500 tumbled 37.6%. To learn more about the Zacks Rank, go to http://at.zacks.com/?id=3172.

Here is a synopsis of the last week's best performing Zacks #1 Rank stocks.

Shares of FTI Consulting, Inc. (NYSE: FCN) gained 9.3% last week, which was enough to put the consulting services firm on the Zacks #1 Rank Top Performers List. Earnings estimates for this year are up approximately 4.9% over the past two months. In...

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