Micron (MU) 5. SodaStream International Limited (SODA) 6. Unifirst Corporation (UNF) 7. Western Digital Corporation (WDC) 8.

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2 Contents Introduction 2 Amazon (AMZN) 3 IAC/Interactive (IAC) 4 Micron (MU) 5 SodaStream International Limited (SODA) 6 Unifirst Corporation (UNF) 7 Western Digital Corporation (WDC) 8 U.S. Steel (X) 9 Note to Reader 10 What to Do Next 10 1

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4 Amazon (AMZN) Amazon (AMZN) has historically been one of the lower Zacks Ranked stocks. Things changed a few years ago as AWS pushed profits higher and higher. Now the analysts are getting into the habit of raising estimates into the close of the quarter and that has helped the stock to become a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy). Amazon is slated to report earnings on April 26 after the market is closed. The current consensus is calling for $49.95B on top and $1.30 on the bottom line. AMZN has been beating the number a lot of late. Over the last four quarters, there were three beats and one miss. The most recent quarter was a 16% positive earnings surprise. 3

5 IAC/Interactive (IAC) IAC/Interactive (IAC) is a media and internet conglomerate with over 150 products in its portfolio and more than 125 million mobile apps downloaded. This Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) stock reported an impressive fourth quarter fiscal 2017 back in February. Earnings of $1.40 surged past the Zacks Consensus of $1.13, while revenues also beat our consensus estimate and saw doubledigit growth from the prior year period. Earnings are expected to grow well over 200% for the current quarter, while fiscal 2018 and fiscal 2019 figures are looking pretty great as well. Shares of IAC have gained about 26% since the start of the year, and 106% in the past oneyear period. In comparison, the S&P 500 has lost roughly 0.76% and gained 12.5%, respectively. 4

6 Micron (MU) Micron (MU) delivered another exceptional quarter of record revenue and profits on March 22 and analysts responded with further boosts to their estimates for coming quarters. The upward EPS estimate revisions weren t especially dramatic in the past few weeks, with the current fiscal year (ending August) only rising 3.4% from $10.63 to $ But that s because the analysts were already busy before the company s report moving the consensus from $10.13 to $10.63 on Micron s updated guidance for fiscal Q2 released on February 5. That $10.99 EPS represents 121.6% growth while the top line comes in at $29.16 billion for a whopping 43.5% sales advance. 5

7 SodaStream International Limited (SODA) SodaStream International Limited (SODA) has found its niche as health and wellness trends have boosted sales of its sparkling water system. On Feb 14, the company reported fourth quarter results and crushed the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 45%. It was the 10th earnings beat in a row as the company has turned around the business. The holiday quarter was strong with revenue jumping 19.6% to $157.7 million from $131.8 million a year ago. SodaStream gave a bullish guidance for 2018 with revenue expected to rise another 12% and earnings forecasted to gain 5% from

8 Unifirst Corporation (UNF) Unifirst Corporation (UNF) is one of the fastest growing companies in the Uniform and Textile Services business. The major portion of its business is Uniform Rental Service Programs, wherein it provides customers with all necessary products plus weekly cleaning, maintenance, and any needed replacements of work clothing. The company reported Q2 18 results where they beat Zacks Consensus Estimates for both earnings and revenue for the fifth consecutive quarter. Further, due to higher than expected specialty garment sales and the benefit of a lower corporate tax rate, management increased both FY 18 EPS and revenue guidance. Over the past 30 days, earnings estimates for Q3 18, Q4 18, FY 18 and FY 19 have all been positively revised. 7

9 Western Digital Corporation (WDC) Western Digital Corporation (WDC) is a leading provider of storage technologies and solutions. On January 25, WDC reported results for their second fiscal quarter ended Dec. 29, 2017, beating on both the top and bottom lines. Analysts have been raising the estimates for the company after strong results. Zacks Consensus Estimates for the current and next year have surged to $13.98 per share and $12.33 per share, from $13.46 and $11.98 respectively, before the results. Rising estimates sent the stock back to a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy). Computer Storage currently has a Zacks Industry Rank of 43 out of 265 (top 16%). In addition to a top Zacks Rank and favorable Zacks Industry Rank, the stock has a Zacks Style Score of A for Value as well as VGM. 8

10 U.S. Steel (X) U.S. Steel (X) has posted a revenue surprise in each of the last three quarters and the stock performed well in the wake of each of these announcements. Sales estimates for both the next quarter and 2018 are both up 10% versus comparable periods a year ago at $3.45B and $13.48B, respectively. Not surprisingly given the increases in sales, earnings at U.S. Steel have been rising steadily and analyst expectations are for the trend to continue. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for 2018 now stands at $5.00 per share, a whopping 56% increase in just the last 90 days. Thanks to the recent selloff and growing earnings forecasts, U.S. Steel now trades at a forward P/E of just 6.9X as compared to an industry average of 11.6X. 9

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