Zacks` Low Price Stocks Strategy Highlights: HEALTHSOUTH, Dorman Products, SAIC, Newell RubbermaidInc.

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Thu Aug 27, 2009 5:00pm EDT

CHICAGO--(Business Wire)--
Looking for stocks priced below $20? How about companies with discount
valuations and a track record of a positive trend in earnings estimates
revisions? The Low Price Stocks Profit Track Strategy identifies such stocks.
This screen generated a +56.5% return in 2006. Four stocks meeting this screen`s
exclusive criteria are: HEALTHSOUTH Corp. (NYSE: HLS), Dorman Products, Inc.
(NASDAQ: DORM), SAIC, Inc. (NYSE: SAI) and Newell Rubbermaid Inc. (NYSE: NWL).
View the entire list of stocks for the Low Price Stocks Profit Track at
http://at.zacks.com/?id=2140. 

Here are details about four companies currently identified by the Low Price
Stocks Profit Track: 

HEALTHSOUTH Corp. (NYSE: HLS) reported second-quarter earnings of 30 cents per
share, delivering a surprise of 25%. This Zacks #1 Rank sports a price to sales
ratio of .74 and a per share price of $15.83, earning its place on the Low Price
profit track. Moreover, HLS enjoys a 12-month trailing EPS of $1.08. Healthsouth
Corp. recently raised its fiscal year 2009 guidance and now anticipates earnings
per share to be from a range of $0.85-$0.90 to a range of $1.15-$1.25. HLSis the
one of the nation's largest providers of outpatient surgery and rehabilitative
healthcare services. 

Dorman Products, Inc. (NASDAQ: DORM) has a Zacks #1 Rank and a low per share
price of $14.22. For its second quarter, the company reported earnings of 35
cents per share, while analysts expected 31 cents. DORM has a price to sales
ratio of .73 and a 12-month trailing EPS of $1.11, which satisfy the
requirements for the Low Price profit track. DORM is a leading supplier of OE
Dealer Exclusive automotive replacement parts, automotive hardware, brake
products, and household hardware 

SAIC, Inc. (NYSE: SAI) is a scientific, engineering, and technology applications
companythat has a Zacks #2 Rank and a per share price of $18.29, which qualify
it for the Low Price profit track. In addition, SAI has a 12-month trailing EPS
of $1.15 and a price to sales ratio of .36. The company reported second-quarter
earnings of 29 cents per share, which exceeded analysts` expectations of only 27
cents. 

Newell Rubbermaid Inc. (NYSE: NWL) is a Zacks #1 Rank company that reported
second-quarter earnings of 47 cents per share, delivering an EPS surprise of
34.29%. NWL enjoys a low per share price of $13.92 and a 12-month trailing EPS
of $1.14. In addition, the company enjoys a price to sales ratio of .65. For
fiscal year 2009, NWL has raised its EPS guidance to $1.15-$1.30. Newell
Rubbermaid Inc. is a global manufacturer and full-service marketer of name-brand
consumer products 

Discover all the current stocks currently on the Low Price Stocks Profit Track
at: http://at.zacks.com/?id=2141. 

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