Zacks Recent Price Strength Strategy Highlights: AAR, FirstService, Huron, and Radyne

Business Wire, July 21, 2005

CHICAGO -- This stock picking strategy looks for companies trading in the upper range of their 52-week highs along with other attractive fundamental attributes. This strategy proves that the "trend is your friend" with an average annual return of 48.1% over the last four years compared to only 1.1% for the S&P 500. This screen is called the Recent Price Strength Profit Track strategy. Four stocks meeting this screen's exclusive criteria as of July 20, 2005 are AAR Corp. (NYSE:AIR), FirstService Corp. (NASDAQ:FSRV), Huron Consulting Group (NASDAQ:HURN), and Radyne Corp. (NASDAQ:RADN). View the entire list of stocks for the Recent Price Strength Profit Track at http://at.zacks.com/?id=1863

Here are four companies that meet the following Recent Price Strength Profit Track:

AAR Corp. (NYSE:AIR), an aerospace services company, recently reported fourth-quarter earnings of 17 per share. The result topped the year ago result of 8 cents per share. The company credited its results to its newly introduced engineered products. During the past four weeks, AIR's share price has increased approximately 1% and is trading right at its 52-week high.

FirstService Corp. (NASDAQ:FSRV) a business services company, has gone up in price by over 5% over the past four weeks and is trading at a 52-week high. In May, the company announced fiscal fourth-quarter earnings of 7 cents per share, beating the consensus estimate by 4 cents, or 133%. The company noted that international expansion contributed to its bottom line.

Huron Consulting Group (NASDAQ:HURN), a financial consulting services company, recently reported a strong earnings report. Fiscal first-quarter earnings were 29 cents per share, ahead of the consensus estimate by 61%. Given this positive momentum in earnings, it is not surprising that shares of HURN are trading at a new 52-week high and have advanced in price by about 8% over the past four weeks.

Radyne Corp. (NASDAQ:RADN), a satellite modem company, posted first-quarter earnings of 8 cents per share, versus last year's 18 cents. Management cited new products and high margins for their success. The company sports a long-term growth rate of 25%, and a share price increase of almost 6% in the past four weeks. The stock is trading near its 52-week high.

Discover all the current stocks currently on the Recent Price Strength Profit Track at: http://at.zacks.com/?id=1864

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