Zacks.com Announces That Donald Rowe Highlights the Following Stocks: Amedisys, Inc. and Grey Wolf, Inc

Business Wire, July 26, 2005

CHICAGO -- Donald Rowe, editor of the Wall Street Digest newsletter, says the greatest bull market in history will lift-off when the Fed stops raising short-term rates and/or oil prices begin declining. Learn about Amedisys, Inc. (Nasdaq:AMED) and Grey Wolf, Inc. (AMEX:GW). Click here for the full story exclusively on Zacks.com: http://at.zacks.com/?id=84

Highlights from the July 25th Featured Expert column by Donald Rowe include:

A Sampling of Buy Recommendations:

Amedisys, Inc. (Nasdaq:AMED) is the nation's second largest provider of home health care services. The company operates more than 130 regional home health agencies in 13 states across the Southeast. Over the past four quarters, Amedisys has realized earnings growth of 32%, 30%, 67% and 144% on sales increases of 49%, 53%, 58% and 77%, respectively. The company is expecting earnings of $1.87 per share in 2005, a 24% increase from last year, and $2.45 per share in 2006.

Grey Wolf, Inc. (AMEX:GW) is a leading provider of contract oil and gas land drilling services in the United States. The company serves both major and independent oil and gas companies with a premium fleet of 127 drilling rigs that are located in the nation's most prolific natural gas regions, including South and West Texas, the Gulf Coast, the Rocky Mountains, and the Ark-La-Tex and Mississippi/Alabama areas. Over the past three quarters, Grey Wolf has realized earnings growth of 350%, 400% and 175% on sales increases of 99%, 54% and 61%, respectively. The company is expecting earnings of $0.49 per share in 2005, a 999% increase from last year, and $0.63 per share in 2006.

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