New Strong Buy Stocks for May 21st — Positive

AVVIY  GDS  HCSG  KGC  MNDY   Zacks Investment Research — May 21, 2025

GDS, MNDY, KGC, HCSG and AVVIY have been added to the Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) List on May 21, 2025.

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How Will Deckers' Stock React To Its Upcoming Earnings? — Neutral

DECK   Forbes — May 21, 2025

Deckers Outdoor Corp (NYSE: DECK) is set to announce its fiscal fourth-quarter earnings (March year) on Thursday, May 22, 2025, with analysts predicting earnings of 60 cents per share and revenue of $1 billion. This would indicate a 28% decline in earnings year-over-year, along with a 4% sales growth compared to last year's figures of 83 cents per share and $960 million in revenue.

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Gold prices test $3,310.48 as deficit worries and a weaker dollar fuel safe-haven demand. A breakout could push XAU/USD toward $3,500.20.

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When Mark Zuckerberg recently described a future where advertisers would need "no creative, no targeting demographic, no measurement," it signaled an unapologetic shift toward fully autonomous advertising.

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This Snubbed Fertilizer Giant Gave Investors $2 Billion — Positive

CF   Forbes — May 21, 2025

We need to talk about one dividend grower that's set to win big from this sudden breakout of tariff peace.

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Janus Henderson Short Term Income Managed Account Q1 2025 Commentary — Positive

JHG   Seeking Alpha — May 21, 2025

Our overweight to credit spread risk and underweight to interest rate risk drove outperformance versus the benchmark, despite some security selection drag. We see attractive yields in short-term fixed income, supported by a resilient U.S. economy and the Fed's initiation of its rate-cutting cycle. We favor overweighting credit spread and duration risk, focusing on sectors with cheaper relative valuations like CLOs and ABS over corporates.

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TJX's stock dips as same-store sales fall slightly short — Neutral

TJX   Market Watch — May 21, 2025

Sales rise 5% and its profit narrowly beats analyst estimates.

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Karim Bousta, partner at DVX Ventures and former VP at Tesla and Lyft, says Tesla's return to customer-focused products is promising but warns that its solo push into robotaxis faces major logistical and operational hurdles.

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TJX Cos maintained annual forecasts and beat Wall Street expectations for first-quarter sales on Wednesday, as shoppers looking for deals to save money in the face of growing economic uncertainties flocked to the stores of the off-price retailer.

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UnitedHealth shares fell nearly 7% on Wednesday in premarket trading after a Guardian report that the healthcare conglomerate secretly paid nursing homes thousands in bonuses to help slash hospital transfers for ailing residents.

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Fidus Investment Corp: Same Strong Performance At An Improved Valuation — Positive

FDUS   Seeking Alpha — May 21, 2025

Fidus Investment (FDUS) offers an 11% dividend yield and trades at a 1% premium to NAV, with efficient net investment income generation due to low leverage and low interest expense. The company's Q1 adjusted net investment income was flat at $0.54, with a stable NAV and a managed dividend policy ensuring 100% coverage. FDUS's portfolio quality remains strong, with modest non-accruals and improved internal ratings.

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Will Ross Stores' Q1 Earnings Drive Stock Growth? — Neutral

ROST   Forbes — May 21, 2025

Ross Stores (NASDAQ: ROST) is set to announce its fiscal first-quarter earnings on Thursday, May 22, 2025, with analysts forecasting earnings of $1.43 per share and $4.96 billion in revenue. This would indicate a 3% decrease in earnings year-over-year and a 2% increase in sales compared to last year's figures of $1.47 per share and $4.86 billion in revenue.

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Incredible Income, Outrageous Returns: Western Midstream — Positive

WES   Seeking Alpha — May 21, 2025

Moving commodities is a valuable business to collect income from. The market has multiple strong options, but this one keeps smoking the market in total returns. Collect incredible income and outrageous, outsized returns.

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Canada Goose Holdings' profit and revenue rose thanks to a strong performance from its direct-to-consumer channel, but said it would withhold guidance for the new fiscal year amid broader consumer uncertainty.

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TEL AVIV, Israel, May 21, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- ParaZero Technologies Ltd. (Nasdaq: PRZO) (the “company” or “ParaZero”), an aerospace company focused on safety systems for commercial unmanned aircrafts and defense counter-UAS systems, recently announced a follow-on purchase order for its innovative SafeAir™ M4 parachute recovery system from a prominent drone technology partner in Europe.

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New Strong Sell Stocks for May 21st — Negative

AMTB  BP  COLM   Zacks Investment Research — May 21, 2025

AMTB, BP and COLM have been added to the Zacks Rank #5 (Strong Sell) List on May 21, 2025.

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FORT WORTH, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Distribution Solutions Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: DSGR) (“DSG” or the “Company"), a premier specialty distribution company, today announced that management will participate in one-on-one “virtual” investor meetings at the 19th Annual Barrington Virtual Spring Investment Conference on Thursday, May 29, 2025. About Distribution Solutions Group, Inc. Distribution Solutions Group ("DSG") is a premier multi-platform specialty distribution company providing high touch, v.

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ISS, Glass Lewis, and Egan-Jones Unanimously Conclude Mangless Has Not Made a Compelling Case for Change Board and Management Urge Stockholders to Follow Proxy Advisors' Recommendation and Vote “FOR” Wendy L. Dixon, Ph.D.

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LOUISVILLE, Ky., May 21, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Stock Yards Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ: SYBT), parent company of Stock Yards Bank & Trust Company, with offices in the Louisville, central, eastern and northern Kentucky, as well as the Indianapolis, Indiana and Cincinnati, Ohio metropolitan markets, announced that its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.31 per common share. The dividend will be paid on July 1, 2025, to stockholders of record as of June 16, 2025.

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ZURICH , May 21, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- NLS Pharmaceutics Ltd . (NASDAQ: NLSP), a Swiss clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on central nervous system ("CNS") disorders, announces that it will present new preclinical data on Mazindol ER at the 2025 Annual Meeting of the American Society of Clinical Psychopharmacology ("ASCP").

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