An updated edition of the Sept. 26, 2025, article.Investing in the stock market often brings to mind themes of growth, innovation, and long-term value creation, but beneath the surface lies a niche segment that has historically delivered outsized returns: sin stocks. These are companies operating in industries often considered socially or morally controversial, including alcohol, tobacco, gambling, weapons manufacturing, and, at times, cannabis. Despite their reputational baggage, sin stocks tend to benefit ...

The Construction group has plenty of great stocks, but investors should always be looking for companies that are outperforming their peers. Has Arcosa (ACA) been one of those stocks this year? Let's take a closer look at the stock's year-to-date performance to find out.Arcosa is a member of the Construction sector. This group includes 92 individual stocks and currently holds a Zacks Sector Rank of #16. The Zacks Sector Rank includes 16 different groups and is listed in order from best to worst in terms of t ...

The Medical group has plenty of great stocks, but investors should always be looking for companies that are outperforming their peers. AtriCure (ATRC) is a stock that can certainly grab the attention of many investors, but do its recent returns compare favorably to the sector as a whole? A quick glance at the company's year-to-date performance in comparison to the rest of the Medical sector should help us answer this question.AtriCure is one of 950 companies in the Medical group. The Medical group currently ...

Here at Zacks, we focus on our proven ranking system, which places an emphasis on earnings estimates and estimate revisions, to find winning stocks. But we also understand that investors develop their own strategies, so we are constantly looking at the latest trends in value, growth, and momentum to find strong companies for our readers.Considering these trends, value investing is clearly one of the most preferred ways to find strong stocks in any type of market. Value investors rely on traditional forms of ...

Investors interested in Basic Materials stocks should always be looking to find the best-performing companies in the group. Orla Mining Ltd. (ORLA) is a stock that can certainly grab the attention of many investors, but do its recent returns compare favorably to the sector as a whole? By taking a look at the stock's year-to-date performance in comparison to its Basic Materials peers, we might be able to answer that question.Orla Mining Ltd. is one of 239 individual stocks in the Basic Materials sector. Coll ...

The Industrial Products group has plenty of great stocks, but investors should always be looking for companies that are outperforming their peers. O-I Glass (OI) is a stock that can certainly grab the attention of many investors, but do its recent returns compare favorably to the sector as a whole? Let's take a closer look at the stock's year-to-date performance to find out.O-I Glass is a member of our Industrial Products group, which includes 186 different companies and currently sits at #12 in the Zacks S ...

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Investors interested in Computer and Technology stocks should always be looking to find the best-performing companies in the group. Is CS Disco (LAW) one of those stocks right now? By taking a look at the stock's year-to-date performance in comparison to its Computer and Technology peers, we might be able to answer that question.CS Disco is a member of the Computer and Technology sector. This group includes 604 individual stocks and currently holds a Zacks Sector Rank of #2. The Zacks Sector Rank includes 1 ...

The movie industry worries that a Warner-Netflix deal would eliminate another studio and major source of theatrical films. Photographer: Kyle Grillot/Bloomberg Netflix Inc. has told management of Warner Bros. Discovery Inc. that it will keep releasing the studio’s films in theaters if it’s successful in buying the company, people familiar with the matter said. Warner Bros. has contractual agreements to release movies in theaters, which Netflix would honor, according to the people, who asked not to be ide ...

Core Insights - Hexaware Technologies has been recognized as a Client Champion in the 2025 ISG Star of Excellence Awards, highlighting its commitment to outstanding customer service excellence based on direct feedback from enterprise customers [1][3]. Group 1: Awards and Recognition - The ISG Star of Excellence Awards program, now in its eighth year, evaluates service providers based on continuous Customer Experience (CX) research across six key dimensions [2]. - Hexaware achieved the highest CX score, reflecting its focus on transparency, reliability, and measurable results, as stated by CEO R Srikrishna [3]. Group 2: Industry Context - The ISG Star of Excellence program provides actionable insights for service providers to enhance customer experience, with feedback from enterprise clients offering visibility into provider performance [4]. - Enterprises are increasingly expecting speed, transparency, and measurable outcomes as AI and intelligent automation transform service delivery models [4]. Group 3: Research and Evaluation - Over 2,000 service providers and vendors were evaluated annually by ISG, with this year's research informed by survey responses from thousands of enterprise clients across various regions [4].