Core Insights - Zacks Premium provides various tools for investors to enhance their stock market strategies, including daily updates, research reports, and stock screens [1] - The Zacks Style Scores are designed to help investors select stocks with the highest potential to outperform the market in the short term [2] Zacks Style Scores Overview - The Style Scores categorize stocks based on value, growth, and momentum characteristics, assigning ratings from A to F, with A indicating the highest potential for outperformance [3] - Value Score focuses on identifying undervalued stocks using financial ratios like P/E and Price/Sales [4] - Growth Score emphasizes a company's financial health and future growth potential, analyzing projected and historical earnings [5] - Momentum Score identifies trends in stock prices and earnings estimates to determine optimal buying times [6] - VGM Score combines all three Style Scores, providing a comprehensive assessment of stocks based on value, growth, and momentum [6] Zacks Rank and Style Scores Interaction - The Zacks Rank utilizes earnings estimate revisions to guide investors in building successful portfolios, with 1 (Strong Buy) stocks achieving an average annual return of +23.93% since 1988, significantly outperforming the S&P 500 [7] - Investors are encouraged to select stocks with a Zacks Rank of 1 or 2 and Style Scores of A or B for the best chances of success [9] - Stocks rated 4 (Sell) or 5 (Strong Sell) are less favorable, even if they have high Style Scores, due to declining earnings forecasts [10] Company Spotlight: Clearway Energy - Clearway Energy Inc. operates a diversified portfolio of renewable and conventional energy generation assets in the U.S., focusing on long-term cash flow stability and dividend growth [11] - The company holds over 9 gigawatts (GW) of power generation capacity across various energy sources [11] - Clearway Energy has a Zacks Rank of 3 (Hold) and a VGM Score of B, with a Growth Style Score of B, indicating a projected year-over-year earnings growth of 46.7% for the current fiscal year [12] - Recent earnings estimates for fiscal 2025 have been revised upward, with the Zacks Consensus Estimate increasing by $0.38 to $1.10 per share, alongside an average earnings surprise of +125.5% [12][13]