Zacks Investment Research screened for companies with positive recent net profit margins, nonnegative EPS growth, top broker ratings, Zacks Rank 1–2 and VGM A/B and highlighted four names from 19 qualifiers: Chefs' Warehouse (Zacks Rank 2, VGM A) with its 2025 EPS estimate raised to $1.75 from $1.65 in the past week and a four-quarter average earnings surprise of 11.3%; Perdoceo Education (Rank 2, VGM A) with 2025 EPS revised up to $2.52 (+$0.03) and a 6.2% average surprise; Adtalem Global Education (Rank 2, VGM A) with fiscal 2026 EPS steady at $6.52 and the strongest trailing surprise record (18.4%); and Nomad Foods (Rank 2, VGM A) with 2025 EPS nudged to $2.13 (+$0.06) but mixed surprise history (3.2%). These picks combine solid margin profiles, recent upward estimate activity and favorable broker/Zacks scores—factors Zacks presents as supporting potential upside—though historical earnings surprise consistency varies across the group.
Zacks screened for companies with nonnegative recent net profit margins, nonnegative EPS growth, top broker ratings, Zacks Rank 1–2 and VGM A/B and selected four names from 19 qualifiers; the article emphasizes net profit margin as a primary profitability metric while noting industry and accounting limitations. The screen is positioned as a profitability-and-consensus-estimate filter rather than a full fundamental deep dive, and Zacks presents the VGM+Zacks Rank pairing as a historical outperformance signal. Chefs' Warehouse (CHEF) carries a Zacks Rank of 2 and VGM A with the 2025 EPS consensus raised to $1.75 from $1.65 in the past seven days and an average four-quarter earnings surprise of 11.3%. Perdoceo (PRDO) is Rank 2/VGM A with 2025 EPS revised to $2.52 (+$0.03) and a four-quarter average surprise of 6.2% after beating estimates each quarter; Adtalem (ATGE) is Rank 2/VGM A with fiscal 2026 EPS steady at $6.52 and the strongest trailing surprise at 18.4%; Nomad Foods (NOMD) is Rank 2/VGM A with 2025 EPS nudged to $2.13 (+$0.06) but a mixed surprise record (two beats, one match, one miss; 3.2% average). Market signals in the package are mildly positive (overall sentiment 0.35, market impact 0.28) with per-ticker sentiment highest for ATGE (0.7) and lowest for NOMD (0.3). Given the article's caveats about cross‑industry comparability, investors should treat this as a candidate list driven by margins and estimate momentum, not definitive valuation or cash-flow corroboration, and monitor upcoming guidance, interest-expense trends and next quarterly results for confirmation.
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