New Strong Buy Stocks for February 9th

Here are five stocks added to the Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) List today:

Allied Gold Corporation AAUC: This gold producer which operates a portfolio of producing assets and development projects located principally in Cote d'Ivoire, Mali and Ethiopia, has seen the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 26.8% over the last 60 days.

Allied Gold Corporation Price and Consensus

Allied Gold Corporation price-consensus-chart | Allied Gold Corporation Quote

Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria BBVA: This company which, is engaged in a wide variety of banking, financial and related activities in Spain, has seen the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 17.7% over the last 60 day.

Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria S.A. Price and Consensus

Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria S.A. price-consensus-chart | Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria S.A. Quote

Maximus MMS: This company, which operates government health and human services programs globally, has seen the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its currentyear earnings increasing 14.7% over the last 60 days.

Maximus, Inc. Price and Consensus

Maximus, Inc. price-consensus-chart | Maximus, Inc. Quote

Silicon Motion Technology SIMO: This company, which is a leading developer of microcontroller ICs for NAND flash storage devices, has seen the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 11.1% over the last 60 days.

Silicon Motion Technology Corporation Price and Consensus

Silicon Motion Technology Corporation price-consensus-chart | Silicon Motion Technology Corporation Quote

Morgan Stanley MS: These leading financial services holding company, which serves a diversified group of clients and customers including corporations, governments, financial institutions and individuals, has seen the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 7.3% over the last 60 days.

Morgan Stanley Price and Consensus

Morgan Stanley price-consensus-chart | Morgan Stanley Quote

You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.

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This under-the-radar company specializes in semiconductor products that titans like NVIDIA don't build. It's uniquely positioned to take advantage of the next growth stage of this market. And it's just beginning to enter the spotlight, which is exactly where you want to be.

With strong earnings growth and an expanding customer base, it's positioned to feed the rampant demand for Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, and Internet of Things. Global semiconductor manufacturing is projected to explode from $452 billion in 2021 to $971 billion by 2028.

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