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Top Best Stocks to Buy Now Today (Top "A" Zen Ratings: (Aug 11, 2026)
The top best stocks to buy right now. Stocks rated "A" by the Zen Ratings quant model returned +28.50% annualized. Learn More

Zen Rating: A
Ticker
Company
Zen Rating
Financials
Market Cap
ROE
ROA
ROCE
ROIC
D/E
Current Ratio
Gross Margin
Profit Margin
Operating Margin
EDRY
EURODRY LTD
AB$104.32M9.90%4.50%8.51%6.00%1.031.2855.50%15.00%25.28%
LCUT
LIFETIME BRANDS INC
AB$213.11M15.90%5.50%12.84%10.50%1.842.1143.40%4.80%8.56%
VLO
VALERO ENERGY CORP
AA$90.68B29.90%11.90%21.81%20.10%1.461.648.00%5.20%7.18%
PARR
PAR PACIFIC HOLDINGS INC
AA$3.59B54.50%20.60%36.96%29.00%1.291.8423.10%9.90%13.72%
ESCA
ESCALADE INC
AB$294.18M13.10%10.10%16.25%23.90%0.283.2128.20%9.50%12.63%
DINO
HF SINCLAIR CORP
AB$15.15B19.90%10.80%17.50%21.50%0.841.9712.90%6.10%8.54%
HBB
HAMILTON BEACH BRANDS HOLDING CO
AA$443.60M30.70%14.60%24.84%24.70%0.903.1333.10%9.40%12.45%
QUAD
QUAD/GRAPHICS INC
AB$505.86M26.20%2.50%13.36%8.20%8.610.8721.60%1.30%3.51%
PSX
PHILLIPS 66
AB$86.00B24.40%9.00%15.66%12.90%1.561.3210.50%4.50%6.36%
SBLK
STAR BULK CARRIERS CORP
AB$3.17B11.70%7.60%10.07%8.40%0.531.9248.80%23.90%28.73%
BMY
BRISTOL MYERS SQUIBB CO
AB$132.45B46.80%10.30%17.28%19.30%2.931.5370.20%18.90%24.23%
PMTS
CPI CARD GROUP INC
AB$329.66M-80.30%3.50%17.65%10.40%-35.032.0931.00%2.30%9.02%
SWBI
SMITH & WESSON BRANDS INC
AA$635.57M5.00%3.40%6.83%5.60%0.363.2026.90%3.50%5.70%
WEYS
WEYCO GROUP INC
AB$441.45M14.00%11.30%16.44%30.10%0.227.5549.10%12.40%16.71%
ELMD
ELECTROMED INC
AA$352.57M22.10%18.20%27.56%44.80%0.214.9178.40%14.10%18.92%
SHIP
SEANERGY MARITIME HOLDINGS CORP
AB$339.51M7.80%3.70%8.29%5.90%1.160.8562.50%13.40%27.17%
DK
DELEK US HOLDINGS INC
AC$3.72B127.10%3.10%14.78%9.90%38.220.767.00%1.90%5.08%
CRD.A
CRAWFORD & CO
AB$642.08M13.00%3.00%11.29%11.90%3.081.1927.80%1.80%3.92%
PBF
PBF ENERGY INC
AB$7.86B24.10%9.80%19.10%16.00%1.281.333.90%3.90%5.74%
ACU
ACME UNITED CORP
AB$216.88M8.30%5.30%8.58%9.10%0.653.2340.10%4.60%6.73%
SKHY
SK HYNIX INC
AAN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A0.362.62N/AN/AN/A
UGP
ULTRAPAR HOLDINGS INC
AC$6.42BN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A6.60%1.70%4.40%
PBYI
PUMA BIOTECHNOLOGY INC
AA$448.58M20.90%13.30%24.27%46.50%0.392.9174.80%11.60%15.00%
CNC
CENTENE CORP
AB$32.89B-24.00%-6.30%-9.40%-17.50%2.681.157.80%-2.50%-1.96%
MOV
MOVADO GROUP INC
AB$816.85M6.40%4.30%6.65%8.40%0.454.5654.80%4.70%6.06%
PKOH
PARK OHIO HOLDINGS CORP
AC$693.49M6.90%1.80%7.25%5.00%2.762.4017.30%1.60%4.80%
KLIC
KULICKE & SOFFA INDUSTRIES INC
AB$4.53B13.60%9.80%14.49%23.80%0.453.4448.20%12.20%15.22%
PLPC
PREFORMED LINE PRODUCTS CO
AB$2.26B9.00%6.50%10.35%12.30%0.412.9931.40%5.80%7.90%
TCMD
TACTILE SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY INC
AB$657.29M9.70%7.50%14.89%34.20%0.254.2476.40%5.90%10.23%
KMT
KENNAMETAL INC
AB$2.41B10.50%5.30%9.57%9.00%0.982.3831.90%6.40%9.84%
ICCC
IMMUCELL CORP
AB$99.24M-1.90%-1.20%-1.30%-1.10%0.514.8242.60%-1.80%-1.75%
MPC
MARATHON PETROLEUM CORP
AB$89.95B48.70%9.80%18.50%14.90%3.601.2514.00%5.50%7.92%
CORT
CORCEPT THERAPEUTICS INC
AB$12.35B8.30%6.40%0.74%0.90%0.262.8698.30%6.50%0.65%
CAPL
CROSSAMERICA PARTNERS LP
AB$862.72M-51.10%5.30%13.88%7.60%-9.870.7610.90%1.40%2.95%
TG
TREDEGAR CORP
AB$292.83M15.30%8.50%14.78%14.60%0.811.7317.70%4.30%5.52%
MU
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC
AA$972.41B70.50%49.90%51.74%72.50%0.333.4372.60%55.90%65.70%
ECO
OKEANIS ECO TANKERS CORP
AA$2.36B61.70%30.00%28.56%25.30%0.884.4371.40%56.90%62.79%
PGEN
PRECIGEN INC
AC$2.51B-1,063.90%-211.90%-104.99%-77.10%2.914.5890.70%-392.80%-172.64%
INDV
INDIVIOR PHARMACEUTICALS INC
AA$4.54B-216.10%28.10%115.07%76.30%-6.930.8482.00%26.70%31.53%
PLX
PROTALIX BIOTHERAPEUTICS INC
AB$199.82M28.10%17.80%27.76%44.50%0.523.1570.00%20.10%27.24%
MRDN
MERIDIAN HOLDINGS INC
AB$167.74M-121.60%-58.90%-151.65%-351.10%1.280.5955.70%-41.40%-42.30%
OOMA
OOMA INC
AB$593.45M10.00%4.90%5.01%11.00%1.370.9461.30%3.20%2.68%
GPRE
GREEN PLAINS INC
AB$1.06B15.50%7.80%10.47%8.60%0.911.9916.00%6.80%7.69%
BHC
BAUSCH HEALTH COMPANIES INC
AC$2.37BN/A-4.30%4.30%3.40%-14.451.4471.80%-10.10%8.02%
BP
BP PLC
AC$112.45B9.70%1.90%10.13%9.30%3.741.2429.10%2.50%9.25%
VET
VERMILION ENERGY INC
AC$1.75B-19.50%-8.00%-7.67%-6.00%1.541.0062.10%-23.80%-20.12%
DHX
DHI GROUP INC
AB$158.06M1.30%0.60%3.78%18.40%1.010.4483.80%1.00%4.12%
DGII
DIGI INTERNATIONAL INC
AB$3.14B7.40%5.20%8.43%38.60%0.411.1363.80%9.60%13.92%
TOYO
TOYO CO LTD
AB$202.01MN/AN/AN/AN/A2.420.68N/AN/AN/A
LQDT
LIQUIDITY SERVICES INC
AA$1.28B15.20%8.50%19.71%-81.10%0.781.5847.60%6.80%9.99%
ESP
ESPEY MFG & ELECTRONICS CORP
AB$185.51M20.40%12.50%22.72%39.00%0.702.2836.50%25.50%30.33%
KINS
KINGSTONE COMPANIES INC
AB$277.65M29.80%7.70%N/A10.00%2.70N/A54.30%14.80%18.74%
HAE
HAEMONETICS CORP
AB$3.94B11.30%4.00%7.63%8.50%1.833.0859.00%7.10%11.86%
GLBS
GLOBUS MARITIME LTD
AC$73.16M3.80%2.30%5.05%3.90%0.622.7763.30%12.70%26.69%
ONC
BEONE MEDICINES LTD
AB$40.86B14.20%7.80%14.29%27.40%0.773.4188.90%10.70%16.45%
GLP
GLOBAL PARTNERS LP
AC$1.70B23.70%4.20%11.91%7.70%4.371.195.60%0.80%1.57%
SNDK
SANDISK CORP
AA$183.32B42.30%32.30%34.71%84.50%0.244.7856.00%34.20%39.91%
RNG
RINGCENTRAL INC
AA$5.35B-18.80%7.60%25.39%13.00%-2.941.1171.80%4.30%7.06%
RCKY
ROCKY BRANDS INC
AC$364.26M11.40%6.00%11.27%12.20%0.862.9742.20%5.70%8.84%
MD
PEDIATRIX MEDICAL GROUP INC
AC$2.12B19.90%8.10%15.98%34.10%1.421.3226.20%9.00%13.35%
DSX
DIANA SHIPPING INC
AC$296.10M10.40%4.60%N/A6.00%1.17N/A56.70%25.20%46.63%
OESX
ORION ENERGY SYSTEMS INC
AB$78.31M0.30%0.10%2.86%3.20%1.841.5433.60%0.00%0.86%
NMM
NAVIOS MARITIME PARTNERS LP
AC$2.25B10.60%5.90%8.54%6.40%0.751.4563.30%25.00%34.49%
EGHT
8X8 INC
AC$316.27M1.20%0.20%4.53%4.80%3.521.0964.60%0.20%2.89%
OSCR
OSCAR HEALTH INC
AC$8.54B38.50%6.80%23.86%-62.00%4.471.0820.20%3.60%3.95%
REI
RING ENERGY INC
AC$354.33M-28.80%-16.40%-18.11%-12.90%0.700.5468.80%-68.00%-65.35%
PR
PERMIAN RESOURCES CORP
AB$17.78B11.30%6.90%11.22%9.50%0.540.6283.40%21.50%32.35%
AAMI
ACADIAN ASSET MANAGEMENT INC
AA$3.22B94.80%13.50%N/A18.40%5.43N/A100.00%15.20%24.89%
DHT
DHT HOLDINGS INC
AA$2.96B39.60%28.70%28.40%26.40%0.363.6474.20%65.50%67.76%
PANL
PANGAEA LOGISTICS SOLUTIONS LTD
AC$479.49M8.10%3.70%7.33%5.40%1.051.6318.30%5.10%8.60%
GNRC
GENERAC HOLDINGS INC
AB$12.16B9.50%4.60%8.82%11.70%1.012.0539.50%5.80%9.10%
ARQT
ARCUTIS BIOTHERAPEUTICS INC
AB$3.26B15.10%6.50%13.15%12.00%1.222.9291.10%6.10%9.30%
ITRN
ITURAN LOCATION & CONTROL LTD
AA$1.03B28.50%15.70%29.03%60.40%0.901.9049.60%16.00%20.88%
MOG.A
MOOG INC
AB$12.98B18.10%8.10%14.36%15.00%1.152.0928.30%8.80%11.74%
VTEX
VTEX
AB$666.29M10.30%6.90%10.45%12.50%0.522.9179.30%9.50%10.41%
CDNA
CAREDX INC
AA$2.44B32.80%24.80%24.48%69.80%0.254.5870.60%24.20%23.47%
AMPH
AMPHASTAR PHARMACEUTICALS INC
AB$863.95M10.10%4.70%8.66%9.40%1.272.4047.70%10.80%17.55%
TFII
TFI INTERNATIONAL INC
AC$11.41B12.50%4.50%9.70%9.30%1.741.0949.70%4.10%7.42%
CRSR
CORSAIR GAMING INC
AB$1.48B5.20%2.70%5.35%13.10%0.811.7531.60%2.30%3.12%
YPF
YPF SOCIEDAD ANONIMA
AB$20.04B-7.40%-2.80%8.96%6.60%1.700.8727.60%-4.50%10.68%
KALU
KAISER ALUMINUM CORP
AC$3.06B26.30%8.40%15.67%11.30%2.082.5014.50%5.50%8.59%
MKSI
MKS INC
AC$19.77B15.80%5.00%10.34%10.80%1.991.1447.00%10.10%15.50%
BHE
BENCHMARK ELECTRONICS INC
AB$2.92B4.80%2.50%7.02%8.10%0.981.9910.30%1.90%3.53%
LIVN
LIVANOVA PLC
AB$4.21B15.40%7.30%7.43%23.90%0.991.4568.10%12.80%9.77%
ANIK
ANIKA THERAPEUTICS INC
AC$276.76M-2.70%-2.00%-2.22%-2.80%0.344.4862.20%-3.10%-2.96%
ICUI
ICU MEDICAL INC
AC$4.56B1.40%0.70%2.07%3.00%0.852.4339.10%1.40%3.33%
LFUS
LITTELFUSE INC
AB$11.56B-0.30%-0.20%3.16%5.80%0.532.7639.30%-0.30%4.16%
JLL
JONES LANG LASALLE INC
AA$16.44B13.60%5.70%12.63%16.80%1.321.1354.50%3.60%4.84%
SANM
SANMINA CORP
AC$10.67B11.90%3.50%9.57%10.70%2.531.789.00%2.40%4.01%
MITK
MITEK SYSTEMS INC
AB$837.02M9.40%5.50%12.65%43.50%0.472.7483.60%11.40%19.62%
AVT
AVNET INC
AC$7.99B4.30%1.70%7.12%5.60%1.722.0110.50%0.90%2.23%
NUE
NUCOR CORP
AB$62.54B11.20%6.70%9.83%10.90%0.612.9014.00%6.80%9.05%
NSYS
NORTECH SYSTEMS INC
AC$40.91M3.00%1.40%6.04%4.20%1.211.8416.10%0.80%2.16%
SIF
SIFCO INDUSTRIES INC
AB$136.34M10.00%5.20%10.06%8.10%0.931.7716.60%4.00%5.53%
TTC
TORO CO
AA$9.40B24.00%9.50%18.27%18.50%1.711.5633.30%7.30%10.10%
MAX
MEDIAALPHA INC
AA$829.51M8,214.40%28.20%-4.60%-3.90%12.841.2914.70%7.90%-0.85%
NVT
NVENT ELECTRIC PLC
AB$26.27B15.80%8.60%13.95%31.00%0.791.8037.00%12.40%17.41%
APT
ALPHA PRO TECH LTD
AB$54.81M6.60%5.70%7.70%9.10%0.1617.0438.00%6.80%8.97%
TILE
INTERFACE INC
AB$2.18B20.50%10.10%17.08%15.40%0.902.4338.90%8.90%11.72%
JAZZ
JAZZ PHARMACEUTICALS PLC
AB$16.65B21.40%8.20%10.15%13.40%1.311.7888.40%20.40%19.53%

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