Table 1. Zacks Research Wizard
Company Zacks Investment Research
Web Address www.zacksrw.com
Price $1,800/yr. for 6 years of backtesting data; $3,000/yr. for Advanced Backtesting w/9 years backtesting data; free 14-day trial
Data Source Zacks Investment Research
Database Content
Number of Stocks/Data Fields for Screening 8,300+ active stocks/100,000+ data fields
Create Custom Data Fields Yes
Company Information Company Web link Yes
DRP Plan  
Industry Grouping Yes (Zacks)
Description Length 40-60 words
Employees Yes
Estimates--Earnings & Revenues Source Zacks Investment Research
Quarterly Yes (EPS: 4 qtrs; sales: 4 qtrs)
Annual Yes (EPS: 3 yrs; sales: 2 yrs)
Growth--Long Term Yes (EPS: 3-5 yrs, ann'l for next 4 yrs & 4 qtrs)
Surprise Yes (EPS: 28 qtrs; sales: 9 qtrs)
Revisions/Trend % change in ann'l & qtrly sales & EPS est. last 1, 4, & 12 wks; # up/down revs in ann'l EPS est. over last 4 wks; # up/down revs in curr qtr & next 2 FY sales est.
Consensus Analyst Recommendations Zacks Rank & consensus broker rating
Consensus Analyst Rec.--Changes/Trend Yes (trend in Zacks Rank & broker rating last 144 mos)
Valuation Fundamental 6-12 month price target
Ratios Leverage long-term debt/equity, deby/total capital
Liquidity & Coverage quick, current, payout, cash, interest coverage
Return on Investment return on assets, return on equity, return on investment
Multiples P/E, P/S, P/B, P/CF, yield, fwd PEG, rel P/E
Margins pretax margin, profit margin, operating margin
Turnover total asset, inventory, receivables
Growth Rates Elements sales, EPS, net income, divs, book value, cash flow
Periods 1-qtr, 1-yr (same qtr), 12m, 5-yr
Total/Annualized Yes
Price & Share Data High/Low/Close/Volume Yes (52-wk high/low, 13 mos of month-end prices, 5 yrs year-end prices, current price)
Average Volume Yes (20-day)
Relative Strength (Benchmark) 1-, 4-, 12-, 24- & 52-wk, YTD (S&P 500)
MPT Stats Yes (beta)
Short Interest Yes (shares, ratio, % shares outstdg, % change)
Share Data Yes (market cap, shares outstdg, float, split date)
Insider Holdings Yes (%)
Insider Trading Yes (chg in % hldgs & # buys & sells last 12 & 24 wks)
Institutional Holdings Yes (%)
Industry Comparisons Yes
Screening
SEC Filings Yes
Number of Data Points for Screening/Becktesting 100,000+ for screening; 50,000 for backtesting/Advanced Backtesting
Against Constant Values Yes
Against Other Data Fields Yes
Against Benchmarks (Industry/Sector, Index, etc.) Yes (universal, industry, sector, S&P 500)
Number of Data Fields for Sorting sort on fields used in screen
Save Custom Screens Yes
# of Predefined Screens 90+
Viewing
Browse Table Yes
Financial Statement Presentation total $
Individual Company Summaries Yes
Reports
Charts/Graphs Yes
Export Results to a File Yes
Statistical Summaries Yes