Five Stocks Added to Zacks Strong Buy List

Alcoa, Brainsway, Five Below, Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance, and BWX Technologies see earnings estimates rise.

Apr. 13, 2026 at 5:26pm

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The Zacks research team has added five new stocks to their Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) list on April 13, 2026. The companies - Alcoa, Brainsway, Five Below, Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance, and BWX Technologies - have all seen significant increases in their current year earnings estimates over the past 60 days.

Why it matters

The Zacks Rank is a widely followed stock recommendation system that has historically outperformed the broader market. Stocks added to the Strong Buy list are seen as having strong near-term growth potential based on positive earnings estimate revisions from analysts.

The details

Alcoa, a global leader in bauxite, alumina and aluminum products, has seen its current year earnings estimates rise 35.2% in the past 60 days. Brainsway, a medical device company, Five Below, a discount retailer, Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance, a commercial real estate lender focused on the cannabis industry, and BWX Technologies, a nuclear components manufacturer, have all also had double-digit increases in their earnings outlooks over the same time period.

  • The five stocks were added to the Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) list on April 13, 2026.

The players

Alcoa

A global industry leader in bauxite, alumina and aluminum products.

Brainsway Ltd. Sponsored ADR

A medical device company.

Five Below, Inc.

A discount retailer.

Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance, Inc.

A commercial real estate finance company that invests primarily in the cannabis industry.

BWX Technologies, Inc.

A nuclear components manufacturer.

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What’s next

Investors may want to research these five newly added Zacks Strong Buy stocks further to determine if they fit their investment objectives and risk tolerance.

The takeaway

The Zacks research team's identification of these five stocks as new Strong Buy recommendations highlights their potential for near-term outperformance based on positive earnings estimate revisions, a key factor in the Zacks Rank system.