New Strong Buy Stocks for August 21st

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

Mercury General Corporation MCY: This automobile-focused property and casualty insurer from the United States has seen the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 12% over the last 60 days.

Assembly Biosciences, Inc. ASMB: This clinical-stage biotechnology company has seen the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 20% over the last 60 days.

Onto Innovation Inc. ONTO: This manufacturer of process control tools for optical metrology has seen the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 10.4% over the last 60 days.

Bassett Furniture Industries, Incorporated BSET: This home furnishings company has seen the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 7.2% over the last 60 days.

UnitedHealth Group Incorporated UNH: This healthcare company has seen the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 7.5% over the last 60 days.

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

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