Earnings growth and valuation multiples are indeed important for investors to determine a stock's ability to offer considerable returns. But these are also essential in determining whether a stocks price performance is better than its peers or the industry average.

If a stocks performance is lacking that of the broader groups despite impressive earnings growth or valuation multiples, then something must be wrong.

Its always advisable to stay away from these stocks and bet on those that are outperforming their respective industries or benchmarks. This is because betting on a winner always proves to be lucrative.

Then again, it is imperative that you determine whether or not an investment has relevant upside potential when considering stocks with significant relative price strength. Stocks delivering better than the S&P 500 over a period of 1 to 3 months at the least and having solid fundamentals indicate room for growth and are the best ways to go about this strategy.

Finally, it is important to find out whether analysts are optimistic about the upcoming earnings results of these companies. In order to do this, we have added positive estimate revisions for the current quarters (Q1) earnings to our screen. When a stock undergoes an upward revision, it leads to additional price gains.

Screening Parameters

Relative % Price change 12 weeks greater than 0

Relative % Price change 4 weeks greater than 0

Relative % Price change 1 week greater than 0

(We have considered those stocks that have been outperforming the S&P 500 over the last 12 weeks, four weeks and one week.)

% Change (Q1) Est. over 4 Weeks greater than 0: Positive current quarter estimate revisions over the last four weeks.

Zacks Rank equal to 1: Only Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) stocks that have returned more than 26% annually over the last 26 years and surpassed the S&P 500 in 23 of the last 26 years can get through. You can see the complete list of todays Zacks #1 Rank stocks here.

Current Price greater than or equal to $5 and Average 20-day Volume greater than or equal to 50,000: A minimum price of $5 is a good standard to screen low-priced stocks, while a high trading volume would imply adequate liquidity.

VGM Score less than or equal to B: Our research shows that stocks with a VGM Score of A or B when combined with a Zacks Rank #1 or #2 (Buy) offer the best upside potential.

Here are five of the 10 stocks that made it through the screen:

SYNNEX Corporation SNX: SYNNEX is a leading business process services provider to original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), resellers, systems integrators and retailers and customer engagement services (CES) to a wide array of vertical markets. The FY 2020 Zacks Consensus Estimate for this Fremont, CA-based company is $13.97, representing 5.4% earnings per share growth over FY 2019. Next fiscal years average forecast is $14.54 pointing to another 4% growth. SYNNEX has a VGM Score of A.

MagnaChip Semiconductor Corporation MX: A designer and manufacturer of analog and mixed-signal semiconductor products for consumer, computing, communication, industrial, automotive and Internet of things (IoT) applications, MagnaChip Semiconductor has a VGM Score of A. Over 30 days, the Luxembourg-based company has seen the Zacks Consensus Estimate for 2020 increase 91.2% to 65 cents per share.

Delta Air Lines DAL: Delta Air Lines, headquartered in Atlanta, GA, is a leading provider of scheduled air transportation for passengers and cargo throughout the United States and around the world. The firm has a VGM Score of A and an excellent earnings surprise history having surpassed estimates in each of the last four quarters, the average being 8.2%.

Amedisys, Inc. AMED: Amedisys provides home health and hospice services throughout the U.S. to the growing chronic, co-morbid, and aging American population. Sporting a VGM Score of B, this Baton Rouge, LA-headquartered companys expected EPS growth rate for three to five years currently stands at 16.4%, comparing favorably with the industry's growth rate of 12.7%.

Forterra, Inc. FRTA: Founded in 2016 and headquartered in Irving, TX, Forterra is a leading manufacturer of water and drainage pipe in the U.S. and Eastern Canada. The company has a VGM Score of A and an excellent earnings surprise history having surpassed estimates in each of the last four quarters, the average being 78.4%.

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