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Contents

Overview

Ciena Corporation (CIEN)

Credo Technology Group (CRDO)

MongoDB (MDB)

Marvell Technology (MRVL)

Micron (MU)

Nvidia (NVDA)

Sterling Infrastructure, Inc. (STRL)

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What To Do Next

Overview

The predictive ability of the Zacks Rank cannot be denied. In fact, since 1988,
if you invested in Zacks Rank #1 stocks, you would have averaged a gain of
+23.8% per year.*

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Now, in this report, you'll receive highlights on 7 stocks from the more than
200 companies that compose the coveted Zacks #1 Rank List. Remember only
5% of all stocks covered by the proprietary Zacks Rank system have the
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Inside this report, you'll discover the company financials, earnings data and
analysis of these 7 promising companies.

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Ciena

Corporation
(CIEN)

Ciena Corporation (CIEN) is a global technology provider of hardware,

software, and related services for network operators.

The company recently reported fiscal fourth-quarter results that exceeded

expectations, with adjusted EPS of $0.91 beating the Zacks Consensus
Estimate by 18%. Revenue of $1.35 billion topped forecasts by nearly 5% while
growing 20% from the year-ago period. CIEN has now delivered a trailing

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four-quarter average surprise of over 22%, reflecting strong execution in

converting AI-driven demand into results.

Looking into the current quarter, analysts have raised their fiscal Q1 2026 EPS
estimates by 39.47% in the past 60 days. The Zacks Consensus Estimate now
stands at $1.06 per share, reflecting better than 65% growth relative to the
same period in the prior year. Revenues in the current quarter are projected
to climb nearly 30% to $1.39 billion.

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Credo

Technology Group

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(CRDO)

Credo Technology Group (CRDO) is a $27 billion provider of high-

performance, high-bandwidth serial connectivity solutions for the hyperscale
datacenter, 5G carrier, enterprise networking, artificial intelligence and HPC
markets.

On December 1, the company reported Q2 fiscal 2026 (ended October)

adjusted EPS of 67-cents, which surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate by
36.7% and dwarfed the year-ago quarter by 850%. Revenues surged 272.1%
y-o-y to $268 million and also surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate by
14%. CRDO guided up to $345M in Q3 revenue and now expects roughly
170% fiscal 2026 growth. The Zacks topline consensus sits at $1.19 billion
now. The company had earlier projected revenue growth of "only" 120%.

In response to this guidance and management commentary, analysts raised

this fiscal year's Zacks EPS consensus by over 30% from $2.04 to $2.66,
representing 280% annual growth. And they boosted fiscal 2027's (begins
May) EPS projection 35% from $2.52 to $3.40.

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MongoDB
(MDB)

MongoDB (MDB) is a
leading database
software company,
storing data in self-
contained folders that
can hold anything —
text, photos, video links,
or lists — all in one
place.

The company's flexible architecture, cloud-first Atlas platform, and strategic

partnership with Microsoft give the company a powerful runway for AI-driven
growth. Over the past four quarters, MDB surpassed Zacks Consensus Analyst
Estimates by a juicy 69.30%.

Earlier this month, MongoDB delivered strong third-quarter results that

exceeded the high end of their guidance, driven by continued strength in
Atlas, which saw growth accelerate 30% year-over-year. Meanwhile, total
revenue and subscription revenue grew 19% year-over-year as margins
expanded. Finally, MDB raised its guidance. The company now expects EPS
growth of ~30% and revenue growth of 20%.

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Marvell

Technology
(MRVL)

Marvell Technology (MRVL) is a fabless semiconductor company that designs

analog, mixed signal, and digital signal processing chips used to move, store,
and secure data.

The company delivered a solid third quarter earnings beat, showing

impressive growth of its data center driven growth profile. It reported
adjusted EPS of $0.76, edging past consensus expectations, on revenue of

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$2.07B, also slightly ahead of estimates and a new quarterly record. Guidance
was equally encouraging.

Looking at the current year, analysts have raised earnings estimates from
$2.80 to $2.84 since earnings. For the next year, estimates have gone from
$3.34 to $3.57 over the last 30 days. This is a jump of 7%, which shows
analysts' bullish expectations for the company down the road.

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Micron
(MU)

Micron (MU) is a world

leader in innovative
memory and storage
solutions that accelerate
the transformation of
information into
intelligence.

The stock sports the

highly-coveted Zacks
Rank #1 (Strong Buy), with EPS revisions rising across the board. The
company's latest results came in notably strong, with a double-beat relative
to our consensus expectations. Sales were up more than +50% YoY to a new
record, whereas adjusted EPS climbed an even more impressive +185%.

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Accelerating demand for AI services drove the growth, with operating cash
flow of $8.4 billion also reflecting a record, up nicely from the $5.7 billion
print in the same period last year.

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Nvidia
(NVDA)

Nvidia (NVDA) shares

have begun to
reaccelerate, recently
breaking out from a
well-defined technical
pattern.

At the same time,

analysts have continued
to raise earnings
estimates, earning the stock a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy). Growth
expectations for Nvidia remain exceptional. Sales are projected to rise roughly
63% next year and another 43% in 2027, reflecting an incredible $100 billion
jump from one year to the next.

On the bottom line, earnings are expected to climb 55.5% next year and 53%
the following year, underscoring the company's powerful operating leverage.
What also makes this growth profile compelling is valuation. Despite its

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dominance and momentum, Nvidia trades at about 39.5x forward earnings.

With consensus estimates calling for 46.3% annual EPS growth over the next
three to five years, the stock carries a PEG ratio of roughly 0.85.

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Sterling

Infrastructure, Inc.
(STRL)

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Sterling Infrastructure, Inc. (STRL) is a leading U.S. infrastructure company

that's benefiting from the artificial intelligence data center boom, reshoring,
energy industry expansion, and big spending across traditional infrastructure
segments, such as roads and beyond.

The company posted a huge beat-and-raise third quarter in early November,

topping our Zacks EPS estimate by 25% and providSterling Infrastructure
Incing another round of strong guidance. Sterling is projected to grow its
revenue by 13% in 2025 and 19% next year to reach $2.84 billion, after
averaging 14% revenue growth in the trailing five years.

Better yet, it is projected to expand its adjusted earnings by 71% this year and
15% next year to nearly double its bottom line from $6.10 in FY24 to $11.95
share in 2026. The growth-heavy infrastructure company's earnings estimates
have surged by 9% for 2025 and 2026 since its Q3 release to earn Sterling a
Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy).

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