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New Strong Buy Stocks for February 19th

By Zacks Equity Research | February 19, 2026, 5:30 AM

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

Brookdale Senior Living Inc. BKD: This operator of senior housing, assisted living, and memory care communities has seen the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its next year earnings increasing 25% over the last 60 days.

Brookdale Senior Living Inc. Price and Consensus

Brookdale Senior Living Inc. Price and Consensus

Brookdale Senior Living Inc. price-consensus-chart | Brookdale Senior Living Inc. Quote

DaVita Inc. DVA: This dialysis services company has seen the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 12.7% over the last 60 days.

DaVita Inc. Price and Consensus

DaVita Inc. Price and Consensus

DaVita Inc. price-consensus-chart | DaVita Inc. Quote

Vertiv Holdings Co VRT: This critical digital infrastructure technologies company has seen the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 18.4% over the last 60 days.

Vertiv Holdings Co. Price and Consensus

Vertiv Holdings Co. Price and Consensus

Vertiv Holdings Co. price-consensus-chart | Vertiv Holdings Co. Quote

Washington Trust Bancorp, Inc. WASH: This bank holding company for The Washington Trust Company, of Westerly has seen the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 7.3% over the last 60 days.

Washington Trust Bancorp, Inc. Price and Consensus

Washington Trust Bancorp, Inc. Price and Consensus

Washington Trust Bancorp, Inc. price-consensus-chart | Washington Trust Bancorp, Inc. Quote

Grupo Financiero Banorte GBOOY: This banking and financial company has seen the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 7.9% over the last 60 days.

Grupo Financiero Banorte Price and Consensus

Grupo Financiero Banorte SAB de CV Price and Consensus

Grupo Financiero Banorte SAB de CV price-consensus-chart | Grupo Financiero Banorte SAB de CV Quote

 

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

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