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The following are the top rated Information Technology stocks according to Validea's Growth Investor model based on the published strategy of Martin Zweig. This strategy looks for growth stocks with persistent accelerating earnings and sales growth, reasonable valuations and low debt.

CRICUT INC (CRCT) is a small-cap growth stock in the Software & Programming industry. The rating according to our strategy based on Martin Zweig is 85% based on the firm’s underlying fundamentals and the stock’s valuation. A score of 80% or above typically indicates that the strategy has some interest in the stock and a score above 90% typically indicates strong interest.

Company Description: Cricut, Inc. is a creative technology company. The Company designs and builds its ecosystem of connected cutting machines, accessories, and materials for scalability and integration. Its segments include Connected Machines, Subscriptions and Accessories and Materials. The Connected Machines segment is engaged in the sale of its connected machine hardware and related essential software. The Accessories and Materials segment consists of craft, do it yourself (DIY), home decor products and heat presses. The Company's products include a flagship line of smart cutting machines - the Cricut Maker series, the Cricut Explore series, and Cricut Joy series, and Cricit Venture series - accompanied by other tools like Cricut EasyPress, the Infusible Ink system, and a diverse collection of materials. The Cricut platform centers around its cloud-based app, Cricut Design Space, giving users access to create and work on their projects anywhere, at any time, across desktop and mobile devices.

The following table summarizes whether the stock meets each of this strategy's tests. Not all criteria in the below table receive equal weighting or are independent, but the table provides a brief overview of the strong and weak points of the security in the context of the strategy's criteria.

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GODADDY INC (GDDY) is a large-cap value stock in the Software & Programming industry. The rating according to our strategy based on Martin Zweig is 69% based on the firm’s underlying fundamentals and the stock’s valuation. A score of 80% or above typically indicates that the strategy has some interest in the stock and a score above 90% typically indicates strong interest.

Company Description: GoDaddy Inc. is engaged in serving a market of entrepreneurs, developing and delivering easy-to-use products in a one-stop shop solution alongside personalized guidance. The Company serves small businesses, individuals, organizations, developers, designers and domain investors. The Company's segments include Applications and Commerce (A&C) and Core Platform (Core). The A&C segment primarily consists of sales of products containing proprietary software, notably its Website building products, as well as its commerce products and third-party email and productivity solutions and sales of certain products when they are included in bundled offerings of its proprietary software products. The Core segment primarily consists of sales of domain registrations and renewals, aftermarket domain sales, Website hosting products and Website security products when not included in bundled offerings of its proprietary software products, as well as sales of products not containing a software component.

The following table summarizes whether the stock meets each of this strategy's tests. Not all criteria in the below table receive equal weighting or are independent, but the table provides a brief overview of the strong and weak points of the security in the context of the strategy's criteria.

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FUJITSU LTD (ADR) (FJTSY) is a large-cap growth stock in the Computer Services industry. The rating according to our strategy based on Martin Zweig is 62% based on the firm’s underlying fundamentals and the stock’s valuation. A score of 80% or above typically indicates that the strategy has some interest in the stock and a score above 90% typically indicates strong interest.

Company Description: Fujitsu Ltd is a Japan-based company mainly engaged in the information communication technology (ICT) business providing various solutions and development, manufacturing, sales and maintenance of products and electronic devices. The Company operates through three segments. Technology Solutions segment is engaged in the system integration including system construction, business applications, consulting services, and outsourcing services. Ubiquitous Solutions segment is engaged in provision of personal computer services. Device Solutions segment is engaged in the electronic components such as semiconductor packages, batteries.

The following table summarizes whether the stock meets each of this strategy's tests. Not all criteria in the below table receive equal weighting or are independent, but the table provides a brief overview of the strong and weak points of the security in the context of the strategy's criteria.

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FJTSY Fundamental Analysis

PROGRESS SOFTWARE CORP (PRGS) is a mid-cap growth stock in the Software & Programming industry. The rating according to our strategy based on Martin Zweig is 62% based on the firm’s underlying fundamentals and the stock’s valuation. A score of 80% or above typically indicates that the strategy has some interest in the stock and a score above 90% typically indicates strong interest.

Company Description: Progress Software Corporation is a provider of infrastructure software. The Company provides software that enables organizations to develop and deploy their applications, as well as manage their data platforms, cloud and information technology infrastructure. Its global professional services organization delivers business solutions for customers through a combination of products, consulting and education. The Company's consulting organization offers project management, implementation services, custom software development, programming and other services. Its services include application modernization, infrastructure automation, development operations, data management and managed database services, performance enhancements and tuning, and analytics/business intelligence. Its products include OpenEdge, Chef, Developer Tools, Kemp LoadMaster, MOVEit, DataDirect, WhatsUp Gold, Sitefinity, Flowmon, Corticon, MarkLogic and Semaphore. Semaphore is a semantic artificial intelligence platform.

The following table summarizes whether the stock meets each of this strategy's tests. Not all criteria in the below table receive equal weighting or are independent, but the table provides a brief overview of the strong and weak points of the security in the context of the strategy's criteria.

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ROGERS CORP (ROG) is a mid-cap growth stock in the Chemicals - Plastics & Rubber industry. The rating according to our strategy based on Martin Zweig is 62% based on the firm’s underlying fundamentals and the stock’s valuation. A score of 80% or above typically indicates that the strategy has some interest in the stock and a score above 90% typically indicates strong interest.

Company Description: Rogers Corporation designs, develops, manufactures, and sells engineered materials and components. Its segments include Advanced Electronics Solutions (AES), Elastomeric Material Solutions (EMS), and Other. The AES segment designs, develops, manufactures, and sells circuit materials, ceramic substrate materials, busbars, and cooling solutions for applications in electric and hybrid electric vehicles (EV/HEV), automotive, aerospace and defense, renewable energy, wireless infrastructure, mass transit, industrial, connected devices, wired infrastructure markets. The EMS segment designs, develops, manufactures, and sells engineered material solutions for a variety of applications and markets. These include polyurethane and silicone materials used in cushioning, gasketing and sealing, and vibration management applications for EV/HEV, general industrial, and portable electronics markets. The Other segment consists of elastomer components for applications in the general industrial market.

The following table summarizes whether the stock meets each of this strategy's tests. Not all criteria in the below table receive equal weighting or are independent, but the table provides a brief overview of the strong and weak points of the security in the context of the strategy's criteria.

Detailed Analysis of ROGERS CORP

ROG Guru Analysis

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About Martin Zweig: During the 15 years that it was monitored, Zweig's stock recommendation newsletter returned an average of 15.9 percent per year, during which time it was ranked number one based on risk-adjusted returns by Hulbert Financial Digest. Zweig has managed both mutual and hedge funds during his career, and he's put the fortune he's compiled to some interesting uses. He has owned what Forbes reported was the most expensive apartment in New York, a $70 million penthouse that sits atop Manhattan's Pierre Hotel, and he is a collector of all sorts of pop culture and historical memorabilia -- among his purchases are the gun used by Clint Eastwood in "Dirty Harry", a stock certificate signed by Commodore Vanderbilt, and even two old-fashioned gas pumps similar to those he'd seen at a nearby gas station while growing up in Cleveland, according to published reports.

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