Zacks Investment Research Reviews 144

TrustScore 2 out of 5

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Stay away I have recently joined Zacks Investor Services and managed to make significant losses while S&P, NASDAQ, and Russell climbed. All these recommendations are rubbish. People like Brian Bo... See more

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

Zacks creates ambitions that are not fulfilled. I subscribed to Zacks to get in depth information on a number of securities. The main issue that I encountered is the mandatory subscription (an extra $... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I made a follow up with stock ranking 1 for earning purposes. According to ZACKS, it is a succesful rate of 70%, but i checked for 3 weeks in a row only for rank 1 (Strong buy). The results were. Week... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I have to second some other negative reviews. Most decisions I've made through Zack's have turned out into major losses. Fortunately others I've made without considering Zack's ranking have more than... See more

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Zacks Investment Research is one of the largest providers of independent stock, ETF and mutual fund research in the U.S. The performance of our stock research recommendations has consistently ranked among the top research firms in the U.S. by independent evaluators of equity research. This research anchors our active trading services, long-term investor services, screening and backtesting software, and powerful resources and tools to help boost portfolio returns. At the center of everything we do is a strong commitment to independent research and sharing its profitable discoveries with investors. In fact, helping investors find success has been the life’s work of our Founder and CEO, who in 1978 armed with his PhD from MIT hit upon a key discovery: Earnings estimate revisions are the most powerful force impacting stock prices. This crucial finding led to the creation of our proven Zacks Rank stock-rating system that harnesses the power of earnings estimates. Since 1988, the private Zacks #1 Rank List has more than doubled the S&P 500, averaging +24.4% per year.


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TrustScore 2 out of 5

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Sell Palantir technologies

Posts palantir technologies as strong sell then the price jumps nearly 7%. I’ve done multiple buy/sell trades with there recommended action and all were losers. But this was the worst.

May 2, 2025
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

NOT professionals!!

I wonder how Zacks traders call themselves professionals when 98% of the trades they recommended were all losers. How can anyone trade without stop loss orders? And that is exactly what they did. They might just be scamming their subscribers and working against them.

March 1, 2025
Unprompted review
Rated 2 out of 5 stars

Their advise sucks and they sell your data on the dark web

They give bad advise and they have cost me a lot of money.
They advertise with several investing strategies, but be careful. E.g they try to predict which quarterly earnings contain surprise earnings. They say it is a proven strategy, but it costed once more.
And when you mention this, you end up in a hopeless discussion.
They did return my money, when I asked for it. But like other people, I started to get an increasing amount of spam. At the moment 15 per day.

April 15, 2025
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Do not use zacks

Do not use zacks. Total scam, and your personal data will end up on the dark web. They should be in prison. Scum bag thieves.

April 1, 2024
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

This is a 100% scam platform

This is a 100% scam platform. As soon as I deposited money for investment I lost contact with them. It was the company in my profile picture that helped recover my money.

January 15, 2025
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

**Title:** Stay Far, Far Away!



**Review:**
Zack is, without a doubt, one of the worst websites I’ve ever come across. It has absolutely no credibility, and the stock recommendations it provides are nothing short of disastrous. Every single stock they’ve suggested has led to significant losses, and I regret ever trusting their so-called "expert advice." It’s clear that their recommendations are not backed by proper research or analysis.

If you value your hard-earned money, do yourself a favor and stay far away from this website. There are far more reliable and trustworthy sources out there for stock advice. Zack is a complete waste of time and money, and I wouldn’t recommend it to anyone

March 20, 2025
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

SCAMMERS

SCAMMERS! Run away: flee from them. They are liars. If not for my bio who helped me to reclaim all that I lost. I would have lost all

January 3, 2025
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

My info was also sold in the dark web

My info was also sold on the dark web, likely because they could not get me to re-subscribe. DISCUSTING PRACTICE.

I was advised today by someone at Zacks that they were compromised and that contrary to what my report shows, very little information was accessed and that they have added measures...

February 25, 2025
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

My info was sold to the dark web !!!

My info was sold to the dark web !!!
Got an email from my antivirus programm that the leak was Zacks !!
Zacks refuses to answer my mails about this !
Stay away from this fraudulent website !!

March 6, 2025
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Info sold to the dark web

Info sold to the dark web. Got a Google security notification that my info was on dark web for Zacks. Do not register with these people!

March 3, 2025
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Rated 3 out of 5 stars

they paint a picture of opportunity but…

they paint a picture of opportunity but the experience wasn't what i envisaged

just streaks of drawdowns are what i get from each calls

stepped into something more opaque. "Kagora" speaks where it matters

January 16, 2025
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

100% Scam - stay as far away as possible

There must be a class action lawsuit against these liars. I lost a lot of money because of their Zacks RW picks, which promised 600% returns based on historical data. Their excuse is always the same: market fluctuations. Their picks are a total scam. They are criminals who must be brought to justice. Do not trust anything they say under any circumstances. Don’t be a fool like me.

February 18, 2025
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

We will be releasing the public…

We will be releasing the public blocking service and Zacks domains and public IP addresses will be blocked for life! These people buy and sell user data from suspicious sources and for the most part obtain it illegally without the consent. Perhaps we all should do a class action lawsuit against them?

February 17, 2025
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

0 stars

On top of all the shady stuff they do when you ask for a refund, they just exposed my information on a data breach.

February 14, 2025
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

These monsters repeatedly debited my…

These monsters repeatedly debited my bank account, and when I contacted their "customer service," they refunded the charges. Then, the next month, they billed me the exact amount three times!!!! Crooks. Please have NOTHING to do with them. Time wasters, trouble makers. I'll have to spend a lot of time to see if I can block them from my bank account and waste time once again talking to their "customer service." They've either set up their computers or have geek thieves hitting the button continuously, stealing money from my bank account.

February 13, 2025
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

best buy?

following their best buy recommendations, I have lost more than 10000$.
They have been stolen also all our passwords and personal information.

February 13, 2024
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

#1 ranking does not work

Basically all their recommendations of stocks with #1 ranking that I invested in went to loss. Of course it is my risk, but this ”performance” shows indication of being part of a ”pumping” strategy

January 23, 2025
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I attempted to cancel my subscription …

I attempted to cancel my subscription via emailing customer service within the 5 day trial period and they still charged $299 on my card...I will remove this after I get a refund and a 6 month free subscription as a punishment for doing that

February 3, 2025
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