Since inception in 1988, the S&P 500 has outperformed the
Zacks #5 Rank List - Stocks to Sell Now by 80% annually (+2% versus
+10%). While the rest of Wall Street continued to tout stocks
during the market declines of the last few years, Zacks told
investors which stocks to sell or avoid.
Here is a synopsis of why JJSF and RAH have a Zacks Rank of #5
(Strong Sell) and should most likely be sold or avoided for the
next one to three months. Note that a #5 Strong Sell rating is
applied to 5% of all the stocks in the Zacks Rank universe:
J&J Snack Foods Corp.
(
JJSF
) announced first-quarter profit of 29 cents per share on January
23 that missed analysts? expectations by 27.50%. The Zacks
Consensus Estimate for the current year slid to $2.69 per share
from $2.85 per share in the last 30 days as next year?s estimate
dipped 18 cents per share to $2.85 per share in that time span.
Ralcorp Holdings, Inc.
(
RAH
) posted a first-quarter profit of $1.34 per share on February 7,
which came in 5 cents wider than the average forecast. The Zacks
Consensus Estimate for the full year fell to $5.63 per share from
$5.91 per share over the past month. For 2013, analysts expect a
profit of $6.07 per share, compared to last month?s projection for
a profit of $6.40 per share.
Here is a synopsis of why IGT and HRB have a Zacks Rank of 4 (Sell)
and should also most likely be sold or avoided for the next one to
three months. Note that a #4 Sell rating is applied to 15% of all
the stocks ranked by Zacks;
International Game Technology
(
IGT
) first-quarter profit of 17 cents per share, posted on January 24,
lagged analysts? projections by 22.73%. Estimate for current year
slid 6 cents per share to $1 per share over a month as next year?s
estimate dipped 5 cents per share to $1.18 per share in that time
span.
H&R Block, Inc.
(
HRB
) reported a second-quarter loss of 38 cents per share on December
1 that fell 8.57% short of the Zacks Consensus Estimate. The
full-year average forecast is currently $1.49 per share, compared
with last month?s projection of $1.56 per share. Next year?s
forecast dropped to $1.69 per share from $1.70 per share in the
same period.
BLOCK H & R (
HRB
): Free Stock Analysis Report
INTL GAME TECH (
IGT
): Free Stock Analysis Report
J&J SNACK FOODS (
JJSF
): Free Stock Analysis Report
RALCORP HLD-NEW (
RAH
): Free Stock Analysis Report
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