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 FDP 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:
Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc.
(
FDP
) announced fourth-quarter loss of 15 cents per share on February
28 that missed analysts? expectations by 207.14%. The Zacks
Consensus Estimate for the current year slid to $1.93 per share
from $2.44 per share in the last 30 days as next year?s estimate
dipped 62 cents per share to $2.20 per share in that time span.
Ralcorp Holdings, Inc.
(
RAH
) posted a first-quarter profit of $1.33 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 $3.88 per share from
$3.90 per share over the past month. For 2013, analysts expect a
profit of $4.12 per share, compared to last month?s projection for
a profit of $4.13 per share.
Here is a synopsis of why SJM and JW.A 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;
The J.M. Smucker Company
(
SJM
) third-quarter profit of $1.22 per share, posted on February 16,
lagged analysts? projections by 13.48%. Estimate for current year
slid 34 cents per share to $4.69 per share over two months as next
year?s estimate dipped 33 cents per share to $5.25 per share in
that time span.
John Wiley & Sons Inc
(
JW.A
) reported a third-quarter profit of 91 cents per share on March 8
that fell 3.19% short of the Zacks Consensus Estimate. The
full-year average forecast is currently $3.14 per share, compared
with last two month?s projection of $3.15 per share. Next year?s
forecast dropped to $3.39 per share from $3.41 per share in the
same period.
FRESH DEL MONTE (
FDP
): Free Stock Analysis Report
WILEY (JOHN) A (JW.A): Free Stock Analysis
Report
RALCORP HLD-NEW (
RAH
): Free Stock Analysis Report
SMUCKER JM (
SJM
): Free Stock Analysis Report
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