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 UNS and RIMM 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:
UniSource Energy Corp.
(
UNS
) announced fourth-quarter profit of 22 cents per share on February
27 that missed analysts? expectations by 15.38%. The Zacks
Consensus Estimate for the current year slid to $2.25 per share
from $2.48 per share in the last 60 days as next year?s estimate
dipped 10 cents per share to $2.80 per share in that time span.
Research In Motion Limited
(
RIMM
) posted a fourth-quarter profit of 80 cents per share on March 29,
which came in 1 cent wider than the average forecast. The Zacks
Consensus Estimate for the full year fell to $1.96 per share from
$2.86 per share over the past month. For 2014, analysts expect a
profit of $2.07 per share, compared to last month?s projection for
a profit of $3 per share.
Here is a synopsis of why LRN and PLCE 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;
K12 Inc.
(
LRN
) second-quarter profit of 11 cents per share, posted on February
7, lagged analysts? projections by 60.71%. Estimate for current
year slid 1 cent per share to 53 cents per share over a month as
next year?s estimate dipped 4 cents per share to 78 cents per share
in that time span.
Children's Place Retail Stores, Inc.
(
PLCE
) reported a fourth-quarter profit of 87 cents per share on March 7
that fell 2.25% short of the Zacks Consensus Estimate. The
full-year average forecast is currently $3.31 per share, compared
with last month?s projection of $3.68 per share. Next year?s
forecast dropped to $3.87 per share from $4.30 per share in the
same period.
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