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 TPC and SINA 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:
Tutor Perini Corporation
(
TPC
) announced fourth-quarter profit of 50 cents per share on March 1
that missed analysts? expectations by 33.33%. The Zacks Consensus
Estimate for the current year slid to $2.17 per share from $2.52
per share in the last 60 days as next year?s estimate dipped 25
cents per share to $2.48 per share in that time span.
SINA Corporation
(
SINA
) posted a fourth-quarter profit of 13 cents per share on February
27, which came in 3 cents wider than the average forecast. The
Zacks Consensus Estimate for the full year fell to 13 cents per
share from 25 cents per share over the past month. For 2013,
analysts expect a profit of 1 cent per share, compared to last
month?s projection for a profit of 98 cents per share.
Here is a synopsis of why HBI and WRC 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;
Hanesbrands Inc.
(
HBI
) fourth-quarter profit of 41 cents per share, posted on February
15, lagged analysts? projections by 19.61%. Estimate for current
year slid 1 cent per share to $2.51 per share over a month as next
year?s estimate dipped 2 cents per share to $3.17 per share in that
time span.
Warnaco Group Inc.
(
WRC
) reported a fourth-quarter profit of 97 cents per share on
February 28 that fell 1.02% short of the Zacks Consensus Estimate.
The full-year average forecast is currently $4.39 per share,
compared with last two month?s projection of $4.44 per share. Next
year?s forecast dropped to $4.94 per share from $5.07 per share in
the same period.
HANESBRANDS INC (HBI): Free Stock Analysis
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