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 KBW and VR 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:
KBW, Inc.
(
KBW
) announced fourth-quarter loss of 28 cents per share on February
23 that missed analysts? expectations by 1,500%. The Zacks
Consensus Estimate for the current year slid to 89 cents per share
from $1.12 per share in the last 30 days as next year?s estimate
dipped 19 cents per share to $1.74 per share in that time span.
Validus Holdings, Ltd.
(
VR
) posted a fourth-quarter profit of 21 cents per share on February
2, which came in 58 cents wider than the average forecast. The
Zacks Consensus Estimate for the full year fell to $4.04 per share
from $4.51 per share over the past two months. For 2013, analysts
expect a profit of $4.70 per share, compared to last two month?s
projection for a profit of $4.85 per share.
Here is a synopsis of why RTI and CDE 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;
RTI International Metals, Inc.
(
RTI
) fourth-quarter profit of 4 cents per share, posted on February 7,
lagged analysts? projections by 60%. Estimate for current year slid
45 cents per share to 56 cents per share over two months as next
year?s estimate dipped $1 per share to $1.20 per share in that time
span.
Coeur d'Alene Mines Corporation
(
CDE
) reported a fourth-quarter profit of 46 cents per share on
February 23 that fell 11.54% short of the Zacks Consensus Estimate.
The full-year average forecast is currently $2.44 per share,
compared with last month?s projection of $3 per share. Next year?s
forecast dropped to $3.05 per share from $3.18 per share in the
same period.
COEUR DALENE MI (
CDE
): Free Stock Analysis Report
KBW INC (
KBW
): Free Stock Analysis Report
RTI INTL METALS (
RTI
): Free Stock Analysis Report
VALIDUS HOLDING (
VR
): Free Stock Analysis Report
To read this article on Zacks.com click here.
Zacks Investment
Research