AKS AK Steel Holding Corp

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 SAFM and CTB 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:

Sanderson Farms,Inc. (SAFM)announced third-quarter loss of $1.86 per share on August 25 that missed analysts? expectations by 113.79%. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for the current year increased to a loss of $4.22 per share from $2.11 per share in the last 30 days as next year?s estimate dipped $1.35 per share to $1.33 per share in that time span.

Cooper Tire & Rubber Company (CTB) posted a second-quarter profit of 18 cents per share on August 4, which came in 28 cents wider than the average forecast. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for the full year fell to $1.46 per share from $2.31 cents per share over the past month. For 2012, analysts expect a profit of $1.96 per share, compared to last month?s projection for a profit of $2.68 per share.

Here is a synopsis of why SON and AKS 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;

Sonoco Products Company (SON) second-quarter profit of 60 cents per share, posted on July 21, lagged analysts? projections by 4.76%. Estimate for current year slid 1 cent per share to $2.46 per share over a month as next year?s estimate dipped 1 cent per share to $2.76 per share in that time span.

AK Steel Holding Corporation (AKS) reported a second-quarter profit of 32 cents per share on July 26 that fell 37.25% short of the Zacks Consensus Estimate. The full-year average forecast is currently 52 cents per share, compared with last month?s projection of 53 cents per share. Next year?s forecast dropped to $1.40 per share from $1.42 per share in the same period.
 
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