VCA ANTECH INC (WOOF) - Profit Tracks

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 REV and WOOF 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:

Revlon, Inc. (REV) announced second-quarter earnings of 31 cents per share on July 29 that missed analysts? expectations by more than18%. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for the current year slipped 11 cents to $ 1.50 per share in the last 60 days Next year?s estimate dipped by the same amount to $1.70 per share in that time span.

VCA Antech, Inc. (WOOF)posted a second-quarter earnings of 44 cents per share on July 22, which came in 5 cents below the average forecast. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for the full year fell to a profit of 16 cents per share from $1.47 over the past two months. For 2011 analysts expects the estimates to fall to $1.60, which would be a decrease of 20 cents in the same time period.

Here is a synopsis of why VIVO and SWC 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;

Meridian Bioscience, Inc. (VIVO)third-quarter earnings of 17 cents per share, posted on July 20, lagged analysts? projections by 5.6%. For 2010, the Zacks Consensus Estimate moved down 6 cents to 70 cents per share in the last two months as 5 out of 8 covering analysts cut back on forecasts. Estimate for next year slid 10 cents to 81 cents per share during that time period.

Stillwater Mining Company (SWC)reported a second-quarter profit of 15 cents per share on July 28 that fell 35% short of the Zacks Consensus Estimate. The full-year average forecast is currently 57 cents per share, compared with a profit of 95 cents projected two months ago. During that time, the only covering analyst revised downward. Next year?s forecast dropped 50 cents to $1.17 per share in the same period.
 
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