Zacks Sell List Highlights: Skechers USA, Kimberly-Clark, Service Corporation and Bally Technologies - Press Releases

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Chicago, IL –November 2, 2010 – Zacks.com releases details on a group of stocks that are currently members of the exclusive Zacks #5 Rank List – Stocks to Sell Now. These stocks are currently rated as a Zacks Rank #5 (Strong Sell): Skechers USA, Inc. (SKX) and Kimberly-Clark Corporation (KMB). Further, Zacks announced #4 Rankings (Sell) on two other widely held stocks: Service Corporation International (SCI) and Bally Technologies Inc. (BYI). To see the full Zacks #5 Rank List - Stocks to Sell Now visit: http://at.zacks.com/?id=5522

Since inception in 1988, the S&P 500 has outperformed the Zacks #5 Rank List of Stocks to Sell Now by 80% annually (+2% vs. +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 SKX and KMB 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:

Skechers USA, Inc. (SKX) announced third quarter earnings of 74 cents per share on October 27, which missed analysts' projections by 26 %. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for the full year slipped 44 cents to a profit of $3.03per share over the past week, reflecting downward revisions by 5 out of the 6 covering analysts.

Kimberly-Clark Corporation (KMB) posted a third-quarter earnings of $1.14 per share last month against analysts projections of $1.28 per share. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for 2010 slid 18 cents per share to $4.62 per share in the last 7days as 13 analysts out of 14 reduced expectations. During that time, next year's forecast slipped 22 cents to a profit of $5.01 per share.

Here is a synopsis of why SCI and BYI 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;

Service Corporation International (SCI) reported third -quarter earnings of 13 cents per share, on October 27 which was a penny lower than the estimates. The full-year average forecast moved down 3 cents at a profit of 54 cents per share in the last 7 days, reflecting cuts by 3 out of 4 analysts.

Bally Technologies Inc. (BYI) reported fourth -quarter earnings of 40 cents per share on Aug 12, which was a 6 cents less than the average forecast. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for the current year fell 8 cents to a profit of $2.16 per share in the last week as 15 analysts out of 16 revised downward. Next year's estimate dipped by 5 cents to $2.64 per share in the same period.

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