COCA COLA HELNC (CCH)-profit tracks

Since its inception in 1988, the S & P 500 has surpassed the Zacks # 5 rank stocks to sell now-from annually, 80% (+ 2% to + 10%). While the rest of Wall Street continued to tout the stock market declines during the past few years, Zacks said investors sell stocks or avoid.

Here's a summary of why TRLG and CCH have a Zacks # 5 rank (Strong sell) and should probably be sold or avoided for the next one to three months. Note that a strong sell rating # 5 is applied to 5% of all stocks in the Zacks Rank universe:

True Religion Apparel, Inc.(TRLG) published on 24 April a profit quarter of 48 cents per share, while analysts projected a profit of 58 cents. The Zacks consensus estimate for December 2010 is anchored to a profit of $ 1.84 per diluted share, a decline of a penny in last 7days. Last month saw a bearish review from an analyst of 6, bringing the average forecasts for 2011 down 2 cents to $ 2.02 per share.

Coca-Cola hbc S.A. (adr)(CCH) announced a fourth profit of 83 cents per share 9 Feb. Analysts had expected the company to report a profit of 83 cents. The Zacks consensus estimate for the entire year fell 5 cents to $ 1.64 per share over the past two months.

Here's a synopsis of why JJSF and LTM have a rank of 4 Zacks (sell) and should probably be sold or avoided for the next one to three months. Note that one sell rating # 4 is applied to 15% of all stocks rated by Zacks;

J & J Snack Foods Corp.(JJSF) reported first quarter earnings per share (EPS) of 38 cents on Jan 20, came into the Zacks consensus estimate of shy of 2 cents. Estimates of average whole year immersed 10 cents to $ 2.63 per diluted share for the past 60 days as analysts covering lowered expectations. Next year? s estimates fell 9 cents to $ 2.86 per diluted share in the same interval of time.

Life Time Fitness, Inc.?s (LTM) fourth quarter earnings of 43 cents per share, announced on Feb. 17, delayed Zacks consensus estimate from 7 cents. Diluted earnings per share fell by almost 7% year on year. The media forecasts for 2011 dropped by 2 cents to a profit of $ 2.31 per diluted share in the last 7 days as 5 out of 7 covering analysts cut expectations. During that time period, the following year? s estimated moved down 5 cents to $ 2.75 per diluted share.
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