AVX AVX 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 JCI and AVX 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:

Johnson Controls, Inc. (JCI) announced first-quarter profit of 60 cents per share on January 19 that missed analysts? expectations by 3.23%. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for the current year slid to $2.75 per share from $2.99 per share in the last 30 days as next year?s estimate dipped 25 cents per share to $3.35 per share in that time span.

AVX Corporation (AVX) posted a third-quarter profit of 22 cents per share on January 25, which came in 5 cents wider than the average forecast. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for the full year fell to $1.19 per share from $1.27 per share over the past month. For 2013, analysts expect a profit of $1.06 per share, compared to last month?s projection for a profit of $1.18 per share.

Here is a synopsis of why DOLE and AHONY 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;

Dole Food Company, Inc. (DOLE) third-quarter loss of 17 cents per share, posted on November 17, lagged analysts? projections by 70%. Estimate for current year slid 4 cents per share to $1.24 per share over a month as next year?s estimate dipped 2 cents per share to $1.43 per share in that time span.

Koninklijke Ahold N.V. (AHONY) reported a third-quarter profit of 29 cents per share on November 17 that fell 3.33% short of the Zacks Consensus Estimate. The full-year average forecast is currently $1.13 per share, compared with last month?s projection of $1.17 cents per share. Next year?s forecast dropped to $1.28 per share from $1.32 per share in the same period.
 
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