LINCARE HLDGS (LNCR) - 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 SHP and LNCR 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:

SangPharma Corp (SHP) announced first-quarter profit of 16 cents per share on May 19 that missed analysts? expectations by 23.81%. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for the current year slipped to 95 cents per share from $1.04 per share in the last 60 days as next year?s estimate dipped 9 cents per share to $1.10 per share in that time span.

Lincare Holdings Inc. (LNCR) posted a second-quarter profit of 45 cents per share on July 18, which came in 6 cents wider than the average forecast. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for the full year fell to $1.94 per share from $2.11 over the past month. For 2012, analysts expect a profit of $2.22 per share, compared to last month?s projection for a profit of $2.42 per share.

Here is a synopsis of why AEO and PBY 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;

American Eagle Outfitters (AEO) first-quarter profit of 13 cents per share, posted on May 25, lagged analysts? projections by 7.14%. Estimate for current year slid 1 cent per share to 95 cents per share over a month as next year?s estimate dipped 2 cents per share to $1.08 per share in that time span.

The Pep Boys-Manny, Moe & Jack (PBY) reported a first-quarter profit of 23 cents per share on June 7 that fell 23.33% short of the Zacks Consensus Estimate. The full-year average forecast is currently 72 cents per share, compared with last month?s projection of 76 cents per share. Next year?s forecast dropped to 96 cents per share from $1.01 per share in the same period.
 
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