MOLX Molex Incorporated (MM)

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 AVY and MOLX 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:

Avery Dennison Corporation (AVY) announced fourth-quarter profit of 39 cents per share on January 31 that missed analysts? expectations by 15.22%. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for the current year slid to $1.99 per share from $2.69 per share in the last 30 days as next year?s estimate dipped 48 cents per share to $2.50 per share in that time span.

Molex Incorporated (MOLX) posted a second-quarter profit of 38 cents per share on January 25, which came in 3 cents wider than the average forecast. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for the full year fell to $1.61 per share from $1.72 per share over the past month. For 2013, analysts expect a profit of $1.83 per share, compared to last month?s projection for a profit of $1.97 per share.

Here is a synopsis of why ABAX and TECH 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;

Abaxis Inc (ABAX) third-quarter profit of 13 cents per share, posted on January 26, lagged analysts? projections by 18.75%. Estimate for current year slid 5 cents per share to 54 cents per share over a month as next year?s estimate dipped 5 cents per share to 82 cents per share in that time span.

Techne Corporation (TECH) reported a second-quarter profit of 76 cents per share on January 31 that fell 3.80% short of the Zacks Consensus Estimate. The full-year average forecast is currently $3.31 per share, compared with last month?s projection of $3.39 per share. Next year?s forecast dropped to $3.49 per share from $3.61 per share in the same period.
 
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