FCX Freeport McMoRan Inc

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 FSYS and FCX 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:

Fuel Systems Solutions, Inc. (FSYS)announced third-quarter profit of 6 cents per share on November 9 that missed analysts? expectations by 60%. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for the current year slid to 30 cents per share from 58 cents per share in the last 30 days as next year?s estimate dipped 34 cents per share to 91 cents per share in that time span.

Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. (FCX) posted a third-quarter profit of $1.10 per share on October 19, which came in 2 cents wider than the average forecast. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for the full year fell to $4.99 per share from $5.05 per share over the past month. For 2012, analysts expect a profit of $4.96 per share, compared to last month?s projection for a profit of $5.10 per share.

Here is a synopsis of why SEE and BGC 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;

Sealed Air Corp. (SEE) third-quarter profit of 48 cents per share, posted on October 16, lagged analysts? projections by 2.04%. Estimate for current year slid 5 cents per share to $1.72 per share over two month?s as next year?s estimate dipped 20 cents per share to $1.89 per share in that time span.

General Cable Corporation (BGC) reported a third-quarter profit of 69 cents per share on October 21 that fell 4.17% short of the Zacks Consensus Estimate. The full-year average forecast is currently $2.26 per share, compared with last month?s projection of $2.99 per share. Next year?s forecast dropped to $3.03 per share from $3.55 per share in the same period.
 
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