GOLAR LNG LTD (GLNG) - 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 TKAGY and GLNG 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:

Telekom Austria AG (ADR).?s (TKAGY) fourth-quarter profit of 15 cents per share, announced on Feb 23, came in 17 cents lower than analysts? expectations. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for the full year declined 56 cents to a profit of $1.43 per share over the 60 days as the covering analysts slashed forecasts.

Golar LNG Limited (USA) (GLNG) posted a fourth-quarter profit of 6 cents per share on Mar 1 while analysts projected a loss of 12 cents. Revenues in the fourth quarter decreased to $64.6 million as compared to $70.4 million for the third quarter of 2010 (the "third quarter"). The Zacks Consensus Estimate for 2011 fell 17 cents to a profit of $1.01 per share in the past month.

Here is a synopsis of why RTI and SEED 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;

RTI International Metals, Inc.?s (RTI) fourth-quarter loss per share of 23 cents, reported earlier this month, which missed analysts? expectations by nearly 156%. The full-year average forecast moved down 48 cents to a loss of 8 cents per share in the last 30 days, reflecting cuts by 6 out of 8 analysts. Next year?s forecast fell 15 cents to a profit of $1.10 per share in the same period.

Origin Agritech Ltd.?s (SEED) first-quarter loss per share of 14 cents, reported on Feb 22, which missed analysts? expectations by nearly 27%. The full-year average forecast moved down 6 cents to a profit of 37 cents per share in the last 60 days, reflecting cuts by the covering analysts. Next year?s forecast fell 7 cents to a profit of 42 cents per share in the same period.
 
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