Here is a synopsis of why SAFT and ENH 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:
Safety Insurance Group, Inc. (SAFT ) announced first -quarter loss of 23 cents per share on May 4 that missed analysts? expectations by 133%. This apart the earnings also missed the previous year?s results by 69%. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for the current year slipped 35 cents to $3.02 per share in the last 60 days. Next year?s estimate dipped a couple of cents to $3.29 per share in that time span.
Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd. (ENH) posted a first-quarter loss of $2.42 per share on May 2, which came in 18 cents wider than the average forecast. The diluted earnings per share fell 147% to a loss of $2.25 on March 2011 as compared to results of March 2010. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for the full year fell $1.17 per share to a profit of 49 cents per share over the past month reflecting cuts by all the 7 covering analysts. For 2012, analysts expect a profit of $5.00 per share, compared to projections of a profit of $5.03 per share in a span of 7 days.
Here is a synopsis of why CPGI and MAKO 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;
China Shengda Packaging Group Inc.?s (CPGI ) first-quarter earnings of 9 cents per share, posted on May 13, lagged analysts? projections by nearly 36%. For 2011, the Zacks Consensus Estimate moved down 26 cents to a profit of 32 cents per share in the last 30 days as both the covering analysts cut back on forecasts. Estimate for next year slid 37 cents to a profit of 41 cents per share during the same time span.
MAKO Surgical Corp. (MAKO
) reported a first-quarter loss of 27 cents per share on May
3, that fell 12% short of the Zacks Consensus Estimate. The
full-year average forecast is currently pegged at a loss of
83 cents per share, compared to projections of a loss of 81
cents per share made 30 days back. Next year?s forecast
dropped 1 cent to a loss of 33 cents per share in the same
period.
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