Fresh Del Monte Produce, Vail Resorts, International Game Technology and Dresser-Rand Group

Published in House and Home on Tuesday, November 16th 2010 at 7:06 GMT by Market Wire
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CHICAGO--([ BUSINESS WIRE ])--Zacks.com releases details on a group of stocks that are currently members of the exclusive Zacks #5 Rank List a" Stocks to Sell Now. These stocks are currently rated as a Zacks Rank #5 (Strong Sell): Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc. (NYSE: [ FDP ]) and Vail Resorts, Inc. (NYSE: [ MTN ]).Further, Zacks announced #4 Rankings (Sell) on two other widely held stocks: International Game Technology (NYSE: [ IGT ])and Dresser-Rand Group Inc. (NYSE: [ DRC ]).To see the full Zacks #5 Rank List - Stocks to Sell Now visit: [ http://at.zacks.com/?id=92 ]

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Here is a synopsis of why FDP and MTN 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:

Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc. (NYSE: [ FDP ])third quarter earnings of 22 cents per share, reported on November 2, missed the average forecast by 21%. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for 2010 is pegged at $1.77 per share which decreased 20 cents over the past month. The following yeara�s estimate dropped 29 cents to $2.29 in that time period.

Vail Resorts, Inc. (NYSE: [ MTN ]) posted a second a" quarter loss of $1.16 per share on September 23, which came in 8 cents wider than the average forecast. The Zacks Consensus for the full year fell to a profit of $1.02 per share from $1.07 over the past months as 1 out of the 7 covering analysts slashed forecasts. For 2012, analysts expect a profit of $1.36 per share which would be 9 cents less than the forecasts in the same time span.

Here is a synopsis of why IGT and DRC 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;

International Game Technology (NYSE: [ IGT ])reported a fourth quarter profit of 18 cents per share on November 9, that fell 5% short of the Zacks Consensus Estimate. The full year average forecast is currently 86 cents per share, compared with last weeka�s projection of fro a profit of 95 cents. During that time 18 analysts out of 21 revised downward. Next yeara�s forecast dropped 15 cents to $1.06 per share in the same time period.

Dresser-Rand Group Inc. (NYSE:[ DRC ]) announced its third a" quarter earnings of 46 cents per share on October 29, which missed the Zacks Consensus Estimate by a penny. Revenues dipped $133 million to $483.1 million in the present quarter. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for the present year fell 9 cents to $1.90 per share in the past 30 days as 8 out of the 12 covering analysts reduced forecasts. Next yeara�s forecast dropped 31 cents to $2.31 in that time span.

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Fresh Del Monte Produce, Vail Resorts, International Game Technology and Dresser-Rand Group