MFN Minefinders Corp. Ltd. Ordinary Shares

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 MFN and QUAD 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:

Minefinders Corp. Ltd (MFN) announced third-quarter profit of 16 cents per share on November 7 that missed analysts? expectations by 23.81%. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for the current year slid to 88 cents per share from 97 cents per share in the last 30 days as next year?s estimate dipped 26 cents per share to $1.15 per share in that time span.

Quad/Graphics, Inc. (QUAD) posted a third-quarter profit of 80 cents per share on November 10, which came in 2 cents wider than the average forecast. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for the full year fell to $2.13 per share from $2.89 per share over the past month. For 2012, analysts expect a profit of $2.18 per share, compared to last month?s projection for a profit of $4.32 per share.

Here is a synopsis of why TFM and RDK 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;

The Fresh Market Inc (TFM) third-quarter profit of 19 cents per share, posted on November 30, lagged analysts? projections by 5%. Estimate for current year slid 4 cents per share to $1.06 per share a month as next year?s estimate dipped 4 cents per share to $1.32 per share in that time span.

Ruddick Corporation (RDK) reported a fourth-quarter profit of 50 cents per share on November 3 that fell 23.08% short of the Zacks Consensus Estimate. The full-year average forecast is currently $2.43 per share, compared with last two month?s projection of $2.81 per share. Next year?s forecast dropped to $2.80 per share from $3.21 per share in the same period.
 
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