Zacks Sell List Highlights: Beazer Homes, Borland Software, Dow and Eastman Chemical.

CHICAGO -- Zacks.com releases details on a group of stocks that are currently members of the exclusive Zacks #5 Rank List - Stocks to Sell Now. These stocks are currently rated as a Zacks Rank #5 (Strong Sell): Beazer Homes USA, Inc. (NYSE: BZH) and Borland Software Corporation (Nasdaq: BORL). Further, Zacks announced #4 Rankings (Sell) on two other widely held stocks: The Dow Chemical Company (NYSE: DOW) and Eastman Chemical Company (NYSE: EMN). To see the full Zacks #5 Rank List - Stocks to Sell Now visit: http://at.zacks.com/?id=92

Since inception in 1988, the S&P 500 has outperformed the Zacks #5 Rank List -- Stocks to Sell Now by 129.7% annually (11.9% vs. 5.2% respectively). 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 BZH and BORL 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 Zacks ranked stocks:

Beazer Homes USA, Inc. (NYSE: BZH) has not changed its guidance since projecting fiscal 2006 profits of $10 to $10.50 per share in late April. This fact has not stopped analysts from cutting their projections, however. During the past month, three analysts have revised their forecasts downward. The new consensus estimate, for full-year profits of $9.99 per share, is 14 cents below the forecast of 30 days ago.

Borland Software Corporation (Nasdaq: BORL) recently reported final first-quarter results. The company's GAAP loss of 12 cents per share was four cents wider than analysts were expecting. Following the report, one of the three covering analysts cut his forecast for full-year earnings. The new consensus estimate, which calls for a 2006 loss of 20 cents per share, is five cents below the forecast of a month ago.

Here is a synopsis of why DOW and EMN 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 Dow Chemical Company (NYSE: DOW) has seen analysts gradually lower their projections. Over the past two months, analysts have cut their forecasts for 2006 profits by 23 cents. The current consensus estimate calls for full-year earnings of $4.76 per share.

Analysts have cut their forecasts on Eastman Chemical Company (NYSE: EMN) within the past week. The current consensus estimate for full-year earnings of $5.10 is 14 cents below the forecast of a week ago. EMN has missed earnings expectations one time during the past two quarters.

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