Zacks Sell List Highlights: Caliper Life Sciences, Tech Data, The Cooper Companies and Urban Outfitters.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): Caliper caliper Instrument that consists of two adjustable legs or jaws for measuring the dimensions of material parts. Spring calipers have an adjusting screw and nut; firm-joint calipers use friction at the joint to hold the legs unmoving. Life Sciences, Inc. (Nasdaq:CALP CALP Cognitive Academic Language Proficiency CALP Cristalleria Artistica La Piana (All the World, Crystalware) CALP Calsenilin-Like Protein CALP Centro de Astrofísica en la Palma (Canary Islands, Spain) ) and Tech Data Corporation (Nasdaq:TECD TECD Training Equipment Change Directive ). Further, Zacks announced #4 Rankings (Sell) on two other widely held stocks: The Cooper Companies (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :COO) and Urban Outfitters Urban Outfitters, Inc. NASDAQ: URBN owns and operates three retail clothing brands: Urban Outfitters, Anthropologie and Free People. The first store opened in 1970 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, focusing on "funky" fashion and household products. , Inc. (Nasdaq:URBN). 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 155.5% annually (11.8% vs. 4.6% respectively). While the rest of Wall Street continued to tout Tout To promote a security in order to attract buyers. tout To foster interest in a particular company or security. For example, a broker might tout a security to a client in the hope that the client will purchase the security. 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 CALP and TECD 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: Caliper Life Sciences, Inc. (Nasdaq:CALP) has missed earnings expectations for two consecutive quarters. Most recently, the company generated a fourth-quarter loss of four cents per share Cents per share The amount of a mutual fund's dividend or capital gains distributions that a shareholder will receive for each share owned. ; analysts had projected a three-cent per share loss. Following the release of the latest earnings report, two of the three covering analysts revised their forecasts for 2006. The current consensus estimate calls for a loss of 19 cents per share; a month ago, analysts were projecting a loss of 16 cents per share. Tech Data Corporation (Nasdaq:TECD) beat fourth quarter estimates, but provided disappointing guidance. The company reported a fiscal fourth-quarter profit of 70 cents per share, two cents above the consensus estimate. Looking forward, TECD anticipates fiscal first-quarter profits totaling 28-34 cents; analysts had been expecting a 58-cent per share profit. Eight of the nine covering analysts cut their forecasts in response, causing the consensus estimate to fall to 33 cents per share. The full year estimate was also revised downwards, from $2.58 per share to $2.13 per share. Here is a synopsis of why COO and URBN 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 Cooper Companies (NYSE:COO) has reported lower than expected earnings during three out of the past five quarters. Last week, the company reported fiscal first-quarter profits of 58 cents, eight cents less than analysts had projected. COO also cut its full year guidance, reflecting both a higher option expense and management's expectation for manufacturing capacity. The new guidance calls for fiscal 2006 profits of $3.15-$3.35 per share. Four of the five covering analysts revised their guidance in response, causing the consensus estimate to fall to $3.06. Urban Outfitters, Inc. (Nasdaq:URBN) met fourth-quarter expectations with a profit of 21 cents per share, but provided a cautious outlook for 2006. CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. Richard Hayne Richard Hayne is the president of Urban Outfitters, a chain of clothing retailers. Hayne is included in the Top 40 richest people in Pennsylvania. He is a graduate of Lehigh University. He founded Urban Outfitters, Inc. in 1970. said a "seismic shift in women's fashion" has created some uncertainty. He also noted that February store sales were "weak." Following the report, 13 of the 17 covering analysts cut their forecasts for the year ending January 2007. The new consensus estimate of 97 cents per share is five cents below the forecast of a month ago. Truly taking advantage of the Zacks Rank requires the understanding of how it works. The free special report; "Zacks Rank Guide: Harnessing the Power of Earnings Estimate Revisions" is available to provide this insightful background. Download a free copy now to prosper in the years to come at http://at.zacks.com/?id=93 About the Zacks Rank For over 17 years, the Years, The the seven decades of Eleanor Pargiter’s life. [Br. 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