Zacks Sell List Highlights American Axle & Manufacturing, Gold Fields, Cray, and TIBCO Software.

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): American Axle & Manufacturing (NYSE:AXL) and Gold Fields Ltd. (NYSE:GFI). Further, Zacks announced #4 Rankings (Sell) on two other widely held stocks: Cray Inc. (NASDAQ:CRAY) and TIBCO Software Inc. (NASDAQ:TIBX). 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 (11.88% vs. 4.65% 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 AXL and GFI have a Zacks Rank of 5 (Strong Sell) and should most likely be sold or avoided for the next 1 to 3 months. Note that a #5 Strong Sell rating is applied to 5% of all the Zacks ranked stocks:

American Axle & Manufacturing (NYSE:AXL) predicted in its first-quarter earnings release, published on April 29, that full year earnings would be in the range of $1.40-$1.55 per share. This was a downward revision from the company's prior guidance, originally issued on January 13, for profits of $2.40-$2.55 per share. Over the past seven days, analysts have revised their forecasts to below AXL's guidance. Analysts now anticipate full-year earnings of $1.37 per share versus $1.40 a week prior.

Gold Fields Ltd. (NYSE:GFI) has missed the consensus earnings estimates during three out of the last four quarters. Heading into the final month of the company's fiscal year, analysts are lowering their expectations. Over the past seven days, the consensus estimate for fiscal 2005 earnings has dropped 37% to 12 cents per share. Expectations for fiscal 2006 have also been revised downwards, from 39 cents to 37 cents per share.

Here is a synopsis of why CRAY and TIBX 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:

Cray Inc. (NASDAQ:CRAY) reported a first-quarter loss of 23 cents per share, in early May, versus the consensus estimate for a loss of seven cents per share. The surprise extended a streak of consecutive quarterly misses. Given this streak, it is not surprising that analysts have becoming increasingly more pessimistic about Cray's prospects for the remainder of the year. The current forecast for a full year loss of 40 cents per share represents a 38-cent negative revision from 90 days ago.

TIBCO Software Inc. (NASDAQ:TIBX) recently released preliminary results for its fiscal second quarter. The company said revenues were in the range of $100-$102 million and non-GAAP earnings are estimated to have been four cents per share. Based on the consensus estimate of 30 days ago, this represents an earnings miss of two cents per share. During the past seven days, analysts have revised their second-quarter forecasts to match the company's preliminary results. TIBCO will issue a full earnings report on June 23.

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