Zacks Sell List Highlights Performance Food Group, Weyerhaeusar Company, Sunterra, and United States Steel.

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): Performance Food Group (NASDAQ:PFGC) and Weyerhaeuser Company (NYSE:WY). Further, Zacks announced #4 Rankings (Sell) on two other widely held stocks: Sunterra Corporation (NASDAQ:SNRR) and United States Steel Corporation (NYSE:X). 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 PFGC and WY 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:

Performance Food Group (NASDAQ:PFGC) missed earnings expectations during three out of the past four quarters. Analysts appear to be concerned that this trend could continue well into 2005. Three analysts have cut their forecast for 2005 earnings over the past 30 days, lowering the consensus estimate from $1.30 to $1.20 per share. These cuts extend a trend that has caused the consensus estimate to fall a cumulative 19 cents over the past three months.

Weyerhaeuser Company (NYSE:WY) will release second quarter results before the market open on July 21. The company has missed earnings expectations for two consecutive quarters. During the past seven days, six analysts have cut their forecasts for the second quarter. The current estimate for earnings per share of $1.21 is five cents below the level of a week ago and 12 cents below the level of 30 days ago.

Here is a synopsis of why SNRR and X 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:

Sunterra Corporation (NASDAQ:SNRR) recently cut its guidance for fiscal 2005 to net income of $19-$20 million. The company blamed weakness in European timeshare ownership as the reason for the revised guidance. Following Sunterra's announcement, five analysts cut their forecast for fiscal 2005 earnings. The current consensus estimate for earnings of 86 cents per share is eight cents lower than the level of a week prior.

United States Steel Corporation (NYSE:X) will release second quarter results on July 26. Ahead of the report, analysts have been lowering their forecasts. Over the past 30 days, three analysts have cut their projections. The current consensus estimate for earnings per share of $2.13 is seven cents lower than the prediction being made a month ago.

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