SELL ALERT: 3 Stocks to Ditch While You Can?
Here’s a head’s up for anyone holding these stocks – Fair Isaac, Boyd Gaming and Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company (A&P). A recent SmartMoney article has hilighted these 3 stocks as having garnered more “sell” recommendations than “buys” in recent weeks.
Fair Isaac (FICO)
Fair Isaac’s performance is dependent upon consumers using credit, and spending money. Since the recession struck in 2008, consumers have done little spending and even less borrowing.
Boyd Gaming (BYD)
Boyd Gaming owns Casinos in big gambling towns like Vegas and Atlantic City. The company has a high debt load, and people aren’t flocking to Vegas (its largest market) like they did two years ago. Sales fell 14% last year and are expected to fall another 7% this year which make repaying that debt a long road.
Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company (GAP)
A.K.A. the grocer A&P. While the company hasn’t turned a profit in more than 2 years, and halted its dividend in 2000 the stock price has more than doubled since the summer. The reason appears to be speculation of a potential merger. Merger talks seem to be fading fast, and there’s not much else to recommend this stock.
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