7 Specialty Retail Stocks to Sell

The holidays are here and Christmas is right around the corner, which means
consumers are hitting the malls and hitting them hard. Participating in annual
gift-giving is no surprise, but what is surprising is that amid the
record-setting 2011 shopping season , some companies still are missing the mark
for the year. I watch more than 5,000 publicly traded companies with my
Portfolio Grader tool, ranking companies by a number of fundamental and
quantitative measures. This week, Ive got seven specialty retail stocks to sell.
Here they are, in alphabetical order. Each one of these stocks gets a "D" or
"F" according to my research, meaning it is a "sell" or "strong
sell." Aeropostale (NYSE: ARO ) sells casual apparel and accessories primarily
to teenagers. A 38% drop for ARO stock in 2011 has left shareholders questioning
their purchase. ARO stock gets a "D" for sales growth, an "F" for
operating margin growth, a "D" for earnings growth and a "D" for
earnings momentum in my Portfolio Grader tool. For more information, view the
complete analysis of ARO stock . Best Buy (NYSE: BBY ) operates retail stores
that sell consumer electronics, home office products, entertainment products,
appliances and related services. In the last year, BBY stock is down 33%. BBY
stock gets a "D" for sales growth, a "D" for operating margin growth, a
"D" for earnings growth and a "D" for its ability to exceed the
consensus earnings estimates on Wall Street in my Portfolio Grader tool. For
more information, view the complete analysis of BBY stock . Guess? (NYSE: GES )
is involved with apparel and accessories for men, women and children. GES stock
is down 40% in 2011, compared to small gains by the broader markets. GES stock
gets a "D" for sales growth, a "D" for operating margin growth, a
"D" for its ability to exceed the consensus earnings estimates on Wall
Street, a "D" for the magnitude in which earnings projections have increased
during the past month and "D" for cash flow in my Portfolio Grader tool. For
more information, view the complete analysis of GES stock . Office Depot (NYSE:
ODP ) is a global supplier of office products and services. ODP is the biggest
loser on this list, down 60% in the past 12 months. ODP stock gets a "D" for
sales growth and an "F" for the magnitude in which earnings projections have
increased during the past month in my Portfolio Grader tool. For more
information, view the complete analysis of ODP stock . RadioShack (NYSE: RSH )
is a retailer of consumer electronics. Year-to-date, RSH stock has shed about
half its value, compared to a gain of 5% for the Dow Jones in the same time. RSH
stock gets a "D" for sales growth, an "F" for operating margins growth,
an "F" for earnings growth, a "D" for earnings momentum, an "F" for
its ability to exceed the consensus earnings estimates on Wall Street and an
"F" for the magnitude in which earnings projections have increased during
the past month in my Portfolio Grader tool. For more information, view the
complete analysis of RSH stock. Staples (NASDAQ: SPLS ) is an office-supply
company that serves customers in 26 countries. SPLS stock has dipped nearly 38%
since the start of 2011. SPLS stock gets a "D" for sales growth and a
"D" for its ability to exceed the consensus earnings estimates on Wall
Street in my Portfolio Grader tool. For more information, view the complete
analysis of SPLS stock . Urban Outfitters (NASDAQ: URBN ) operates under the
brands Urban Outfitters, Anthropologie, Free People, Terrain, Leifsdottir and
BHLDN. Since the start of 2011, URBN stock has dropped 25%. URBN gets a "D"
for operating margin growth, a "D" for earnings growth and a "D" for the
magnitude in which earnings projections have increased during the past month in
my Portfolio Grader tool. For more information, view the complete analysis of
URBN stock . Get more analysis of these picks and other publicly traded stocks
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