Here are the stocks added to the Zacks #5 Rank ("strong sell") List today:

Actuant Corp (ATU) Arbor Realty Trust Inc (ABR) Barnes Group Inc (B) Capital Bank Corp (CBKN) Capital Trust Inc (CT) Ceradyne Inc (CRDN) China Precision Steel Inc (CPSL) China Security & Surveillance Tech. Inc (CSR) Compass Minerals International Inc (CMP) Conseco Inc (CNO) CRM Holdings Ltd (CRMH) Cutera Inc (CUTR) Dime Community Bancshares Inc (DCOM) Dover Saddlery Inc (DOVR) Duff & Phelps Corp (DUF) FalconStor Software Inc (FALC) FARO Technologies Inc (FARO) First M & F Corp (FMFC) The Hain Celestial Group Inc (HAIN) Horizon Financial Corp (HRZB) InterNAP Network Services (INAP) K-Sea Transportation Partners LP (KSP) Marine Products Corp (MPX) Mercantile Bank Corp (MBWM) Mitsui & Co Ltd (MITSY) ...

We will see initial second-quarter numbers with Adobe Systems (

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Actuant Corp. (ATU) is up more than 3% on heavy volume of 2 million shares, compared with the average of 353,931.

Yesterday, the company withdrew its 2009 profit outlook and slashed its third-quarter earnings guidance to between 6 cents and 8 cents per share. It had earlier guided a profit of 12 cents to 20 cents per share.

Actuant now sees revenue of $290 million, down from its prior forecast of $300 million to $320 million.

One analyst out of 9 reduced expectations over the past 7 days, bringing the average forecast for the fiscal year ending August 2009 down by a penny to 90 cents per share.

This Zacks #4 Rank ("Sell") company missed estimates by 35.71% in its fiscal second quarter with earnings of 9 cents per share.

"ATU" Free Stock Analysis: Buy? Sell? Hold?Zacks Investment Research

Here are the stocks added to the Zacks #5 Rank ("strong sell") List today:

ABB Ltd (ABB) Actuant Corp (ATU) ATMI Inc (ATMI) BancTrust Financial Group Inc (BTFG) Benchmark Electronics Inc (BHE) Blyth Inc (BTH) BRT Realty Trust (BRT) Cincinnati Financial Corp (CINF) Cintas Corp (CTAS) Cleco Corp (CNL) CONMED Corp (CNMD) Dover Saddlery Inc (DOVR) Enterprise Financial Services Corp (EFSC) Ethan Allen Interiors Inc (ETH) Fairpoint Communications Inc (FRP) Fuel Tech Inc (FTEK) Hartford Financial Services (HIG) Insteel Industries Inc (IIIN) INX Inc (INXI) FirstService Corp (FSRV) JA Solar Holdings Co Ltd (JASO) JDA Software Group Inc (JDAS) Live Nation Inc (LYV) LoJack Corp (LOJN) MSC Industrial Direct Co Inc (MSM) Open Text Corp (OTEX) Pennichuck Corp (PNNW) Sanmina-SCI Corp (...

Here are the stocks added to the Zacks #5 Rank ("strong sell") List today:

Actuant Corp (ATU) Argo Group International Holdings Ltd (AGII) The Bank of New York Mellon Corp (BK) Benchmark Electronics Inc (BHE) C&D Technologies Inc (CHP) Cavco Industries Inc (CVCO) Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd (CP) China Security & Surveillance Tech Inc (CSR) Cincinnati Financial Corp (CINF) Cleco Corp (CNL) CONMED Corp (CNMD) CRM Holdings Ltd (CRMH) Dayton Superior Corp (DSUPQ) Domtar Corp (UFS) DRI Corp (TBUS) Eastman Kodak Co (EK) EMS Technologies Inc (ELMG) Exelon Corp (EXC) Expeditors International of Washington (EXPD) Gran Tierra Energy Inc (GTE) Harleysville Group Inc (HGIC) Haverty Furniture Companies Inc (HVT) Helmerich & Payne Inc (HP) Innophos Holdings Inc (IPHS) Insteel Industries Inc (IIIN) JA Solar ...

Here are the stocks added to the Zacks #5 Rank ("strong sell") List today:

ABB Ltd (ABB) Actuant Corp (ATU) Allegheny Energy Inc (AYE) Benchmark Electronics Inc (BHE) Blyth Inc (BTH) Build-A-Bear Workshop Inc (BBW) Cincinnati Financial Corp (CINF) Cleco Corp (CNL) CONMED Corp (CNMD) Dassault Systemes SA (DASTY) Einstein Noah Restaurant Group Inc (BAGL) Electronics For Imaging Inc (EFII) EMS Technologies Inc (ELMG) EnerSys (ENS) Eni SpA (E) Enstar Group Ltd (ESGR) Expeditors International of Washington (EXPD) FNB United Corp (FNBN) Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc (FDP) The Hain Celestial Group Inc (HAIN) Harleysville Group Inc (HGIC) Hartford Financial Services (HIG) Haverty Furniture Companies Inc (HVT) Heritage Financial Corp (HFWA) I-Flow Corp (IFLO) Independent Bank Corp (IBCP) Investment Technology Group (ITG) ...

No companies are expected to top expectations. Best Buy Co., Inc. (

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Actuant Corp (ATU) reported soft fourth- quarter sales on Wednesday that fell short of the consensus view and forecast disappointing results for the current quarter. For the first quarter of fiscal 2009, the company guided to earnings of 48 cents to 52 cents per share, much below market expectations. The Butler, Wisconsin-based industrial products maker sees 2009 as a challenging year in the face of the credit downturn and headwinds from the stronger U.S. dollar. The stock shed more than 13% of its value to trade at $21.95 at mid-noon.

"ATU" Free Stock Analysis: Buy? Sell? Hold?Zacks Investment Research

As I write this on Friday morning, we are continuing to await a final decision on the proposed bailout of financial firms. The final outcome will impact market direction.

I would expect a short-term relief rally if the proposal is passed and signed. Failure to reach an agreement, however, could result in stocks setting new lows for the year.

Third-quarter earnings season will not "officially" start until Oct 7, when Alcoa (AA) reports. Nonetheless, 21 companies are confirmed to report during the week of Sep 29 - Oct 3. Among these are S&P 500 members Constellation Brands (STZ), Family Dollar (FDO), Marriott International (MAR), Micron Technology (MU), Pepsi Bottling Group (PBG) and Walgreen (WAG).

September employment data will be released on Friday, capping a busy week for economic data. Monday: August personal income and spending Tuesday: Conference Board September consumer confidence survey, September Chicago PMI Wednesday:

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Actuant Corporation (ATU), based in Butler, Wisconsin, is an industrial company with operations in more than 30 countries. Actuant businesses provide highly engineered position and motion control systems and branded hydraulic and electrical tools and supplies. The company employs more than 7,500 people worldwide, and since its creation through a spin-off in 2000 has grown its sales from $482M to over $1.6B and its market capitalization from $113M to $1.6B.

Actuant recently announced the signing of a definitive agreement to acquire the stock of the Cortland Companies from an investor group lead by Cortec Group. The Cortec Group acquires high value-added, middle-market manufacturing, distribution, healthcare, and proprietary service businesses. The company manages approximately $750M of committed capital which it uses to acquire platform companies with enterprise values of $30M to $250M as well as smaller follow-on acquisitions.

Cortland is a global designer, manufacturer and distributor of custom-engineered electro-mechanical

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