Ameristar Casinos Inc.’s (ASCA) MACD indicator has entered into bearish territory with a reading of -0.0015. The Zacks #5 Rank (“Strong Sell) stock has declined slightly to $17.14 in morning trade. The Zacks Consensus Estimate on the company’s full-year earnings is currently pegged at $1.25 per share, which moved down by 2 cents over the past month."ASCA" Free Stock Analysis: Buy? Sell? Hold?Zacks Investment Research

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

Abington Bancorp Inc (ABBC) Agrium Inc (AGU) Allis-Chalmers Energy Inc (ALY) Amerigas Partners LP (APU) Ameristar Casinos Inc (ASCA) Badger Meter Inc (BMI) BlueLinx Holdings Inc (BXC) Brinker International Inc (EAT) British Sky Broadcasting Group Plc (BSY) Brookfield Properties Corp (BPO) Cbeyond Inc (CBEY) Clarient Inc (CLRT) CRA International Inc (CRAI) Dynamic Materials Corp (BOOM) EnPro Industries Inc (NPO) First Bancorp (FBP) First Commonwealth Financial Corp (FCF) ...

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Ameristar Casinos Inc. (ASCA) rose marginally at noon to break through a short-term level of resistance at $17.86 on Friday. The company has met or topped the consensus estimate in 3 out of the last 4 quarters with an average surprise of 19.64% or 6 cents per share. Ameristar is a Zacks#1 Rank ("Strong Buy") stock.

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Ameristar Casinos Inc.'s (ASCA) share price has moved into oversold territory with a stochastic value of 2.26. Analysts have been increasing their estimates on the Zacks #1 Rank ("Strong Buy") company's full-year earnings, with the consensus up 40 cents over the past 2 months to $1.51 per share. The most accurate estimate is even bullish at $1.55 per share.

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Casino Stocks: The One Sin Stock You Should Be Betting On

by David Fessler, Advisory Panelist

Casino stocks have been more than down on their luck lately. In fact, they’ve been on the ropes more than one of their prizefighting boxers. And it’s no wonder.

The recession has hit consumers hard. And many have cut their spending, doling out their dollars for the necessities: food, shelter, clothing and gasoline - but little else.

To say business has been bad doesn’t really capture the scope of the damage.

It’s easy to see the effects on casinos - the top dogs in most markets - and we don’t always notice the impact to the rest of the food chain. Restaurants have plenty of empty tables these days. Those little beepers you get while waiting in line are just sitting around collecting dust. Malls resemble ghost towns; most of the visitors are store ...

Here are the stocks added to the Zacks #1 Rank ("strong buy") List today:

3PAR Inc (PAR) American Medical Systems Holdings Inc (AMMD) Ameristar Casinos Inc (ASCA) Ashland Inc (ASH) Bank Mutual Corp (BKMU) BigBand Networks Inc (BBND) Capitol Federal Financial (CFFN) Central Garden & Pet Co (CENT) CGI Group Inc (GIB) Conexant Systems Inc (CNXT) CPEX Pharmaceuticals Inc (CPEX) CVR Energy Inc (CVI) Del Monte Foods Co (DLM) Diamond Foods Inc (DMND) Dorman Products Inc (DORM) Einstein Noah Restaurant Group Inc (BAGL) First Mariner Bancorp (FMAR) Flanders Corp (FLDR) Inspire Pharmaceuticals Inc (ISPH) Internet Brands Inc (INET) Intersil Corp (ISIL) Kirkland's Inc (KIRK) Kubota Corp (KUB) LIN TV Corp (TVL) MarketAxess Holdings Inc (MKTX) MarkWest Energy Partners LP (MWE) Medifast Inc (...

Here are the stocks added to the Zacks #1 Rank ("strong buy") List today:

3com Corp (COMS) Abington Bancorp Inc (ABBC) Allion Healthcare Inc (ALLI) Ameristar Casinos Inc (ASCA) ARM Holdings Plc (ARMH) Arris Group Inc (ARRS) ATS Medical Inc (ATSI) Banco Latinoamericano de Exportaciones (BLX) Bob Evans Farms Inc (BOBE) Caribou Coffee Company Inc (CBOU) Carrols Restaurant Group Inc (TAST) Chart Industries Inc (GTLS) Coeur d'Alene Mines Corp (CDE) Comcast Corp (CMCSK) Concurrent Computer Corp (CCUR) Corinthian Colleges Inc (COCO) Cyberonics Inc (CYBX) Diamond Foods Inc (DMND) DineEquity Inc (DIN) Dresser-Rand Group Inc (DRC) eHealth Inc (EHTH) El Paso Pipeline Partners LP (EPB) Encore Capital Group Inc (ECPG) Entropic Communications Inc (ENTR) Federal Signal Corp (FSS) Furniture Brands International Inc (FBN) Genoptix ...