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

American Commercial Lines Inc (ACLI) Arris Group Inc (ARRS) Associated Banc-Corp (ASBC) Astec Industries Inc (ASTE) Badger Meter Inc (BMI) Banner Corp (BANR) Beacon Roofing Supply Inc (BECN) Brunswick Corp (BC) C&D Technologies Inc (CHP) Capital Product Partners LP (CPLP) Capitol Federal Financial (CFFN) Ciber Inc (CBR) CIT Group Inc (CIT) Copano Energy LLC (CPNO) Crucell NV (CRXL) CryptoLogic Ltd (CRYP) Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica SA (ERJ) ...

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

Alexandria Real Estate Equities Inc (ARE) American Commercial Lines Inc (ACLI) Ameren Corp (AEE) Arris Group Inc (ARRS) Assisted Living Concepts Inc (ALC) Astec Industries Inc (ASTE) Blackrock Kelso Capital Corp (BKCC) CapLease Inc (LSE) Cascade Bancorp (CACB) Cheniere Energy Inc (LNG) Ciber Inc (CBR) Community Trust Bancorp Inc (CTBI) EnPro Industries Inc (NPO) Evergreen Solar Inc (ESLR) Fair Isaac Corp (FICO) First Industrial Realty Trust Inc (FR) ...

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

Administaff Inc (ASF) Aetna Inc (AET) BTU International Inc (BTUI) Capital Product Partners LP (CPLP) Carlisle Companies Inc (CSL) CF Industries Holdings Inc (CF) Chemtura Corp (CEMJQ) CommScope Inc (CTV) CommVault Systems Inc (CVLT) Exterran Partners LP (EXLP) Extra Space Storage Inc (EXR) G&K Services Inc (GKSR) Genzyme Corp (GENZ) HCP Inc (HCP) Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corp (IART) Lazard Ltd (LAZ) Matthews International Corp (MATW) Mindray Medical International Ltd (MR) Minerals Technologies Inc (MTX) The Mosaic Co (MOS) North Valley Bancorp (NOVB) P A M Transportation Services Inc (PTSI) Patriot Capital Funding Inc (PCAP) Patterson Companies Inc (PDCO) Paychex Inc (PAYX) Penford Corp (PENX) Penson Worldwide Inc (PNSN) ...

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

The Allstate Corp (ALL) American River Bankshares (AMRB) Argo Group International Holdings Ltd (AGII) Aventine Renewable Energy Holdings Inc (AVRNQ) BancTrust Financial Group Inc (BTFG) Benchmark Electronics Inc (BHE) Bristow Group Inc (BRS) BRT Realty Trust (BRT) C&D Technologies Inc (CHP) Callaway Golf Co (ELY) Columbus McKinnon Corp (CMCO) Comtech Telecommunications Corp (CMTL) Connecticut Water Service Inc (CTWS) Credicorp Ltd (BAP) Cybex International Inc (CYBI) Cynosure Inc (CYNO) Dayton Superior Corp (DSUPQ) Enterprise Financial Services Corp (EFSC) Entertainment Properties Trust (EPR) Ethan Allen Interiors Inc (ETH) Fuel Tech Inc (FTEK) Gannett Co Inc (GCI) Harleysville Group Inc (HGIC) Hartford Financial Services (HIG) Haverty Furniture Companies Inc (HVT) Independent Bank Corp ...

We are downgrading our recommendation on the shares of Patriot Capital Funding, Inc. (PCAP) to Sell from Hold, based on the uncertainty and concerns surrounding renew its revolving credit facility expiring in April 2009.PCAP is a specialty finance company that provides customized financing to private equity sponsors who invest primarily in small and mid-sized companies. PCAP typically invests in companies with annual revenues of $10-100 million. Investments usually take the form of senior secured loans, junior secured loans, and subordinated debt investments, often with an equity component. PCAP also offers a "one-stop" financing alternative that typically includes a revolving credit line, one or more senior term loans, and a subordinated debt investment.The company declared its 4Q08 Net Operating Income (NOI) results yesterday, which were a penny ahead of our estimates, based on better-than-expected fee income. However, net loss came in at $0.81 per share ...