This week, these five stocks have the worst ratings in Earnings Growth, one of the eight Fundamental Categories on Portfolio Grader.

Emergent Capital, Inc.. The company also gets F’s in sales growth, earnings growth, and earnings surprise. For more information, get Portfolio Grader’s complete analysis of EMG stock.

SunLink Health Systems, Inc. (SSY) owns and operates community hospitals and related nursing homes and home care businesses in the Southeast and Midwest. The company also gets F’s in sales growth, operating margin growth, and earnings growth. For more information, get Portfolio Grader’s complete analysis of SSY stock.

State Auto Financial Corporation (STFC) is a property and casualty insurance company engaged in writing personal and business lines of insurance. The company also gets F’s in operating margin growth, earnings growth, earnings revisions, and earnings surprise. For more information, get Portfolio Grader’s complete analysis of STFC stock.

SunPower Corporation (SPWR) is a vertically integrated solar products and services company that designs, manufactures, and delivers solar electric systems worldwide for residential, commercial, and utility-scale power plant customers. The company also gets F’s in operating margin growth, earnings growth, and earnings revisions. For more information, get Portfolio Grader’s complete analysis of SPWR stock.

SM Energy Company (SM) is an independent energy company that explores, exploits, develops, acquires and produces natural gas and crude oil in the United States. The company also gets F’s in sales growth, operating margin growth, and earnings growth. For more information, get Portfolio Grader’s complete analysis of SM stock.

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