5 Broken Communication Equipment Stocks to Sell Now

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Hello investors, this is your wake up call. For those of you who are still trying to squeeze a profit out of these communication equipment stocks, please stop praying for a turnaround and sell these stocks while you can. Can you her me now?

I watch more than 5,000 publicly traded companies with my Portfolio Grader tool, ranking companies by a number of fundamental and quantitative measures. And this week, five broken communication equipment stocks.

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.”

Acme Packet (NASDAQ:APKT) provides products used in voice, video and other multimedia sessions. APKT stock is down 54% in the last 12 months. APKT stock gets a “D” for operating margin growth, a “D” for earnings growth, a “D” for earnings momentum, an “F” for its ability to exceed the consensus earnings estimates on Wall Street and a “D” for the magnitude in which earnings projections have increased over the past month in my Portfolio Grader tool. For more information, view my complete analysis of APKT stock.

Harris (NYSE:HRS) is a global communications and information technology company that operates in 150 countries. In the last year, HRS stock has lost nearly 20%, compared to a gain of 6% for the Dow Jones in the same time frame. HRS 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 my complete analysis of HRS stock.

Juniper Networks (NYSE:JNPR) deals with the networking requirements of global service providers, enterprises and public sector companies. Since last January, JNPR stock has dipped 43%. JNPR gets a “D” for earnings growth, a “D” for earnings momentum and a “D” for its ability to exceed the consensus earnings estimates on Wall Street in my Portfolio Grader tool. For more information, view my complete analysis of JNPR stock.

Nokia Corp. (NYSE:NOK) is best known for its development of mobile telephone products. NOK has posted significant losses of 49% in the last 12 months. NOK gets an “F” for sales growth, an “F” operating margin growth, an “F” for earnings growth, an “F” for earnings momentum and a “D” for cash flow in my Portfolio Grader tool. For more information, view my complete analysis of NOK stock.

Research in Motion (NASDAQ:RIMM) is the developer of Blackberry phones, which have seen a major decrease in popularity as its competitors continue to soar. RIMM is the biggest loser on this list, down 75% in the last year. RIMM gets an “F” for sales growth, a “D” for operating margin growth, an “F” for earnings growth, a “D” for earnings momentum and a “D” for the magnitude in which earnings projections have increased over the past month in my Portfolio Grader tool. For more information, view my complete analysis of RIMM stock.

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