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What Makes Imax Corporation (IMAX) a Strong Sell?

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Similar to wise buying decisions, exiting certain underperformers at the right time helps maximize portfolio returns. Selling off losers can be difficult, but if both the share price and estimates are falling, it could be time to get rid of the security before more losses hit your portfolio.

One such stock that you may want to consider dropping is Imax Corporation (IMAX - Free Report) , which has witnessed a significant price decline in the past four weeks, and it has seen negative earnings estimate revisions for the current quarter and the current year. A Zacks Rank #4 (Sell) further confirms weakness in IMAX.

A key reason for this move has been the negative trend in earnings estimate revisions. For the full year, we have seen two estimates moving down in the past 30 days, compared with just no upward revisions. This trend has caused the consensus estimate to trend lower, going from 71 cents a share a month ago to its current level of 63 cents.

Also, for the current quarter, Imax has seen two downward estimate revisions versus no revisions in the opposite direction, dragging the consensus estimate down to 18 cents a share from 26 cents over the past 30 days.

The stock also has seen some pretty dismal trading lately, as the share price has dropped 7.4% in the past month.

Imax Corporation Price and Consensus

So it may not be a good decision to keep this stock in your portfolio anymore, at least if you don’t have a long time horizon to wait.

If you are still interested in the  Film and Television Production and Distributionindustry, you may instead consider a better-ranked stock – Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc.(FOX - Free Report) . The stock currently holds a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy) and may be a better selection at this time. You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.

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