Stocks to Watch: Three Companies Hit Zacks Rank #5

Today, three stocks have been added to the Zacks Rank #5 (Strong Sell) List:

1. Akebia Therapeutics, Inc. (AKBA)

Akebia Therapeutics, Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company. Recently, the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its earnings in the current year was revised downward by 26.3% in the last 60 days.

2. Asbury Automotive Group, Inc. (ABG)

Asbury Automotive Group, Inc. is an automotive retailer. The earnings estimate for this year has also been revised down, declining by 6.7% over the previous two months.

3. Clean Harbors, Inc. (CLH)

Clean Harbors, Inc. provides environmental and industrial services. For this company, the earnings estimate has decreased by 5.8% over the last 60 days as well.

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