Zacks Gives Thumbs Down to Fieldstone

Fieldstone Investment Corp., a real estate investment trust that originates both nonconforming and conforming mortgages, has been given a No. 5 (Strong Sell) rating by Zacks.com, Chicago.Zacks pointed to a drop in analysts' earnings estimates for Fieldstone, which now stand at $0.84 per share, down $0.12 over the past 30 days. Fieldstone missed its earnings estimates for the second quarter by $0.04 per share, and the results were 70% below those of the same period in 2005, Zacks said. Zacks can be found online at http://www.zacks.com.