Welcome back to another Foolish review of the coldest stocks as ranked by Motley Fool CAPS. We're looking at the three worst-performing industries over the past 30 days and your favorite short and long candidates in each.
Last time, sporting stocks like Speedway Motorsports
Who are the other lovable losers? Have a look:
- Singing off tune in the second spot are the music and video stores, whose stocks are, as a group, down 7.3% over the last 30 days.
- At a loss for words in the third spot are the communication and data services providers, whose stocks are, as a group, down 6.5% over the last 30 days.
According to you, our Foolish readers, the worst stocks in these industries to own now --i.e., those rated one or two out of a maximum five stars in CAPS -- are:
|
Company |
CAPS stars |
No. of CAPS |
Bearish CAPS |
Bear ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
International Fight League |
* |
136 |
135 |
99.3% |
|
Dreams Inc. |
* |
36 |
35 |
97.2% |
|
Movie Gallery |
* |
326 |
295 |
90.5% |
|
China VOIP |
* |
102 |
92 |
90.2% |
|
SkyTerra Comms. |
* |
17 |
14 |
82.4% |
|
Trans World Entertainment |
* |
26 |
18 |
69.2% |
|
Blockbuster |
* |
831 |
405 |
48.7% |
|
Embarq Corp. |
* |
45 |
13 |
28.9% |
|
Netflix |
** |
3,384 |
570 |
16.8% |
|
Life Time Fitness |
** |
105 |
13 |
12.4% |
And your favorite long candidates -- i.e., those rated four or five stars in CAPS -- are:
Company | CAPS stars | No. of CAPS ratings | Bullish CAPS ratings | Bull ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Town Sports Int'l Hldgs. | ***** | 34 | 32 | 94.1% |
International Speedway | **** | 29 | 27 | 93.1% |
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Fool contributor Tim Beyers, who is ranked 1,342 out of more than 27,200 in CAPS, is a sucker for growth stocks and a regular contributor to David Gardner's Motley Fool Rule Breakers service. Tim didn't own shares of any of the companies mentioned in this story at the time of publication. All of his portfolio holdings can be found at Tim's Fool profile. His thoughts on growth stocks, Foolishness, and investing in general may be found in his blog. Netflix is a Motley Fool Stock Advisor choice. The Motley Fool's disclosure policy freezes out Wall Street's worst.
