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, subprime insurers led the laggards. No longer. They're fallen to third, down 10.9% over the last 30 days.
Who's the worst of the worst? Homebuilders. Yes, I know, shocking. Stocks of the bricks-and-mortar crowd are down 15.4% on average since early August.
But it's our second-place finisher, down 12.8%, that takes first in terms of entertainment value. Who is it? Food product producers. Anyone else see a Monty Python skit in this? ("Spam! Spam! Spam! Spam!")
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 Ratings |
Bearish CAPS Ratings |
Bear Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Beazer Homes |
* |
562 |
419 |
74.6% |
|
Radian Group |
* |
144 |
106 |
73.6% |
|
MGIC Investment |
* |
156 |
104 |
66.7% |
|
Centex |
* |
401 |
266 |
66.3% |
|
KB Home |
* |
583 |
379 |
65.0% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
B&G Foods |
**** |
33 |
32 |
96.9% |
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