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, investing in homebuilders looked about as smart as Bill Belichick. Still want a piece of the action? No, you don't. Homebuilders lead the league in losses, down 15.9% on average since mid-August.
Our other lovable losers are new entrants. In second, makers of products for the free Linux operating system are down 12.7%. In third, optical-components suppliers can't see straight; they're off 11.2% over the past 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 Ratings |
Bearish CAPS Ratings |
Bear Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Beazer Homes |
* |
586 |
443 |
75.6% |
|
Centex |
* |
417 |
279 |
66.9% |
|
KB Home |
* |
596 |
395 |
66.3% |
|
Lennar |
* |
508 |
336 |
66.1% |
|
Pulte Homes |
* |
624 |
411 |
65.9% |
|
Hovnanian Enterprises |
* |
474 |
301 |
63.5% |
|
The Ryland Group |
* |
299 |
187 |
62.5% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Oplink Communications |
**** |
103 |
98 |
95.1% |
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