Welcome back to another Foolish review of the hottest stocks as ranked by Motley Fool CAPS. We're looking at the three best-performing industries over the past 30 days and your favorite long and short candidates in each.
Last time, firms specializing in acquisitions had their 15 minutes. Brrrrring! Time's up. Bring in the subprime lenders. Seriously, they're tops among the hotties with a 28.8% average return over the past 30 days.
But our list is filled with entirely new names. Firms that went public in 2003 rank second, up 23.3% since mid-August. In third, antivirus software makers swatted enough digital pests to produce a 21.9% average return.
According to you, our Foolish readers, the best stocks in these industries to own now -- i.e., those with four or five of the maximum five stars in CAPS -- are:
|
Company |
CAPS Stars |
No. of CAPS Ratings |
Bullish CAPS Ratings |
Bull Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Telkom SA |
***** |
29 |
29 |
100.0% |
|
Secure Computing |
***** |
569 |
554 |
97.4% |
|
Ctrip.com |
***** |
2,959 |
2,834 |
95.8% |
And your favorite short candidates -- i.e., those rated with one or two stars in CAPS -- are:
|
Company |
CAPS Stars |
No. of CAPS Ratings |
Bearish CAPS Ratings |
Bear Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Accredited Home Lenders |
* |
586 |
346 |
59.0% |
|
IMPAC Mortgage |
* |
356 |
210 |
58.9% |
|
Countrywide Financial |
* |
1,092 |
614 |
56.2% |
|
IndyMac Bancorp |
* |
447 |
245 |
54.8% |
|
Fremont General |
* |
308 |
166 |
53.9% |
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