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, renewable energy technology stocks were more out of place than Bill Maher at the Vatican. Today, you'll find them in Tuscany, and out of the picture.
Who's our winner, then? Surprise! It's the subprime loan insurers. These not-so-lovable losers are off 55.7% since early October.
Following closely are subprime lenders, down 36.6% over the past 30 days. This industry includes loan guppies such as CompuCredit
Third place, meanwhile, hosts title insurers like LandAmerica
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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
MGIC Investment |
* |
210 |
136 |
64.8% |
MBIA |
* |
145 |
88 |
60.7% |
IMPAC Mortgage |
* |
339 |
194 |
57.2% |
PMI Group |
* |
198 |
112 |
56.6% |
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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Alleghany |
**** |
154 |
151 |
98.1% |
That's right. Only one of the 26 companies tagged with those industries is considered good enough to merit a four-star rating. These groups are really disliked.
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