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 loan insurers were about as unwelcome and out of place as Dick Cheney at the annual Daily Kos convention. And they're still awful, down 32.4% since mid-October.
Interestingly, that was only good for second. (More O'Reilly than Cheney, perhaps?)
So who's first? You know the answer: subprime lenders, the dog food eaters whose cud others swallowed. They've since paid the price. Shares of not-so-lovable losers like NovaStar Financial
Third place is where you'll find the new blood. Literally. Makers of medical lasers, such as former Stock Advisor pick LCA-Vision
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 |
Bear Ratio |
30-Day Price Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
MGIC Investment |
* |
247 |
66.8% |
(29.2%) |
|
PMI Group
|
* |
267 |
60.3% |
(57.1%) |
|
Impac Mortgage
|
* |
336 |
57.4% |
(43.3%) |
And your favorite long candidates -- i.e., those rated four or five stars in CAPS -- are:
|
Company |
CAPS Stars |
No. of |
Bull Ratio |
30-Day |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Syneron Medical |
***** |
684 |
97.4% |
(28.3%) |
|
Palomar Medical Tech. |
**** |
437 |
96.6% |
(31.7%) |
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