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.
With a 21.1% average return since early November, home furnishings retailers are once again king of the CAPS kingdom. Money-grubbing financiers improved with a 17% return as a group over the past month but remain a distant second.
And in third place? Please welcome another new entrant: hospitals. Professional caregivers such as Magellan Health Services (NASDAQ:MGLN) have produced a 7.9% average return over the past 30 days.
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 |
No. of |
Bull |
30-Day |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
AmSurg (NASDAQ:AMSG) |
***** |
46 |
95.7% |
(0.7%) |
|
Community Health Systems |
***** |
37 |
91.9% |
9.9% |
|
Wesco Financial (AMEX:WSC) |
**** |
67 |
89.6% |
8.1% |
|
Universal Health Services |
**** |
32 |
81.3% |
4.2% |
And your favorite short candidates -- i.e., those rated with one or two stars in CAPS -- are:
|
Company |
CAPS |
No. of |
Bear |
30-Day |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Haverty Furniture |
* |
42 |
78.6% |
0.0% |
|
Pier 1 Imports |
* |
207 |
64.7% |
(16.9%) |
|
CBRE Realty Finance |
* |
125 |
60.0% |
54.3% |
|
Restoration Hardware |
* |
117 |
45.3% |
133.8% |
|
Crystal River Capital |
* |
186 |
33.9% |
(4.5%) |
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