Hot Stocks You're Buying Now
By Tim Beyers
December 17, 2007
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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, home-furnishings retailers such as Bed Bath & Beyond (Nasdaq: BBBY) were kings of the CAPS kingdom. They've since been overthrown. Gaming stock International Game Technology (NYSE: IGT) and its peers are the new lords of the land, up an average of 39.5% over the past 30 days.
Second and third place go to two industries chock-full of green stocks: renewable fuel and renewable energy. It's a tie here, with each group advancing 26.3% since mid-November.
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:
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Company
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CAPS Stars
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No. of CAPS Ratings
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Bull Ratio
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30-Day Price Change
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GigaMedia (Nasdaq: GIGM)
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*****
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1,462
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98.2%
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(7.8%)
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International Game Technology
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****
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503
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95.2%
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4.6%
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Konami
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****
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45
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93.3%
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15.4%
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Sources: Motley Fool CAPS, Yahoo! Finance.
And your favorite short candidates -- i.e., those rated with one or two stars -- are:
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Company
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CAPS Stars
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No. of CAPS Ratings
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Bear Ratio
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30-Day Price Change
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Dover Motorsports (NYSE: DVD)
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*
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18
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66.7%
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2.3%
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U.S. BioEnergy (Nasdaq: USBE)
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*
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240
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59.2%
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56.7%
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Aventine Renewable Energy (NYSE: AVR)
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*
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382
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48.9%
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15.0%
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Pacific Ethanol (Nasdaq: PEIX)
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*
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604
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44.7%
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7.1%
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Sources: Motley Fool CAPS, Yahoo! Finance.
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