7 Stocks Losing Top Investor Support

By Motley Fool Staff
December 3, 2008 | Comments (3)

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"Bull markets are born on pessimism, grow on skepticism, mature on optimism, and die on euphoria. The time of maximum pessimism is the best time to buy, and the time of maximum optimism is the best time to sell." -- Sir John Templeton

Just as it makes sense to research the stocks attracting top investors, it's equally important to figure out why smart money is leaving other investments. Using Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's 120,000-member-strong investing community, we can see which stocks are losing support from CAPS All-Star players.

A sudden decrease in interest from top-rated investors could signal that the stock is losing steam, which might make it an awful stock to avoid for now. At the very least, such drops should signal that further research is in order.

Here are seven stocks receiving less support from CAPS All-Stars over the past month:

Company

Industry

% Change in All-Star Bulls From 11/3 to 12/3

CAPS Rating (out of 5)

CAPS Research

Aracruz Celulose S.A. (ADR) (NYSE: ARA)

Paper and Forest Products

(43%)

 4 Stars ARA

Eagle Bulk Shipping, Inc. (Nasdaq: EGLE)

Marine

(40%)

 4 Stars EGLE

PNC Financial Services (NYSE: PNC)

Commercial Banks

(39%)

 1 Stars PNC

Ambac Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE: ABK)

Insurance

(39%)

 1 Stars ABK

ENGlobal Corp (Nasdaq: ENG)

Energy Equipment and Services

(38%)

 5 Stars ENG

Baytex Energy Trust (CAN) (NYSE: BTE)

Oil, Gas and Consumable Fuels

(37%)

 5 Stars BTE

Walter Industries, Inc. (NYSE: WLT)

Oil, Gas and Consumable Fuels

(37%)

 4 Stars WLT

Source: Motley Fool CAPS, as of Dec. 3, 2008.

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  • Report this Comment On December 03, 2008, at 1:20 PM, DontTrustAnyone wrote:

    Why just seven? And what is the definition of “All-Star Bulls”? When I look at Ambac’s Investor buying activity for those same dates.. I see Dresdner Bank Ag with anew holding of $54,476,187, Fir Tree Inc with a new holding of $5,241,705, Hetch Nikos addedto their $4,147,575, Fingsdon new holding of $804,000, Suttonbrook new hoilding of $10,264,416, Shawn new holding of $2,184,359, just to name a few. I could have listed many more.

    This article doesn’t make any sense, and is a complete waste of time.

  • Report this Comment On December 03, 2008, at 4:25 PM, RomanABKman wrote:

    I AGREE with u buddy but what can u do..Buffets ppl r doin all they can..

    Person who wrote this ll have a great Christmas for sure..good luck I aint leaving ABK holding

  • Report this Comment On December 19, 2008, at 7:30 PM, TSIF wrote:

    None of these articles are designed to get you to give up on your positions and your own research. They are just something to think about and research. Out of 7 stocks mentioned in a table, I usually find one to dig into a little bit with my own goals/metrics. All-star bulls are those here on the Fool that have a CAPS score in the top 80%. Doesn't make 'em right, just means more eyes looking at the stocks. Also, you have to realize that the CAPS system is designed to pick stocks that will beat the S&P. Stocks can be positive, but still not beat the S&P. Or stocks can be negative and beat the S&P, if they are less negative.....or would that make a positive.....yep, positively better to have than the bigger losers!

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