With the S&P 500 down more than 10% in the past three months, it's clearly been a rough late spring for the stock market. So many stocks have fallen from their highs -- some deservedly, some indiscriminately. How can we separate disastrous companies from the very real opportunities out there right now?
I decided to start my search with a pool of our 165,000 person-strong Motley Fool CAPS investment community's favorite stocks. These companies have the most bullish support from our members, weighted by each player's ability.
I used our CAPS screening tool to pick out beloved stocks trading at a discount. These seven companies have fallen 30% or more over the past three months. They also have market caps greater than $500 million, and a maximum five-star CAPS rating.
|
Company |
13-Week Price Change |
Industry |
Market Cap |
|---|---|---|---|
|
ATP Oil & Gas |
-56.9% |
Independent oil & gas |
501.6M |
|
FormFactor |
-46.5% |
Semiconductor-broadline |
541.0M |
|
Global Industries |
-31.4% |
Oil & gas equipment and services |
501.0M |
|
Infinera |
-31.9% |
Communication equipment |
657.5M |
|
Manitowoc |
-35% |
Construction machinery |
1.3B |
|
NVIDIA |
-36% |
Semiconductor-specialized |
6.2B |
|
Patriot Coal |
-42.1% |
Industrial metals & minerals |
1.2B |
Data from Motley Fool CAPS and Yahoo! Finance as of July 15, 2010.
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