Not all surprises are good ones, unfortunately. Over the last couple of weeks, we've looked at some highly regarded stocks that delivered lousy returns over a 30-day period. Today, we'll consider another batch of these outstanding underachievers (click here and here for previous articles).
For some folks, like the team over at Motley Fool Inside Value, it's not all bad when good companies stumble. If stocks like the ones below fall by anywhere from 9% to 27% over a short period of time, they might become attractive buying opportunities for investors. The key is for investors to separate the value plays from the value traps.
The table below was created with data from our new Motley Fool CAPS stock-picking service. Our community gave these stocks its highest five-star rating a mere 30 days ago, only to see them deliver woeful short-term returns:
|
Stock |
30-day return |
One-year return |
|---|---|---|
|
Charles & Colvard |
(26.69%) |
(54.46%) |
|
Aspreva
Pharmaceuticals |
(23.65%) |
46.98% |
|
Intermec |
(20.33%) |
(31.27%) |
|
Sanderson Farms |
(19.45%) |
(21.93%) |
|
VitalStream
Holdings |
(14.37%) |
N/A |
|
GOL Linhas Areas Inteligentes |
(8.69%) |
80.80% |
Intermec, Sanderson Farms, and VitalStream Holdings have all been demoted as a result of this recent performance; they're now two-star stocks. Charles & Colvard and GOL Linhas Areas Inteligentes have managed to retain their five-star ratings, however, despite a tough month. Perhaps these two stocks are attractive candidates for further due diligence.
Charles & Colvard is a global seller of moissanite jewelry. Yeah, I didn't know what moissanite jewelry was either. Apparently, it's jewelry that looks like a diamond, but costs only a fraction as much for consumers. According to our CAPS community, the company has a strong competitive advantage and a satisfied and growing customer base. The outlook for the company over the next five years seems to be favorable. It even has former Duchess of York Sarah "Fergie" Ferguson promoting moissanite jewelry on its website.
Our community has awarded Charles & Colvard 43 "outperform" ratings and zero "underperforms." GOL Linhas Areas Inteligentes, a low-cost Brazilian airline that our community thinks has strong growth potential, has an equally bullish rating. 55 community members have rated it an "outperform," and only one member has rated it negatively.
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Fool editor John Reeves does not own shares in any of the companies mentioned in this article. He did, however, rate Charles & Colvard an outperform on CAPS just a few minutes ago. Sanderson Farms was once a Stock Advisor pick. The Fool is investors writing for investors.
