Welcome back to another Foolish review of the coldest stocks, as ranked by Motley Fool CAPS. We're looking at the three worst-performing industries over the past 30 days, and your favorite short and long candidates in each.
Last time, subprime-loan insurers -- chief bagholders in this panicky market -- were like a skunk at a garden party. Today, MGIC Investment (NASDAQ:MTG) and its peers smell as rotten as ever, down 57.7% since mid-November.
The subprime lenders -- you know, the dog-food eaters that turned subprime-loan insurers into bagholders in the first place -- are a distant second in today's contest of chumps, but still down 40.6% on average over the past 30 days.
And third place once again hosted title insurers like Fidelity National Financial (NYSE:FNF). They're off an average of 32.6% over the last month.
According to you, our Foolish readers, the worst stocks in these industries to own now -- i.e., those rated one or two out of a maximum five stars in CAPS -- are:
|
Company |
CAPS Stars |
No. of CAPS Ratings |
Bear Ratio |
30-day price change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
MBIA |
* |
225 |
72.0% |
(47.6%) |
|
PMI Group |
* |
266 |
60.2% |
(55%) |
|
Radian Group (NYSE:RDN) |
* |
259 |
56.4% |
(48.8%) |
|
IndyMac Bancorp (NYSE:IMB) |
* |
532 |
56.8% |
(46.8%) |
|
Ambac Financial (NYSE:ABK) |
* |
228 |
57.0% |
(61.1%) |
|
Fremont General (NYSE:FMT) |
* |
332 |
56.3% |
(44.3%) |
And your favorite long candidates -- i.e., those rated four or five stars in CAPS -- are:
|
Company |
CAPS Stars |
No. of CAPS Ratings |
Bull Ratio |
30-day price change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Alleghany |
**** |
164 |
98.2% |
(4%) |
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