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 week, coal miners led the laggards, and they're once again the Fool at the bottom of the hill, down 14.8% over the past 30 days. Who are the others? Have a look:
- Mining exploration, which includes still more firms that pull stuff out of the ground. Stocks in this sector have declined 13.5% over the past 30 days.
- Music and/or video stores: Stocks in this sector have declined by 12.1% over the past 30 days.
According to you, our Foolish readers, the worst stocks in these industries to own now (i.e., those rated with one or two stars in CAPS) are:
|
Company |
CAPS Rating |
No. of CAPS Ratings |
Bearish CAPS Ratings |
Bear Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Trans World |
* |
17 |
15 |
88.2% |
|
Movie Gallery |
* |
139 |
120 |
86.3% |
|
Uranerz Energy |
* |
121 |
87 |
71.9% |
|
Blockbuster |
* |
433 |
263 |
60.7% |
|
Netflix |
** |
2,459 |
382 |
15.5% |
And your favorite long candidates (i.e., those with three or more stars in CAPS) are:
|
Company |
CAPS Stars |
No. of CAPS Ratings |
Bullish CAPS Ratings |
Bull Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
US Gold |
***** |
27 |
27 |
100.0% |
|
Arch Coal |
***** |
161 |
153 |
95.0% |
|
Companhia Vale do Rio |
**** |
299 |
289 |
96.7% |
|
CONSOL Energy |
**** |
89 |
84 |
94.4% |
|
Penn Virginia |
**** |
27 |
23 |
85.2% |
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Fool contributor Tim Beyers, ranked 1,381 out of more than 19,500 in CAPS, didn't own shares in any of the companies mentioned in this story at the time of publication. Get the skinny on all of the stocks he owns by checking Tim's Fool profile. Netflix is a Stock Advisor pick. The Motley Fool's disclosure policy freezes out Wall Street's worst.
