Welcome back to another Foolish review of the hottest stocks as ranked by Motley Fool CAPS. We're looking at the three best-performing industries over the past 30 days and your favorite long and short candidates in each.
Last time, makers of organic light-emitting diodes were smiling bright. Not today. This time, firms specializing in acquisitions are sizzling like bacon on a griddle, up by an average of -- get this -- 437.9% over the past 30 days.
You've seen our other hotheads before. Financiers have come in from the cold to rank second, up 25.8% since early August. Greek stocks, meanwhile, are sunning themselves in third, having returned 16.9% over the same period.
According to you, our Foolish readers, the best stocks in these industries to own now -- i.e., those with four or five of the maximum five stars in CAPS -- are:
|
Company |
CAPS Stars |
No. of CAPS Ratings |
Bullish CAPS Ratings |
Bull Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
National Bank of Greece |
***** |
216 |
214 |
99.1% |
|
Excel Maritime Carriers |
***** |
468 |
454 |
97.0% |
|
Star Maritime Acquisition |
***** |
44 |
42 |
95.4% |
Source: Motley Fool CAPS
And your favorite short candidates -- i.e., those rated with one or two stars in CAPS -- are:
|
Company |
CAPS Stars |
No. of CAPS Ratings |
Bearish CAPS Ratings |
Bear Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Alternative Asset Management |
* |
11 |
7 |
63.6% |
|
CBRE Realty Finance |
* |
80 |
43 |
53.8% |
|
Crystal River Capital |
* |
133 |
56 |
42.1% |
Source: Motley Fool CAPS
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