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, solar stocks were heating up. Well, prepare for the eclipse. Software stocks have stepped into the limelight with a -- wait for it -- 182.1% average return over the past 30 days. Yowsa.
Who gets to follow that act? Industrial-equipment wholesalers. They're up 33.4% as a group since early September. And in third, pharmaceutical companies are hopped up on a 31.9% average return 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 |
Bullish |
Bull Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Applied Industrial Tech. |
***** |
114 |
113 |
99.1% |
|
T-3 Energy Services |
***** |
104 |
103 |
99% |
|
Double-Take Software |
***** |
77 |
76 |
98.7% |
|
CE Franklin |
***** |
132 |
130 |
98.5% |
And your favorite short candidates -- i.e., those rated with one or two stars in CAPS -- are:
|
Company |
CAPS Stars |
No. of |
Bearish |
Bear Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
CA |
* |
99 |
61 |
61.6% |
|
China
Shenghuo Pharma. |
* |
83 |
40 |
48.2% |
|
Sucampo Pharmaceuticals |
* |
13 |
6 |
46.2% |
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