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 and the week prior, subprime lenders were to investors as Ebenezer Scrooge would be to an Up With People concert: nasty and out of place. But they refuse to leave the party. Delta Financial
In second place, we have a new entrant: battery makers. Altair Nanotechnologies
Marine stocks, meanwhile, remain stuck in third. Still wet and shivering, these seafarers have, as a group, fallen 22.2% 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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Fremont
General |
* |
340 |
57.1% |
(18.0%) |
IndyMac Bancorp |
* |
547 |
55.4% |
(33.4%) |
Ambassadors Int'l |
* |
56 |
50.0% |
(41.7%) |
Countrywide Financial |
* |
1,627 |
48.2% |
(31.3%) |
Advanced Battery Tech. |
* |
304 |
42.8% |
(36.5%) |
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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
TBS International |
**** |
619 |
95.5% |
(26.1%) |
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