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, the time before that, and the time before that, subprime lenders were to investors as Jack Frost is to a Hawaiian beach: chilly and unwelcome.
They're still awful today -- down more than 22% on average over the past month -- but they're no longer leading the pity party. That distinction goes to caching vendors such as Rule Breakers pick Akamai Technologies
Makers of personal digital assistants haven't done much better. Research In Motion
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 |
* |
336 |
57.1% |
15.0% |
|
IndyMac Bancorp |
* |
575 |
56.0% |
(40.1%) |
|
Countrywide Financial |
* |
1,741 |
45.8% |
(22.0%) |
|
Palm |
* |
653 |
36.4% |
(32.3%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Akamai |
**** |
1,826 |
94.9% |
(6.5%) |
|
ARM Holdings |
**** |
252 |
93.7% |
(7.7%) |
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