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, homebuilders and residential construction firms brought up the rear of our cast of lovable losers. This time, they're the first and second of the worst, with homebuilders down 16.8% since late May and residential construction companies down 14.5% over the same period.
And in third? Table for one, please. Dine-in restaurants are making investors sick, down 10.2% as a group over the last 30 days.
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 |
Bearish CAPS Ratings |
Bear Ratio |
---|---|---|---|---|
Beazer Homes |
* |
184 |
129 |
70.1% |
Brookfield Homes |
* |
88 |
61 |
69.3% |
WCI Communities |
* |
129 |
81 |
62.8% |
Centex Corp. |
* |
241 |
150 |
62.2% |
NVR |
* |
160 |
89 |
55.6% |
Toll Brothers |
* |
546 |
288 |
52.7% |
And your favorite long candidates -- i.e., those rated four or five stars in CAPS -- are:
Company |
CAPS Stars |
No. of CAPS Ratings |
Bullish CAPS Ratings |
Bull Ratio |
---|---|---|---|---|
Walter Industries |
**** |
852 |
830 |
97.4% |
Texas Roadhouse |
**** |
211 |
204 |
96.7% |
Lafarge SA |
**** |
40 |
38 |
95.0% |
Buffalo Wild Wings |
**** |
2,229 |
2,096 |
94.0% |
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At the time of publication, Fool contributor Tim Beyers owned shares of Buffalo Wild Wings, which is a Hidden Gems pick. Walter Industries is also a Hidden Gems selection. Tim's portfolio holdings can be found at his Fool profile. His thoughts on Foolishness and investing may be found in his blog. The Motley Fool's disclosure policy freezes out Wall Street's worst.