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, subprime-loan insurers -- chief bagholders in this panicky market -- were like a skunk at a garden party. Today, MGIC Investment
The subprime lenders -- you know, the dog-food eaters that turned subprime-loan insurers into bagholders in the first place -- are a distant second in today's contest of chumps, but still down 40.6% on average over the past 30 days.
And third place once again hosted title insurers like Fidelity National Financial
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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
MBIA |
* |
225 |
72.0% |
(47.6%) |
PMI Group |
* |
266 |
60.2% |
(55%) |
Radian Group |
* |
259 |
56.4% |
(48.8%) |
IndyMac Bancorp |
* |
532 |
56.8% |
(46.8%) |
Ambac Financial |
* |
228 |
57.0% |
(61.1%) |
Fremont General |
* |
332 |
56.3% |
(44.3%) |
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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Alleghany |
**** |
164 |
98.2% |
(4%) |
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