12 “Triple F” Stocks to Sell

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This week, 12 stocks get F’s (“strong sell”) in Portfolio Grader‘s three main grading categories, Total Grade, Overall Fundamental Grade, and Quantitative Grade.

These are the worst of the worst in the entire Portfolio Grader database. This week, there are 4,253 stocks and only these 12 get failing marks in all categories to make the dreaded “Triple F” stocks list. Here they are:

Aluminum Corporation of China Limited Sponsored ADR Class H (NYSE:) is a producer of aluminium, with operations in bauxite mining, alumina refining, primary aluminium smelting, and aluminium fabrication. It also provides ancillary products and services. The price of ACH is down 20.2% since the first of the year. This is worse than the S&P 500, which has seen a 12.1% increase over the same period. .

Cliffs Natural Resources (NYSE:) is an international mining and natural resources company. Shares of CLF have slipped 39.3% since the first of the year. As of Oct. 11, 2013, 31.1% of outstanding Cliffs Natural Resources shares were held short. .

Cypress Semiconductor Corporation (NASDAQ:) is engaged in the design, development, manufacture, and marketing of high-performance, mixed-signal, programmable solutions that provide customers with rapid time-to-market and system value. Since the first of the year, CY has dropped 17%. .

Devon Energy Corporation (NYSE:) explores, develops, and transports oil, gas, and natural gas liquids. .

Enerplus Corporation (NYSE:) is an oil and gas exploration and production company that owns a large, diversified portfolio of income-generating crude oil and natural gas properties. .

Eagle Rock Energy Partners, L.P. (NASDAQ:) engages in gathering, compressing, treating, processing, transporting, marketing, and trading natural gas, as well as fractionating and transporting natural gas liquids. Shares of EROC are trading 16.1% lower than at the start of the year. .

Exelixis, Inc. (NASDAQ:) is a development-stage biotechnology company dedicated to the discovery and development of small-molecule therapeutics for the treatment of cancer and other serious diseases. As of Oct. 11, 2013, 22.7% of outstanding Exelixis, Inc. shares were held short. .

Navistar International Corporation (NYSE:) manufactures and markets medium and heavy trucks, school buses, mid-range diesel engines, and service parts. As of Oct. 11, 2013, 13% of outstanding Navistar International Corporation shares were held short. .

Newfield Exploration Company (NYSE:) is an independent oil and gas company which explores, develops, and acquires oil and natural gas properties. .

Swift Energy Company (NYSE:) develops, explores, acquires and operates oil and natural gas properties, primarily those that are onshore and in the inland waters of Louisiana and Texas. Since January 1, SFY has slumped 23.6%. As of Oct. 11, 2013, 21.4% of outstanding Swift Energy Company shares were held short. .

Thompson Creek Metals Company Inc. (NYSE:) is an integrated North American primary producer of molybdenum. Since January 1, TC has tumbled 10.3%. As of Oct. 11, 2013, 10.8% of outstanding Thompson Creek Metals Company Inc. shares were held short. .

Walter Energy (NYSE:) is a producer and exporter of metallurgical coal for the global steel industry. The price of WLT is 56.4% lower than at the first of the year. As of Oct. 11, 2013, 13.3% of outstanding Walter Energy shares were held short. .

Louis Navellier’s proprietary Portfolio Grader stock ranking system assesses roughly 5,000 companies every week based on a number of fundamental and quantitative measures. Stocks are given a letter grade based on their results — with A being “strong buy,” and F being “strong sell.” Explore the tool here.