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GOLDMAN SACHS: Traders fear these 15 nightmare stocks

The US stock market may be fresh off its most boring stretch in more than five decades, but here are 15 stocks that still give investors nightmares.

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The US stock market may be fresh off its most boring stretch in more than five decades, but there are still stocks that give investors nightmares.

In a client note Wednesday, the derivatives team at Goldman Sachs identified 15 companies that traders see as having elevated downside risk over the next 12 months.

To single out the most feared stocks in its coverage universe, Goldman looked at two measures:

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To qualify for Goldman's "most feared" list, a stock had to have been in the 40th percentile or above for each of these measures over the past year. The firm then ranked those 15 companies in order of 12-month normalized skew percentile.

The following charts show just how much more worry has been baked into these 15 companies over the past year, based on the two measures listed above:

15. Xylem

Ticker: XYL

Sector: Industrials

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Performance over last 12 months

12-Month Skew Percentile: 42

14. Manitowoc Company

Ticker: MTW

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Sector: Industrials

Performance over last 12 months

12-Month Skew Percentile: 43

13. Macerich Co.

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Ticker: MAC

Sector: Real Estate

Performance over last 12 months: -24.2%

12-Month Skew Percentile: 43

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12. Flowserve Corp.

Ticker: FLS

Sector: Industrials

Performance over last 12 months: +8.3%

12-Month Skew Percentile: 43

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11. Patterson Cos.

Ticker: PDCO

Sector: Healthcare

Performance over last 12 months: -5.1%

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12-Month Skew Percentile: 47

10. Seattle Genetics Inc.

Ticker: SGEN

Sector: Healthcare

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Performance over last 12 months: +85.3%

12-Month Skew Percentile: 47

9. FleetCor Technologies Inc.

Ticker: FLT

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Sector: Information Technology

Performance over last 12 months: -4.7%

12-Month Skew Percentile: 48

8. Hertz Global Holdings

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Ticker: HTZ

Sector: Industrials

Performance over last 12 months: -64.5%

12-Month Skew Percentile: 62

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7. AvalonBay Communities Inc.

Ticker: AVB

Sector: Real estate

Performance over last 12 months: +2.4%

12-Month Skew Percentile: 64

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6. Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc.

Ticker: ALNY

Sector: Healthcare

Performance over last 12 months: +32.0%

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12-Month Skew Percentile: 70

5. DaVita Inc.

Ticker: DVA

Sector: Healthcare

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Performance over last 12 months: -19.4%

12-Month Skew Percentile: 75

4. GNC Holdings

Ticker: GNC

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Sector: Consumer discretionary

Performance over last 12 months: -72.6%

12-Month Skew Percentile: 81

3. Dun & Bradstreet Corp.

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Ticker: DNB

Sector: Industrials

Performance over last 12 months: -9.4%

12-Month Skew Percentile: 83

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2. Dynegy Inc.

Ticker: DYN

Sector: Utilities

Performance over last 12 months: -62.4%

12-Month Skew Percentile: 84

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1. Spark Therapeutics

Ticker: ONCE

Sector: Healthcare

Performance over last 12 months: +54.2%

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12-Month Skew Percentile: 89

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