Below is a three month price history chart comparing the stock performance of ODC, versus NLS and CTHR.

FORBES: Bearish Two Hundred Day Moving Average Cross - ODC

The bigger point is not whether ODC is a good investment, but rather that it shows how a stock screen is limited by its inputs.

FORBES: Stock Screens Don't Tell The Whole Story

Oil-Dri Corp. ( ODC) showed up in the results of my value screening strategy. (The strategy is highlighted in the July AAII Journal First Cut column.) ODC trades at a price-earnings ratio of 17.0 and a price-to-book ratio of 1.7.

FORBES: Stock Screens Don't Tell The Whole Story