Out Fox The $treet

 Since peaking in October,  Chart Industries ( NASDAQ: GTLS     ) has traded in a downward trajectory. The promise of liquefied natural gas, or LNG, demand hasn't paid off as expected, leading to a large sell-off in the stock. At the current price of $80, the stock trades at a similar level to when it first crossed $70 all the way back at the start of 2012. Similar situations in the market offer a level of intrigue considering the market is now less interested in a once-hot stock potentially offering a bargain. The investor has to dig into the story to derive whether the problem is the company or the market.  Chart Industries is mainly seen as a manufacturer of LNG equipment, but the company has recently been hit by declines in the smaller medical division. Mainly though, the company continues to face the struggles of a domestic LNG market that hasn't expanded fast enough and has also hit shares of Clean Energy Fuels  ( NAS...

While most investors want to play Clean Energy (NASDAQ: CLNE ) or Westport Innovations (NASDAQ: WPRT ) to gain exposure to the natural gas as a transportation fuel concept, the sensible way is Chart Industries (NASDAQ: GTLS ) . The former stocks remain highly unprofitable and very speculative while Chart continues to spin-out huge profits supplying the build out of the use of natural gas as a fuel. The company is a leading global more » Disclosure: No positions mentioned. Please review the disclaimer page for more details.