Let's face it, not all of us have time to do exhaustive research to unearth great stocks like McDonald's (NYSE:MCD) or Southwest Airlines (NYSE:LUV).
But that doesn't mean we can't follow and utilize the work of other smart investors. One way to do this is to track the stock picks of All-Star investors in CAPS, The Motley Fool's interactive stock-rating database.
All-Stars have a rating of 80-plus out of 100, meaning their picks are outperforming 80% of the more than 115,000 CAPS members. The top players have accuracy levels of well over 60%, so it might pay to follow what they do.
We can easily search for their top picks using the handy CAPS screener. For example, a search for stocks with …
- At least 100 All-Star outperform picks.
- A dividend yield between 4% and 8%.
- Insider ownership over 10%.
... returned the following:
|
Company Name |
CAPS Rating (5 max) |
All-Star Outperform Picks |
Dividend Yield % |
% Insider Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Alliance Resource Partners (NASDAQ:ARLP) |
***** |
124 |
5.9% |
44% |
|
Cal-Maine Foods (NASDAQ:CALM) |
**** |
168 |
5.1% |
34% |
|
Enterprise Products Partners (NYSE:EPD) |
***** |
177 |
7.3% |
35% |
|
Genco Shipping & Trading (NYSE:GNK) |
**** |
204 |
7% |
14% |
|
Navios Maritime Holdings (NYSE:NM) |
***** |
244 |
4.1% |
22% |
Source: Motley Fool CAPS. Data as of Aug. 7, 2008.
No one but you can make the final decision on your investments, but it feels a whole lot better knowing a lot of other smart people are on your side. Feel free to use the CAPS screener to find more potential winners.
