5 Stocks Attracting Top Investors

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There's a reason why more than 30,000 investors flock to Omaha each May, and millions more rummage through the Berkshire Hathaway annual reports: Gleaning knowledge from proven investors is one way to find the stocks that will make you rich.

Using Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's 110,000-member-strong investing community, we can see which stocks are receiving a boost in attention from CAPS All-Star players each week. A sudden increase in bullish interest from top-rated investors could signal that the stock deserves further research. In fact, since biotech concern Sequenom was highlighted in this list in early June, it's risen 82%.

Here are five such stocks:

Company

Industry

% Change in All-Star Bulls From 6/23 to 7/21

CAPS Rating
(out of 5)

CAPS Research

EZCORP (Nasdaq: EZPW)

Financial Services

23%

****

EZPW

Becton, Dickinson, and Company (NYSE: BDX)

Health Care

20%

*****

BDX

Meritage Homes (NYSE: MTH)

Construction

18%

***

MTH

WashingtonMutual (NYSE: WM)

Banking

18%

*

WM

DH Horton (NYSE: DHI)

Construction

17%

*

DHI

Source: Motley Fool CAPS, as of July 21, 2008.

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Todd Wenning floats like an ostrich and stings like Gordon Sumner. He does not own shares of any company mentioned. Berkshire is both an Inside Value and a Stock Advisor pick. The Fool owns shares of it, too. Meritage Homes and Barr Pharmaceuticals are Motley Fool Stock Advisor recommendations. The Fool's disclosure policy will be watching you.

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