5 Stocks Attracting Top Investors
By
Todd Wenning
July 25, 2008
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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:
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Company
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Industry
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% Change in All-Star Bulls From 6/23 to 7/21
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CAPS Rating
(out of 5)
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CAPS Research
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EZCORP (Nasdaq: EZPW)
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Financial Services
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23%
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****
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EZPW
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Becton, Dickinson, and Company (NYSE: BDX)
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Health Care
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20%
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*****
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BDX
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Meritage Homes (NYSE: MTH)
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Construction
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18%
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***
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MTH
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WashingtonMutual (NYSE: WM)
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Banking
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18%
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*
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WM
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DH Horton (NYSE: DHI)
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Construction
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17%
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*
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DHI
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Source: Motley Fool CAPS, as of July 21, 2008.
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