4 Stocks Attracting Top Investors

By Motley Fool Staff
January 28, 2009 | Comments (2)

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Here are four stocks receiving more support from CAPS All-Stars over the past month:

Company

Industry

% Change in All-Star Bulls From 12/29 to 1/28

CAPS Rating (out of 5)

CAPS Research

StemCells, Inc. (Nasdaq: STEM)

Biotechnology

93%

 2 Stars STEM

ION Geophysical Corporation (NYSE: IO)

Energy Equipment and Services

91%

 4 Stars IO

Direxion Shares ETF Trust Large Cap Bull 3x (NYSE: BGU)

 Funds

87%

 2 Stars BGU

State Street Corp (NYSE: STT)

Capital Markets

81%

 2 Stars STT

Source: Motley Fool CAPS, as of Jan. 28, 2009.

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  • Report this Comment On January 28, 2009, at 2:50 PM, deeogeew wrote:

    If investors are flocking to these 4 stocks, such as stemcells, why has it dropped so much in price. When can we expect an improvement?

  • Report this Comment On January 30, 2009, at 4:57 PM, TxTom wrote:

    STEM is poised to go higher. Each day brings unusually large volume, higher highs and higher lows, and there are many catalysts including: the GERN clinical trials, possible clinicals by STEM, government likelihood of financing stem cell research (an immedicate boost when that happens), promising research results to date, and maybe most importantly the focusing of investors on this sector. Look at recent share price increases.And this doesn't even assume the possible purchase by a large pharma. Lots of upside, lack of apparent downside. My kind of stock!

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