5-Star Stocks on the Upswing
By
Motley Fool Staff
May 6, 2009
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Sadly, there's no such thing as an ultimate buy signal when it comes to investing in stocks. Identifying companies with the wind at their back takes time, patience, and a good dose of due diligence.
There is, however, an easy way to increase your odds of finding the stocks that will beat the market. At Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's investing community of more than 130,000 members, we've found that five-star stocks, as a group, substantially outperform the broader market -- to the tune of 12 percentage points on an annualized basis from November 2006 to July 2008.
In order to fully capture the upside potential of those five-star stocks, it makes sense to identify them just as soon as they achieve five-star status. Fortunately, our CAPS screener now makes it possible to do this. Below, for example, is a list of companies that have been upgraded to five-star status from four stars just yesterday. These stock ideas are only a starting point, of course. Be sure to join us on CAPS to dig in even further.
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Company
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All-Stars Saying Outperform
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Allis-Chalmers Energy, Inc. (NYSE: ALY)
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653 of 669
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j2 Global Communications, Inc. (Nasdaq: JCOM)
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390 of 408
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MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc. (NYSE: MSM)
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446 of 457
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Baldor Electric Company (NYSE: BEZ)
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210 of 218
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Duke Energy Corp (NYSE: DUK)
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1607 of 1679
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Jack Henry & Associates, Inc. (Nasdaq: JKHY)
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158 of 165
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Columbus McKinnon Corp. (Nasdaq: CMCO)
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133 of 139
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Data from Motley Fool CAPS, May 6, 2009.
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