Tomorrow's Monster Stock?

Stocks climbing to 10 times their original price are rare breeds. But they're not impossible to find -- especially when you have Fools for friends.

The market's best stocks include companies that have risen dozens of times in value over the past decade. These aren't penny stocks; they're viable companies that have sound business prospects and achieve phenomenal returns every year. Finding just one or two of these monstrously successful companies can help you establish a winning portfolio.

Stalking the monster
To find tomorrow's winners, we've enlisted the help of more than 135,000 monster-trackers at Motley Fool CAPS. We've compiled a list of the most successful CAPS members, dubbed All-Stars, whose picks have doubled, tripled, or even quadrupled in price. Then we've plucked out some of their recent picks for stocks they find equally promising.

Of course, this is not a list of stocks to buy -- or, for those monster stocks that our CAPS All-Stars have already found, sell. Just consider them starting points for your own further research of extreme buying opportunities.

In search of Bigfoot
It has to be something more than just swearing off government handouts that catapulted Ford to the top spot among American car sellers. Ignore for the moment that both General Motors and Chrysler saw sales plummet by 33% and 48%, respectively, as they both went through bankruptcy and Chrysler idled plants before emerging from court protection. Total sales for all car manufacturers were off 27.7% for June, but that's better than where they were a month ago, and the relative improvement has almost all the carmakers suggesting that we've reached an inflection point.

If it was just a case of not taking taxpayer money, then Toyota and Honda would still be in the running, yet Ford was able to surpass both. Moreover, the American automaker also saw sales rise by 14% in China in the first half of 2009, while they climbed by 25% in June in Canada. In fact, Ford was the No. 1 car seller in Canada for the first time in decades.

With SUVs accounting for just a tiny sliver of its sales, Ford has apparently hit on the right mix of cars, styling, and options that drivers want. CAPS member FAIRTAX says these are exhilarating times at Ford.

Quality and product advantages over Toyota, GM, and Chrysler. Mustang, F150, Fusion, Focus, Taurus, and new Fiesta will be a very potent lineup. Also, Ford's Hybrid technology is far superior right now. There is a renewed sense of excitement at Ford and it will continue to push the company past its rivals.

But not everyone is sold on Ford as an investment, whatever the quality of the cars they sell. CAPS member akaprimo finds the carmaker having some brutal hurdles to surmount.

This was a tough choice. I like the brand and I like the company. However, the company still has to deal with its legacy costs -- pensions, retiree medical, current employee costs.

Having said the above, I am keeping Ford on my watch list. I want Ford to recover (still have great memories of my 69 [Mustang]). Only time will tell.

A chance for scary growth
It takes more than a few All-Star picks and a quick paragraph to make buy or sell decisions, so start your own research on these stocks on Motley Fool CAPS. You can read a company's financial reports, scrutinize key data and charts, and examine the comments your fellow investors have made -- all from a stock's CAPS page. And while you're there, weigh in with your own thoughts on whether you think these are tomorrow's monster stocks.