4-Star Stocks on the Upswing

By Motley Fool Staff
July 28, 2009 | Comments (0)

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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 backs 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 135,000 members, we've found that our "five-star portfolio" is up 15.31% between January 2007 and April 2009, compared to a loss of 40.6% for the S&P 500.

To fully capture the upside potential of those highly rated stocks, it makes sense to identify them just as soon as they are upgraded to four- and 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 four-star status from three 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.

Company

All-Stars Saying Outperform

Maidenform Brands, Inc. (NYSE: MFB)

116 of 126

Hormel Foods Corp (NYSE: HRL)

209 of 224

Volcano Corp (Nasdaq: VOLC)

139 of 150

Greenlight Capital Re, Ltd. (Nasdaq: GLRE)

98 of 104

Martin Midstream Partners L.P. (Nasdaq: MMLP)

129 of 137

Data from Motley Fool CAPS, July 28, 2009

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No individual person selected the stocks in this article, so there is no author to disclose an interest in them. Since this article was automatically generated by identifying the stocks loved both by the CAPS community and by buyers in today’s market, it is possible that Motley Fool personnel (and even The Motley Fool itself, through our Million Dollar Portfolio, Motley Fool Pro, and Ready Made Millionaire services), have positions in these stocks. We thought you'd like to know that. You can learn more about The Motley Fool’s disclosure policy here.

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11/20/2009 4:01 PM
HRL $38.29 Down -0.08 -0.21%
Hormel Foods Corp CAPS Rating: ****
MFB $15.42 Up +0.12 +0.78%
Maidenform Brands,… CAPS Rating: ****
GLRE $23.20 Up +0.05 +0.22%
Greenlight Capital… CAPS Rating: ****
MMLP $26.63 Down -1.02 -3.69%
Martin Midstream P… CAPS Rating: ****
VOLC $15.12 Down -0.10 -0.66%
Volcano Corp CAPS Rating: **

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