7 Stocks Attracting Top Investors

By Motley Fool Staff
August 5, 2009 | Comments (0)

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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 135,000-plus-member 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.

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

Company

Industry

% Change in All-Star Bulls From 7/6 to 8/5

CAPS Rating (out of 5)

CAPS Research

PAETEC Holding Corp. (Nasdaq: PAET)

Diversified Telecommunication Services

244%

 5 Stars PAET

Electro-Optical Sciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: MELA)

Health-Care Equipment and Supplies

156%

 4 Stars MELA

Belo Corp. (NYSE: BLC)

Media

143%

 2 Stars BLC

PolyOne Corp (NYSE: POL)

Chemicals

140%

 3 Stars POL

Stein Mart, Inc. (Nasdaq: SMRT)

Specialty Retail

138%

 1 Stars SMRT

Webster Financial Corp (NYSE: WBS)

Commercial Banks

121%

 2 Stars WBS

GLG Partners, Inc. (NYSE: GLG)

Capital Markets

120%

 2 Stars GLG

Source: Motley Fool CAPS, as of August 5, 2009

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11/23/2009 11:23 AM
GLG $2.87 Up +0.12 +4.36%
GLG Partners, Inc. CAPS Rating: ****
MELA $10.24 Up +0.50 +5.12%
Electro-Optical Sc… CAPS Rating: ****
BLC $5.01 Up +0.13 +2.66%
Belo Corp. CAPS Rating: **
PAET $3.50 Up +0.07 +2.04%
PAETEC Holding Cor… CAPS Rating: *****
WBS $12.81 Up +0.55 +4.49%
Webster Financial… CAPS Rating: **
POL $7.14 Up +0.21 +3.03%
PolyOne Corp CAPS Rating: ****
SMRT $11.54 Up +0.30 +2.67%
Stein Mart, Inc. CAPS Rating: *

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