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3 Stocks Attracting Top Investors

By Motley Fool Staff | More Articles
August 12, 2009 | Comments (1)

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 three stocks receiving more support from CAPS All-Stars over the past month:

Company

Industry

% Change in All-Star Bulls From 7/13 to 8/12

CAPS Rating (out of 5)

CAPS Research

Pacific Capital Bancorp (Nasdaq: PCBC  )

Commercial Banks

133%
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 PCBC

Furniture Brands International, Inc. (NYSE: FBN  )

Household Durables

107%
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 FBN

PolyOne Corp (NYSE: POL  )

Chemicals

106%
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 POL

Source: Motley Fool CAPS, as of August 12, 2009

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