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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%

2 Stars PCBC

Furniture Brands International, Inc. (NYSE: FBN)

Household Durables

107%

1 Stars FBN

PolyOne Corp (NYSE: POL)

Chemicals

106%

3 Stars POL

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

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12/1/2009 4:00 PM
FBN $4.29 Up +0.11 +2.63%
Furniture Brands I… CAPS Rating: *
POL $7.37 Up +0.19 +2.65%
PolyOne Corp CAPS Rating: ***
PCBC $0.96 Up +0.02 +2.13%
Pacific Capital Ba… CAPS Rating: **

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