4 Stocks Attracting Top Investors

By Motley Fool Staff
August 19, 2009 | Comments (1)

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

Company

Industry

% Change in All-Star Bulls From 7/20 to 8/19

CAPS Rating (out of 5)

CAPS Research

Boise, Inc. (NYSE: BZ)

Containers and Packaging

86%

 3 Stars BZ

GenCorp, Inc. (NYSE: GY)

Aerospace and Defense

82%

 2 Stars GY

Ferro Corp (NYSE: FOE)

Chemicals

76%

 2 Stars FOE

Gastar Exploration Limited (USA) (AMEX: GST)

Oil, Gas and Consumable Fuels

65%

 4 Stars GST

Source: Motley Fool CAPS, as of August 19, 2009

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  • Report this Comment On September 28, 2009, at 11:44 AM, skaizun wrote:

    Curious that the general rule of thumb is to stay away from stocks trading below $5, yet the article suggests that we buy 2 of the stocks which are barely over $5, one is below $5, and only one is above $9 (all figures as of US market close on Sept 25, 2009).

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11/20/2009 4:03 PM
BZ $4.89 Down -0.01 -0.20%
Boise, Inc. CAPS Rating: **
FOE $6.50 Down -0.09 -1.37%
Ferro Corp CAPS Rating: ***
GY $8.79 Up +0.08 +0.92%
GenCorp, Inc. CAPS Rating: **
GST $4.29 Down -0.16 -3.60%
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