5-Star Stocks on the Upswing

By Motley Fool Staff
October 26, 2009 | Comments (2)

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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 back 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 140,000 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.

In order to fully capture the upside potential of those five-star stocks, it makes sense to identify them just as soon as they achieve 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 five-star status from four 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

ReneSola LTD (NYSE: SOL)

968 of 991

Patriot Coal Corp. (NYSE: PCX)

712 of 745

ATS Medical, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATSI)

192 of 195

Ingersoll-Rand Company Limited (NYSE: IR)

1074 of 1110

Grupo Casa Saba, S.A. (ADR) (NYSE: SAB)

143 of 150

Aircastle Limited (NYSE: AYR)

457 of 488

Data from Motley Fool CAPS, October 26, 2009

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  • Report this Comment On October 26, 2009, at 3:19 PM, oflynnc wrote:

    I'm seriously starting to doubt the CAPS ratings....AOB, SOL and ELN are all stocks that I hold and believe in but they are taking an ungodly hammering over the last while.

    Elan can be explained but AOB AND SOL are mysteries. They are heading into all-time lows against the tide really. If anyone can shed light I'd be obliged.

    I wondered was it Dollar weakness, price of oil, chinese economy (all of these).

  • Report this Comment On October 27, 2009, at 4:33 AM, Fool wrote:

    I'm baffled too, by SOL's recent decline. Especially considering they project a 60-80% increase in revenue for the 3Q.

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