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They have:
- Trailing three-year earnings growth of at least 10%.
- Market capitalizations of at least $200 million.
- Four- or five-star ratings in CAPS, up from one, two, or three stars at the beginning of 2008.
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|
Company |
Share Price |
Sector |
Market Cap |
|---|---|---|---|
|
CarMax (NYSE:KMX) |
$14.29 |
Services |
$3.1 billion |
|
DuPont (NYSE:DD) |
$42.16 |
Basic Materials |
$38 billion |
|
Eli Lilly (NYSE:LLY) |
$47.37 |
Health Care |
$51.6 billion |
|
Qualcomm (NASDAQ:QCOM) |
$52.87 |
Technology |
$86.7 billion |
|
Under Armour (NYSE:UA) |
$31.26 |
Consumer Goods |
$1.5 billion |
Data from Motley Fool CAPS and Yahoo! Finance as of Aug. 4.
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