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 backs takes time, patience, and a good dose of due diligence.

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To fully capture the upside potential of those highly rated stocks, it makes sense to identify them just as soon as they are upgraded to four- and 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 four-star status from three 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

The Princeton Review, Inc. (NASDAQ:REVU)

242 of 256

Dorman Products, Inc. (NASDAQ:DORM)

108 of 114

Intuit, Inc. (NASDAQ:INTU)

413 of 446

Royal Bank of Canada (USA) (NYSE:RY)

502 of 547

CEVA, Inc. (NASDAQ:CEVA)

154 of 159

iPath MSCI India Index (NYSE:INP)

261 of 270

Data from Motley Fool CAPS, October 6, 2009

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