The CAPS Screen: 5 Stocks on a Roll

Finding the next big stock is both satisfying and profitable. Like Nirvana for those who came early to the grunge scene -- or, in my case, Modest Mouse -- it's even more rewarding if you can discover greatness before everyone else.

With that in mind, I used our new Motley Fool CAPS screening tool to find stocks on a roll -- those with growing bullish sentiment in the CAPS community. Specifically, I looked for stocks whose CAPS ratings have risen in the last two months to four stars (out of five) from one, two, or three stars.

They also have:

• Market caps greater than $100 million
• At least 200 active CAPS picks

Remember, in the first year for which we have data, newly minted four-star companies crushed all other categories, with an average gain of 41%.                                                                                               

Data from Motley Fool CAPS and Yahoo! Finance as of May 28. Screen period from Mar. 27 to May 27.

Of course, screens are merely a first step in the stock-selection process. After all, there's no long-term use in picking the next Chumbawamba. So come and join our 105,000-person-strong (and growing) Motley Fool CAPS community in finding the best up-and-comers.

For more Foolery:

• How I Tripled My Money in a Year
• Tomorrow's Monster Stocks
• The CAPS Screen: 10 Stocks Ready to Run