No one has perfect foresight, but let's be honest: The
market is full of people who, as Oscar Wilde would say, know
"the price of everything and the value of nothing." Far too
often -- over the past year, especially -- investors have
been pitched sensational stock recommendations, only to be
left high and dry as shares crumble.
I summoned ourÂ
Motley Fool CAPSÂ community to point out a few
four- or five-star stocks that have been going gangbusters in
recent months. Some are still bargains; others are getting
ahead of themselves.
While not formal recommendations, these
three-month bloomers caught my attention:
Company
13-Week Price Change
Recent Share Price
Forward P/E Ratio
CAPS
Rating  Â
(out of 5)
American Eagle Outfitters (NYSE:
AEO)
38%
$19.62
19.24
***
Eaton (NYSE: ETN)
34%
$63.89
21.51
****
EMC (NYSE: EMC)
29%
$18.20
17.01
****
Foster Wheeler (Nasdaq: FWLT)
52%
$33.52
13.15
*****
Taseko Mines (NYSE: TGB)
55%
$2.77
N/A
*****
Under Armour (NYSE: UA)
33%
$31.04
32.33
****
Walgreen (NYSE: WAG)
35%
$40.37
14.68
****
Data from Motley Fool CAPS, and
Yahoo! Finance as of Oct. 19.
You can rerun the CAPS screen I used byÂ
clicking here.
A closer look at Eaton
Industrial manufacturer
Eatonhas
been on a rampage lately. After reporting
better-than-expected earnings, shares jumped another 5.7%
yesterday. How much longer can shares continue their upward
trek? No one knows, but we're not afraid to throw out a few
guesses.
First, know that Eaton's gains are purely a function of
things becoming "less bad." While the recent earnings report
got investors jazzed, results were still devastatingly bad
compared to last year:
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