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Tuesday, November 03, 2009
Morgan Housel :: Townhall.com Columnist
Top-Rated Stocks Trouncing the Market
by Morgan Housel
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Will the Democrats have the time to read their own health care bill before voting on it?


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 our  Motley Fool CAPS 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 they're not formal recommendations, these three-month bloomers still caught my attention:

Company

13-Week Price Change

Recent Share Price

Forward P/E Ratio

CAPS Rating
(out of 5)

American Eagle Outfitters (NYSE: AEO)

22%

$17.58

16.9

****

Akamai (Nasdaq: AKAM)

34%

$22.45

13.9

*****

Cliffs Natural Resources (NYSE: CLF)

30%

$35.46

14.5

****

Holly (NYSE: HOC)

36%

$28.55

9.0

****

Walgreen (NYSE: WAG) Continued...
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Morgan Housel is a Motley Fool contributor.

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