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Friday, October 23, 2009
Rich Duprey :: Townhall.com Columnist
5 Cold Stocks Heating Up
by Rich Duprey
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When a stock's share price is lower than the mercury in a thermometer in North Dakota in February, investors tend to give it the cold shoulder. But as the market warms to a stock's prospects, its price can heat up in a hurry. Alas, you can rarely tell that a stock is melting investors' hearts until afterit has made that leap up.

Taking the market's temperature
But Motley Fool CAPS' proprietary ratings, aggregated from the opinions and accuracyof 140,000-plus members, offer a great way to monitor investor sentiment. Following a CAPS rating trendcan help us determine the best time to invest. Let's look at previously rated one- or two-star companies that have recently enjoyed a bump up to see whether they're truly heating up -- or headed back to the deep freeze.

Company

CAPS Rating

(out of 5)

Recent Price

EPS Estimates (This Year-Next Year)

Canadian Solar (Nasdaq: CSIQ)

***

$16.21

$1.38 - $1.54

First Industrial Realty Trust (NYSE: FR)

***

$5.12

$1.62 - $0.88

Keryx Biopharmaceuticals (Nasdaq: KERX)

***

$2.16

($0.03) - ($0.33)

LTX-Credence (Nasdaq: LTXC)

***

$1.53

$0.04 - $0.25

Rodman & Renshaw Capital Group (Nasdaq: RODM) Continued...
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