Whether it's the corporate lunchroom, your cubicle, or the local watering hole after work, there are regular places we gather to discuss news, sports, or -- if you're like us -- stocks. Here at Motley Fool CAPS, we gather around the virtual water cooler daily to rate stocks and delve into their merits as investments.
Our 140,000-strong CAPS community -- where members give the thumbs-up or thumbs-down to about 5,300 stocks -- seeks businesses it thinks will outperform the market. Below, we'll take a look at some of the most popular stocks in the CAPS universe and examine whether you think they'll continue their winning ways.
Stock
CAPS Rating (Out of 5)
Number of Calls
% Outperform Calls
Energy Conversion Devices (Nasdaq: ENER)
****
1,241
93%
Teck Resources (NYSE: TCK)
1,240
96%
UltraShares S&P 500 ProShares (NYSE: SDS)
*
1,350
71%
United States Oil (NYSE: USO)
***
1,276
86%
ViroPharma (Nasdaq: VPHM) Continued...
Rich Duprey is a writer specializing in the stock market.
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