Thursday, October 08, 2009
Morgan Housel :: Townhall.com Columnist
5-Star Stocks Begging to Be Bought
by Morgan Housel
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"I will tell you how to become rich.  Close the doors.  Be fearful when others are greedy. Be greedy when others are fearful."
-- Warren Buffett

Can't argue with that, can you? Despite the recent rally, there's no shortage of fearin many industries. It's a real gut check, but that fear is creating opportunities for investors patient and diligent enough to search for the babies thrown out with the bathwater.

We're looking for cheap stocks here. And not just stocks that have fallen in price, but goodcompanies that are still cheap. There's a difference.

Using our  Motley Fool CAPS ranking system's  screening tool, I scanned for bargain companies with the following characteristics:

ratings-- the highest our CAPS community offers. Estimates of profitability in the year ahead. High returns on equity. Attractive valuation based on forward earnings multiples.

Have a look:

Company

Recent Price

TTM Return on Equity

Forward P/E Ratio

Abbott Laboratories (NYSE: ABT)

$50.04

27%

12.15

GrafTech International (NYSE: GTI)

$14.07

18%

13.32

Morningstar (Nasdaq: MORN)

$49.44

14%

25.34

SYSCO (NYSE: SYY)

$24.42

31%

12.89

Waste Management (NYSE: WM)

$28.39

16% Continued...

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