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... |