When a stock's share price is lower than a North Dakota
thermometer 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's made that upward leap.
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 in investor
confidence, and 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)
CEL-SCI (NYSE: CVM)
***
$1.60
N/A-N/A
Hyperdynamics (NYSE: HDY)
***
$1.61
N/A-N/A
IMAX (Nasdaq: IMAX)
***
$10.79
$0.09-$0.47
Netflix (Nasdaq: NFLX)
*****
$50.35
$1.80-$2.15
Xerox (NYSE: XRX)
***
$7.69
$0.54-$0.72 Continued... |