S&P Five-Star Rated Stocks ( ***** Strong Buys) & 5-Star Rated Stocks From Morningstar And Schwab (weekly Update)

Recently added names: FNM, GS, CTSH, CYMI, SNDA, ELX, LOGI
(dropped: HNC, PEC, BPO, NLY)

5 Star Rated and A (buy) Rated from Schwab: HIG, MCK, MET, BA, CB, WCG (ALL, MCD, EMC, INTC, ORCL, GLW, SRE)

***** STRONG BUY - Total return is expected to outperform the total return of the S&P 500 Index by a wide margin over the coming 12 months, with shares rising in price on an absolute basis.
Standard & Poor's STock Appreciation Ranking System (STARS) is a ranking system based on fundamental research conducted by S&P's own analysts.
Overall, the analytical rigor of Standard & Poor’s Equity Research has produced an outstanding track record. On an annual basis since inception in 1987, Standard & Poor’s “Strong Buy” recommendations (represented by 5 STARS) have outperformed the S&P 500 14 times, underperformed three times and tied once.

 

• Atmos Energy Corporation
• Bemis Company, Inc.
• Boardwalk Pipeline Partners LP
• Cimarex Energy Company
• Energy Transfer Partners, LP
• Enterprise GP Holdings LP
• Enbridge, Inc.
• Pantry, Inc.
• Scana Corporation
• Southern Union Company
• Yahoo, Inc.

 

I think these 11 recently researched companies are "worthy of more investigation" from Morningstar's list of 211 5-star rated stocks on their "buy list". Click on each name to read Morningstar's report.

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Go to www.stockcharts.com or www.dorseywright.com and do a point and figure chart for each stock listed above that you wish to buy in order to determine if it's on a buy or sell signal. A point and figure chart is a disciplined approach to selection and managing risks. It was created by Charles Dow and is based on supply and demand (economics).

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The Morningstar Rating for Stocks :
Morningstar assigns star ratings based on their analysts' estimates of a stock's fair value. A 5-star stock is a good value at its current price; a 1-star stock isn't. Star ratings, which are updated daily, can change for three reasons: because analysts alter their estimate of a stock's fair value, because a stock's price changes, or both. Ratings that change because analysts alter their estimate of a stock's fair value are marked with the symbol (*). Learn more about the Morningstar Ratings here.

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