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5 water-cooler stocks worth a look
When members of the CAPS investment community gather online to talk about stocks, these are among the companies dominating the discussion. But which are worth buying?
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Whether it's the corporate lunchroom, your cubicle or the local watering hole, there are regular places we gather to discuss news, sports or -- if you're like us -- stocks.
Here at MSN CAPS, we gather around the virtual water cooler each day to rate stocks and delve into their merits as investments.
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Our 115,000-strong CAPS investor community -- where members give the thumbs-up or thumbs-down to more than 5,400 stocks -- has shown a propensity for making prescient market calls.
Our data indicate that newly minted five-star stocks offer some of the best investment opportunities, while the lowest-rated companies have fared worse than their peers.
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Let's look at some of the most-talked-about stocks in the CAPS universe, and what other investors are saying about their likelihood to outperform or underperform the broader market.
Talked-about stocks Company Sector 52-week high CAPS rating ''Outperform" calls ( last figure)
Apple
Technology hardware
$202.96
****
92%
Bank of America
Banking
$48.58
***
86%
Johnson & Johnson
Pharmaceuticals
$72.76
*****
96%
Netflix
Movie rentals
$40.90
***
83%
Sirius XM Radio
Broadcasting
$3.94
**
80%
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