IBD's top rated stocks

[Uglyowl]

The 85-85 list was too long to type so I split the difference (here are all the 92-92 stocks)

Any you guys like on here, I am picking up some GOOG beginning of next week.

Atlas America ATLS
Burlington Resources BR
Ultra Petroleum UPL
Qualtiy Systems QSII
Soc Quim Mnra SQM
Halliburton HAL
Layne Christensen LAYN
Oil States Intl OIS
Fording Can Coal FDG
Express Scripts ESRX
Carters Inc CRI
Natl Oilwell Varco NOV
Genentech DNA
Captiva Software CPTV
Informatica INFA
Microstrategy MSTR
Google GOOG
Chicos FAS CHS
SS&C Technologies SSNC
PetroKazakhastan PKZ
Petrochina PTR
Statoil STO
PetMedExpress Inc PETS
Patterson UTI Enrg PTEN
L K Q Corp LKQX
Psychiatric SOl PSYS
CNS Inc CNXS
Parulx Fragrances PARL

[Trefo]

I like goog but in the short term it may head to 250 first....I think upside is only 300 right now which only 7% but it can tank if some bad news comes out.....again only in the short term.......

I'm a big IBD reader and user....but i think market may be headed south or at least very choppy and so i'd sit tight and look for stocks with big earnings and sales % increases quarter over quarter...I'd wait to see some volume on the upside in goog before i buy it. Yhoo might be the safer play right now.

[Trefo]

Also,
most of the stocks on this 92 92 list have made nice run ups so far and now might be some profit taking time....The key is to find those stocks that haven't made the list but will eventually or those on the list that can sustain those high growth rates....Qsii i bought on the last pullback made some nice money and am now flat it....If it comes back down on light value to a support level i buy it back.....LUFK was another one that worked for me.......Goog i owned in the 110's and got out about 270 and then rebought it in 290's and got out over 300....now waiting for another pullback or some stabalization.......Shld is another i had but have lost some of my gains on it recently.
And am reluctanly holding it.....but will be out soon.
Are you a big IBD Follower???

[Trefo]

Here's one to look at that I like....
OCR

[Sniper]

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Here's one to look at that I like.... OCR

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OCR was a great buy on the breakout in May, its looking a little extended at the moment.

[Sniper]

Just as value added, same list of 28 stocks sorted by Industry group...

Oil&Gas-US Expl&Prod - ATLS, BR, UPL
Oil&Gas-Field Services - HAL,LAYN,OIS
Oil&Gas-Machinery/Equip - NOV
Oil&Gas-Intl Integrated - PKZ, PTR, STO
Oil&Gas-Drilling - PTEN
Energy-Other - FDG

Computer Sftwr-Enterprise - CPTV, INFA, MSTR
Computer Sftwr-Medical - QSII
Computer Sftwr-Financial - SSNC
Internet-Content- GOOG

Medical/Dental-Services - ESRX
Medical-Genetics - DNA
Medical-Outpnt/Hm Care - PSYS

Cosmetics/Personal Care - CNXS, PARL
Retail-Clothing/Shoe - CHS
Retail-Mail Order&Direct - PETS
Auto/Truck-Replace Parts - LKQX
Chemicals-Fertilizers - SQM
Apparel-Clothing Mfg - CRI

[Uglyowl]

I am just starting to ramp up on some investments on my own.

DNA (Genentech) really intrigues me. That will be after GOOG I think.

[squiffy]

Why do they like GOOG and why do you like GOOG?

[Sniper]

Squiffy, the list of 85/85 or 92/92 as cut down by owl, is not a buy list. It is simply a list of well performing stocks on both a fundamental and technical (really relative strength) basis. This list is mearly one screen that IBD publishes to help identify the best stocks.

So GOOG appears on the list, because fundamentally (based on IBDs formula) it is in the top 9% of all stocks, and its relative price performance puts it in the top 9%. GOOGs actual IBD rating is 99/95.

This doesn't mean that its a good time to buy. Using IBDs methods, you would be looking at the charts to form a base and then trigger a buy.

[Uglyowl]

Just learning so I appreciate the input. IBD's 85/85 list outperforms the market by a ton, so there seems to be something to it.

As far as GOOG is concerned, I am not a technical guy, but buy companies whose products are the best. GOOG is by far the best and dominates even more overseas.

Just looking at the earnings outlook, earnings now, and who knows what is in the pipeline it seems like a good play to me.