Pre-Paid Legal Makes Appearance on Star Stocks

Surprises are part of the game when it comes to picking stocks. Sometimes this can mean bad news -- say, one of your top stocks revealing that its management has been backdating options.

Other times, though, the market gets caught off-guard by positive surprises from stocks that most investors thought were down for the count. In this situation, investors who stood by the stock often break into a chorus of "I told you so," as short sellers are forced to figure out just how much pain they can take.

To dig up some of these unloved, naysayer-defying stocks, I'm turning once again to The Motley Fool's CAPS community. Each of the companies below had received a one-star rating (the lowest) from our community of investors just 30 days ago: Data provided from Motley Fool CAPS as of May 16.

It's important to remember that some of these stocks, particularly the smaller, more volatile ones, could just as easily reverse these big gains over the next 30 days. In some cases, though, the strength could be a sign that the company's prospects have changed for the better, or that it had been beaten down just a little too far.

Are these stocks better than CAPS players had thought, or are they just singing that proverbial swan song? The best way to get a feel for where these guys are headed is to dig in and do some research. I thought I'd kick you off with some thoughts on Pre-Paid Legal Services.

A pre-paid pop Since Pre-Paid Legal Services is making its second appearance on this list in 2007, I couldn't help taking a closer look at it. It previously showed up the critics in late March, when it jumped 26% in the course of a month. It's since added 23 percentage points to that gain, up an impressive 85% in the last year.

(...Pre-Paid Legal is a pretty straightforward idea. In exchange for a monthly premium of around $26, members are entitled to legal services though Pre-Paid Legal's network of law firms. Mind you, Pre-Paid doesn't include remedies for an exhaustive list of potential legal snafus, but it does cover many of the most common occasions where a lawyer might help....)

 

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• Pre-Paid Legal Hosts Oklahoma City Convention
• Pre-Paid Legal Holds 10th Year Convention
• Largest Pre-Paid Legal Shareholder May Sell Stock
• Pre-Paid Legal Founder Steps Down
• Pre-Paid Legal in the Orlando Sentinel
• Pre-Paid Legal Announces 2009 Year-End Results
• Pre-Paid Legal Authorizes Stock Repurchase
• Pre-Paid Legal Down Since Sell Recommendation
• Pre-Paid Legal Announces 3rd Quarter Membership Figures
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• Pre-Paid Legal Celebrates 10 Years in Canada
• Pre-Paid Legal 4Q Profit Climbs
• Pre-Paid Legal Chairman Embarks on Bailout Tour
• Pre-Paid Legal Adds 100th Millionaire Club Member
• Pre-Paid Legal Announces 2008 3rd Quarter Results
• Pre-Paid Legal Completes 10 Mil Financing
• Pre-Paid Legal Announces Year End 2007 Results
• Pre-Paid Legal Fails to Prove Damages
• Pre-Paid Legal Q4 Reports Memberships and Recruiting Rise
• Pre-Paid Legal Announces 2007 3rd Quarter Results
• Quarterly Profits Dip at Pre-Paid Legal
• Pre-Paid Legal Launches National Media Campaign
• Pre-Paid Legal Posts Rise In New Associates
• Pre-Paid Legal Announces Board Members
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• Pre-Paid Legal Rises on Q1 News
• Pre-Paid Legal Holds Convention in OKC
• Pre-Paid Legal Holds Convention
• Pre-Paid Legal Services Announce Stock Repurchase
• Pre-Paid Legal Services No Comment on Trading
• Pre-Paid Legal Nominates Board Member
• Research Coverage on Pre-Paid Legal
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• Pre-Paid Legal Expert in the News
• Pre-Paid Legal Receives Loan for Stock Purchase
• Pre-Paid Legal Issues Shareholder Letter Re Stock Attacks
• Pre-Paid Legal Stock Hits 52 Week Low
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• Pre-Paid Legal Announces 2006 Q1 Results
• Pre-Paid Legal to Buy Back 1M Shares
• Pre-paid legal active memberships up 4%

 

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