Top Ten Stocks

The Top 10 Stocks are out from Yahoo Finance. I love this stuff.

Western Refining (WNR)
Composite Rating: 99.*The independent crude oil refiner is scheduled to report second-quarter results on August 8. It went public in January at $16. 3-Year EPS Growth Rate: 120%.

Alon USA Energy (ALJ)
Composite Rating: 99. An industry group peer of Western Refining, the company will report second-quarter earnings on August 7. Annual return on equity in 2005 was a whopping 46.6%. 3-Year EPS Growth Rate: 123%.

Digital River (DRIV)
Composite Rating: 98. The maker of e-commerce software recently reported a 41% surge in second-quarter profit and 39% jump in sales to $71.3 million. Analysts see full-year earnings rising 30% in 2006 and 20% in 2007. 3-Year EPS Growth Rate: 44%.

Chaparral Steel (CHAP)
Composite Rating: 98. The Texas-based maker of steel beams is up 127% year-to-date compared to a 53% gain for its industry group – Steel-Producers. The company recently reported a 258% surge in fiscal fourth-quarter profit. Analysts see first-quarter profit jumping 170% to $2.08 a share. 3-Year EPS Growth Rate: 75%.

World Fuel Services (INT)
Composite Rating: 97. One of many leaders in IBD’s Oil & Gas-Field Services group, the company will report second-quarter earnings on August 9. Analysts see profit rising 28% to 51 cents a share. Annual earnings are expected to rise 27% in 2006 and 24% in 2007. 3-Year EPS Growth Rate: 29%.

Under Armour (UARM)
Composite Rating: 97. The maker of athletic apparel went public in November at $13. The company recently beat views by 3 cents with profit of 5 cents a share, a 25% increase from a year ago. Sales grew 60% to $83 million. 3-Year EPS Growth Rate: 81%.

W-H Energy Services (WHQ)
Composite Rating: 97. The oilfield services company recently reported its fifth straight quarter of triple-digit profit growth. Second-quarter profit jumped 107% to 89 cents a share while revenue grew 37% to $215.8 million. 3-Year EPS Growth Rate: 62%.

Mueller Industries (MLI)
Composite Rating: 96. The maker of components and parts for refrigeration and plumbing gapped up more than 10% on July 25 after reporting its third straight quarter of triple-digit earnings growth. Sales jumped 90% to $779.7 million. Annual return on equity in 2005 was 23%, a multi-year high. 3-Year EPS Growth Rate: 47%.

Healthways (HWAY)
Composite Rating: 96. The health services provider recently received clearance for its $307.5 million acquisition of LifeMasters Supported SelfCare, a disease-management firm. Healthways’ industry group – Medical/Dental-Services – has a Group Technical Rating of 82 (B) from IBD Stock Checkup, an indication of broad leadership in the group. 3-Year EPS Growth Rate: 26%.

LifeCell (LIFC)
Composite Rating: 95. The maker of skin graft materials from human tissue has a market capitalization of just over $900 million. Late last month, the company reported an 88% increase in profit but it marked the third straight quarter of decelerating earnings growth. 3-Year EPS Growth Rate: 135%.