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The Motley Fool November 10, 2011 Dan Caplinger	Has Valero Become the Perfect Stock? If you're looking for a way to bet on long-term demand for energy, Valero has plenty of potential -- and could get a lot closer to perfection in the years ahead.
The Motley Fool October 31, 2011 Dan Caplinger	Has Occidental Petroleum Become the Perfect Stock? For Occidental to improve further, all it needs is for energy prices to rise and to keep pushing its dividend higher.
The Motley Fool October 14, 2011 Dan Caplinger	Has Williams Become the Perfect Stock? What's making shareholders particularly happy is the dividend growth that Williams has produced just in the past year.
The Motley Fool November 7, 2011 Dan Caplinger	Has Akamai Technologies Become the Perfect Stock? With falling growth and lackluster margins, Akamai deserves the multiple-compression it's seen over the past year.
The Motley Fool September 30, 2011 Dan Caplinger	Has Penn West Petroleum Become the Perfect Stock? Let's discuss the ideal qualities of a perfect stock, then decide if Penn West Petroleum fits the bill.
The Motley Fool October 18, 2011 Dan Caplinger	Has Pengrowth Energy Become the Perfect Stock? Pengrowth needs the recent weakness in energy prices to reverse itself. If gas prices rise, then Pengrowth should follow suit -- and eventually get a little closer to perfection.
The Motley Fool November 2, 2011 Dan Caplinger	Has DuPont Become the Perfect Stock? With more than 200 years of success behind it, DuPont has shown that it can survive tough times and thrive during good times.
The Motley Fool December 14, 2011 Dan Caplinger	Has FirstEnergy Become the Perfect Stock? A solid dividend near 5% that has grown steadily in recent years could be all you can ask for from FirstEnergy.
The Motley Fool November 4, 2011 Dan Caplinger	Has United Technologies Become the Perfect Stock? With a strong dividend that has shown consistent, substantial growth for years, United Technologies currently trades at a very attractive valuation.
The Motley Fool November 18, 2011 Dan Caplinger	Has Encana Become the Perfect Stock? Going forward, Encana hopes to cash in on the growing interest in gas liquids, which are more lucrative than regular natural gas.
The Motley Fool September 23, 2011 Dan Caplinger	Has Linn Energy Become the Perfect Stock? Lynn is still seeing net losses, and net margins actually got worse in the past year despite strong revenue growth. But there's more to the story than those numbers suggest.
The Motley Fool November 15, 2011 Dan Caplinger	Has Abbott Labs Become the Perfect Stock? For long-term investors, Abbott's continuing devotion to up its dividend -- its streak now stands at 39 years -- makes a compelling reason to hold onto your shares.
The Motley Fool October 14, 2011 Dan Caplinger	Has Hartford Financial Become the Perfect Stock? Hartford has made a lot of progress from its near-death experience in 2008 and early 2009, but it still has plenty of work to do.
The Motley Fool December 1, 2011 Dan Caplinger	Has Duke Energy Become the Perfect Stock? If the company can return to dividend growth while looking to boost margins, Duke could get closer to perfection in the years to come.
The Motley Fool October 3, 2011 Dan Caplinger	Has InterOil Become the Perfect Stock? InterOil has gotten a lot of investor interest, especially due to a big investment from hedge fund giant George Soros.
The Motley Fool January 20, 2012 Dan Caplinger	Has Frontier Communications Become the Perfect Stock? Going forward, the key for Frontier will be to find a way to maintain its dividend.
The Motley Fool October 18, 2011 Dan Caplinger	Has Mosaic Become the Perfect Stock? For Mosaic to reach perfection, it needs to correct its outdated dividend policy and work further on improving its gross margins.
The Motley Fool November 28, 2011 Dan Caplinger	Has Best Buy Become the Perfect Stock? If Best Buy can compete successfully with Amazon, there's an awful lot of upside for shareholders in the long run.
The Motley Fool September 22, 2011 Dan Caplinger	Has Baidu Become the Perfect Stock? Finding companies that have all the right stuff can produce winners.
The Motley Fool October 28, 2011 Dan Caplinger	Has Under Armour Become the Perfect Stock? To become a perfect stock, Under Armour needs to put high-inventory concerns behind it.
The Motley Fool October 26, 2011 Dan Caplinger	Has AT&T Become the Perfect Stock? AT&T's future success lies with its broader strategy to bring bundles of services, including voice, video, and high-speed data not just to mobile devices but to households as well.
The Motley Fool November 30, 2011 Dan Caplinger	Has Plexus Become the Perfect Stock? To reach perfection, Plexus needs to work on a number of fronts to reinvigorate growth while making internal operations more efficient.
The Motley Fool December 5, 2011 Dan Caplinger	Has Suburban Propane Become the Perfect Stock? Even so, given the nature of the propane business, it's hard to picture Suburban Propane becoming a perfect stock. But that doesn't mean it can't be a profitable investment for income-hungry investors.
The Motley Fool October 24, 2011 Dan Caplinger	Has International Paper Become the Perfect Stock? For IP to achieve perfection, it needs a strong economy to bolster demand for paper and packaging, along with continuing improvement to the company's balance sheet and sales growth.
The Motley Fool October 10, 2011 Dan Caplinger	Has Sysco Become the Perfect Stock? Despite its high dividend yield and its perception as a defensive stock, Sysco should do better in a strong economy than in a weak one.
The Motley Fool September 27, 2011 Dan Caplinger	Has SandRidge Energy Become the Perfect Stock? Finding companies that have all the right stuff can produce winners.
The Motley Fool October 7, 2011 Dan Caplinger	Has Weatherford Become the Perfect Stock? Whether Weatherford reaches perfection will depend on if it can compete not only with its traditional rivals but also with up-and-comers.
The Motley Fool January 10, 2012 Dan Caplinger	Has Enterprise Products Partners Become the Perfect Stock? The midstream gas industry is very strong, but Enterprise has some work to do to reach perfection.
The Motley Fool November 1, 2011 Dan Caplinger	Has Precision Drilling Become the Perfect Stock? Precision has a very real chance of recovering its former glory, but to do so, it needs to keep paying down debt and reestablish at least part of its past dividend.
The Motley Fool November 23, 2011 Dan Caplinger	Has Goldman Sachs Become the Perfect Stock? As long as the U.S. economy in particular remains bumpy, people will blame Goldman Sachs -- and the stock won't start moving back toward perfection.
The Motley Fool November 22, 2011 Dan Caplinger	Has American Express Become the Perfect Stock? Finding companies that have all the right stuff can produce winners. Unfortunately for AmEx, it appears that the credit card crisis may not be entirely over.
The Motley Fool January 19, 2012 Dan Caplinger	Has Transocean Become the Perfect Stock? With plenty of opportunities around the world for oil drilling, Transocean should be able to recover and get a whole lot closer to perfection.
The Motley Fool October 6, 2011 Dan Caplinger	Has Consolidated Edison Become the Perfect Stock? ConEd gives investors the stability and security they've come to expect from utility stocks. But for growth investors, it's far from perfect.
The Motley Fool September 27, 2011 Dan Caplinger	Has JDS Uniphase Become the Perfect Stock? Finding companies that have all the right stuff can produce winners.
The Motley Fool January 17, 2012 Dan Caplinger	Has Red Robin Gourmet Burgers Become the Perfect Stock? For Red Robin to achieve perfection, it needs to get its debt down, its margins up, and its popularity among customers back to previous levels.
The Motley Fool November 3, 2011 Dan Caplinger	Has Activision Blizzard Become the Perfect Stock? For Activision, a lot is riding on next week's release of the latest installment of the Call of Duty series.
The Motley Fool October 4, 2011 Dan Caplinger	Has Chesapeake Energy Become the Perfect Stock? Lackluster revenue growth and stagnant dividend payouts cost the energy giant two points, but the company is moving in new directions to overcome the malaise in the natural gas industry.
The Motley Fool September 30, 2011 Dan Caplinger	Has E*TRADE Financial Become the Perfect Stock? Finding companies that have all the right stuff can produce winners.
The Motley Fool October 21, 2011 Dan Caplinger	Has KKR Financial Become the Perfect Stock? As long as the interest rate party lasts, investors will likely keep on collecting big dividends from KKR Financial.
The Motley Fool October 7, 2011 Dan Caplinger	Has CenturyLink Become the Perfect Stock? If it can build on the momentum its mergers and acquisition activity has started, CenturyLink could easily add better measures in those categories to the huge dividends it pays to its shareholders.
The Motley Fool October 18, 2011 Dan Caplinger	Has Brocade Become the Perfect Stock? A discussion on the ideal qualities of a perfect stock and then a look at whether Brocade Communications fits the bill.
The Motley Fool December 5, 2011 Dan Caplinger	Has Micron Technology Become the Perfect Stock? In the long run, Micron needs to see better conditions for the industry before it can truly declare victory.
The Motley Fool January 20, 2012 Dan Caplinger	Has Lockheed Martin Become the Perfect Stock? For Lockheed to get back on a growth trajectory, it needs a strong economy to help boost the health of the U.S. government's overall budget.
The Motley Fool October 4, 2011 Dan Caplinger	Has Visa Become the Perfect Stock? For now, Visa has everything it needs to succeed.
The Motley Fool September 29, 2011 Dan Caplinger	Has New Zealand Telecom Become the Perfect Stock? After a proposed split, which analysts see gaining approval by the end of the year, New Zealand Telecom will be a different business.
The Motley Fool December 22, 2011 Dan Caplinger	Was Central European Distribution the Perfect Stock in 2011? Although the company attracted privately held Russian Standard Corporation enough to boost its stake to 30%, shares have still lost about 80% of their value this year.
The Motley Fool October 28, 2011 Dan Caplinger	Has Crocs Become the Perfect Stock? As long as customers keep buying its shoes, Crocs will have the potential to become a perfect stock.
The Motley Fool November 10, 2011 Dan Caplinger	Has Savient Pharmaceuticals Become the Perfect Stock? For Savient to get closer to perfection, it simply has to do one thing: Make Krystexxa the success story it seemed to be last year.
The Motley Fool January 17, 2012 Dan Caplinger	Has FedEx Become the Perfect Stock? FedEx has a long way to go to reach perfection.
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