Under-the-Radar Stocks Beat Benchmarks

BOSTON (TheStreet) -- The small-cap Russell 2000 Index has climbed 4% in the past three months, and the S&P 500 Index of the biggest U.S. stocks has risen 6%.

In the same period, TheStreet.com has recommended several investments that have bested those returns in our "Under the Radar" series. Here are the top-five performing recommendations of the past three months.

1. Carbo Ceramics(CRR): After its recommendation on Oct. 23, Carbo Ceramics has gained 33%.

2. Atheros Communications(ATHR): After its recommendation on Nov. 24, Atheros has gained 27%.

3. AsiaInfo Holdings(ASIA): Since being recommended on Nov. 6, AsiaInfo has gained 24%.

4. China Automotive Systems(CAAS): After its recommendation on Dec. 29, China Automotive has jumped 19%. (That's an annualized gain of 5,283%.)

5. National Presto(NPK): After its recommendation on Dec. 9, National Presto has risen 18%.

Honorable mentions include Diamond Foods(DMND) and Compass Minerals(CMP), which have increased 17% and 16% since being recommended a little more than two months ago.

-- Reported by David MacDougall in Boston.

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