When a stock hits a fresh low, it can mean one of two things: It might be a dirt cheap dream stock, or it might be a dreadful stock to avoid. Separating the wheat from the chaff is difficult, but finding well-run companies at bargain-basement prices is a great way to accumulate a fortune over the long run.
With that in mind, we'll use the aggregate intelligence of the 110,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS to see what the community is saying about stocks hitting 52-week lows today. The community's approval (signified by four- and five-star ratings) could be a sign that further research is in order.
Here are three such stocks:
|
Today’s Low |
Industry |
CAPS Rating (out of 5) |
Fools Saying Outperform |
Research |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
OmniVision Technologies, Inc. |
$11.03 |
Electronics |
***** |
549 of 582 |
|
|
Thomas & Betts Corp |
$33.04 |
Electronics |
***** |
172 of 175 |
|
|
Montpelier Re Holdings Ltd. |
$14.50 |
Insurance |
***** |
2663 of 2766 |
Source: Motley Fool CAPS, as of July 14, 2008.
Other five-star electronics companies
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Applied Materials, Inc.
(NASDAQ:AMAT) : Stock price is 12.4% cheaper than last year. -
Itron, Inc.
(NASDAQ:ITRI) : Up 15.9% in the past year.
Other five-star insurance companies
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Safety Insurance Group, Inc.
(NASDAQ:SAFT) : Up 1.7% in the last year. -
Manulife Financial Corp
(NYSE:MFC) : Stock price is 9.2% cheaper than last year.
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