Stocks hitting fresh highs can either signal that a stock is on its way to greatness or that it has run its course. Even with the risk of the latter, searching for these outperformers can reveal companies that are doing something right, much to their investors' delight.
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With that in mind, we'll use the aggregate intelligence of the 110,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS to find stocks hitting 52-week highs today. The community's approval could be a sign that further research is in order.
Here are three such stocks:
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Today’s High |
Industry |
CAPS Rating |
Fools Saying Outperform |
Research |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Royal Gold |
$37.52 |
Metals & Mining |
**** |
231 of 262 |
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Axsys Technologies |
$64.99 |
Electronics |
***** |
487 of 498 |
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|
AZZ |
$47.40 |
Industrial |
**** |
474 of 495 |
Source: Motley Fool CAPS, as of July 21, 2008
Five-star metals & mining companies
Yamana Gold
(NYSE:AUY) -- up 11.4% in the past year.
Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold(NYSE:FCX) -- up 10.9% in the past year.
Five-Star Industrial Companies
GrafTech International
(NYSE:GTI) -- up 35.8% in the past year.
Eaton(NYSE:ETN) -- stock price is 28.7% cheaper than a year ago.
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