Stocks hitting fresh highs can either signal that a stock is on its way to greatness or that it's 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 (signaled by four- and five-star ratings) could suggest that further research is in order.
Here are three such stocks:
|
Company |
Today’s High |
Industry |
CAPS Rating |
Fools Saying Outperform |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Western Union |
$27.84 |
Diversified Services |
946 of 975 |
|
|
BJ Services |
$34.94 |
Energy |
510 of 530 |
|
|
Woodward Governor |
$45.00 |
Industrial |
531 of 540 |
Source: Motley Fool CAPS, as of July 22, 2008.
Five-star diversified services companies:
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Accenture
(NYSE:ACN) -- stock price is 8.5% cheaper than a year ago. -
Jacobs Engineering
(NYSE:JEC) -- stock price is up 26.5% over the past year.
Other five-star energy companies:
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ConocoPhillips
(NYSE:COP) -- stock price is 0.5% cheaper than a year ago. -
Talisman Energy
(NYSE:TLM) -- stock price is 4.8% cheaper than a year ago.
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