3 Stocks Hitting Low Notes

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When a stock hits a fresh low, it can either signal a dirt-cheap dream stock or 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 115,000-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 indicate that further research is in order.

Here are three such stocks:

Company	Today’s Low	Industry	CAPS Rating (Out of 5)	Fools Saying Outperform
iShares MSCI Japan Index (ETF) (NYSE: EWJ)	$11.20	Closed-End Fund -- Equity		345 of 369
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA (ADR)	$16.46	Foreign Regional Banks		176 of 186
Chindex International (Nasdaq: CHDX)	$11.29	Medical Equipment Wholesale		172 of 185

Source: Motley Fool CAPS, as of Aug. 19, 2008.

Other foreign regional banks:

• Banco Bradesco S.A. (ADR) (NYSE: BBD): Stock price is 20% higher than last year.
• Bancolombia S.A. (ADR) (NYSE: CIB): Stock price is 8% higher than last year.

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