When a stock hits a fresh high, it can mean that it’s 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 115,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS to find stocks hitting 52-week highs 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:
| Company |
Yesterday's Adjusted High |
Industry |
CAPS Rating (out of 5) |
Fools Saying Outperform |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
The Chubb Corp |
$59.19 |
Property & Casualty Insurance |
|
347 of 366 |
|
Pulte Homes, Inc. |
$17.33 |
Residential Construction |
|
442 of 1246 |
|
Genesee & Wyoming, Inc. |
$45.74 |
Railroads |
|
854 of 872 |
Source: Motley Fool CAPS, as of Sept. 19, 2008
Top-rated property & casualty insurance companies:
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Philadelphia Consolidated Holding Corp.
(NASDAQ:PHLY) : Stock price is 56% higher than last year. -
Darwin Professional Underwriters, Inc.
(NYSE:DR) : Stock price is 40% higher than last year.
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