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September 30, 2008
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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:
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Today’s Intraday Price
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Industry
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CAPS Rating (out of 5)
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Fools Saying Outperform
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Red Hat, Inc. (NYSE: RHT )
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$14.98
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Application Software
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421 of 524
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Cypress Semiconductor Corp (NYSE: CY )
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$5.04
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Semiconductor - Broad Line
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606 of 639
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Safeway, Inc. (NYSE: SWY )
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$23.10
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Grocery Stores
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213 of 265
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Source: Motley Fool CAPS, as of Sept. 30, 2008.
Top-rated application software companies:
- SXC Health Solutions Corp. (USA) (Nasdaq: SXCI ) : Stock price is 20% higher than last year.
- Intuit, Inc. (Nasdaq: INTU ) : Stock price is 1% lower than last year.
Top-rated semiconductor -- broad line companies:
- Silicon Image, Inc. (Nasdaq: SIMG ) : Stock price is 5% lower than last year.
- Analog Devices, Inc. (NYSE: ADI ) : Stock price is 28% lower than last year.
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