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 Intraday Price |
Industry |
CAPS Rating (out of 5) |
Fools Saying Outperform |
---|---|---|---|---|
ShengdaTech, Inc. |
$5.94 |
Specialty Chemicals |
|
1098 of 1113 |
CMGI, Inc. |
$8.89 |
Internet Software & Services |
|
234 of 254 |
Tenaris S.A. (ADR) |
$32.90 |
Steel & Iron |
|
417 of 429 |
Source: Motley Fool CAPS, as of Oct. 2, 2008.
Top-rated specialty chemicals companies:
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Quaker Chemical Corp
(NYSE:KWR) : Stock price is 14% higher than last year. -
Sigma-Aldrich Corp
(NASDAQ:SIAL) : Stock price is 6% higher than last year.
Top-rated Internet software & services companies:
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Zix Corp
(NASDAQ:ZIXI) : Stock price is 1% higher than last year. -
NIC, Inc.
(NASDAQ:EGOV) : Stock price is 7% lower than last year.
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