2 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 120,000-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 two such stocks:

Company	Today’s Intraday Price	Industry	CAPS Rating (out of 5)	Fools Saying Outperform
Sun Hydraulics Corp (Nasdaq: SNHY)	$15.80	Industrial Equipment & Components		1314 of 1329
Tenet Healthcare Corp (NYSE: THC)	$2.43	Hospitals		198 of 257

Source: Motley Fool CAPS, as of Nov. 5, 2008.

Top-rated industrial equipment & components companies:

• American Science & Engineering, Inc. (Nasdaq: ASEI): Stock price is 29% higher than last year.
• Watts Water Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: WTS): Stock price is 2% lower than last year.