2 Stocks Hitting Low Notes

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November 11, 2008 | Comments (0)

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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

Nordstrom, Inc. (NYSE: JWN)

$13.24

Apparel Stores

2 Stars

414 of 512

ConAgra Foods, Inc. (NYSE: CAG)

$16.24

Processed & Packaged Goods

4 Stars

370 of 425

Source: Motley Fool CAPS, as of Nov. 11, 2008.

Top-rated apparel stores companies:

  • The Dress Barn, Inc. (Nasdaq: DBRN): Stock price is 43% lower than last year.
  • American Eagle Outfitters (NYSE: AEO): Stock price is 55% lower than last year.

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Disclosure is important to us here at The Motley Fool. The stocks mentioned in this article received their CAPS ratings from participants in The Motley Fool's CAPS service and have hit 52-week lows during today's trading. No individual person selected the stocks in this article, so there is no author to disclose an interest in them. Annual performance is measured over a 365-day period. Since this article was automatically generated by identifying the stocks rated by the CAPS community and by buyers in today’s market, it is possible that Motley Fool personnel (and even The Motley Fool itself, through our Million Dollar Portfolio, Motley Fool PRO, and Ready Made Millionaire services), have positions in these stocks. We thought you'd like to know that. You can learn more about The Motley Fool’s disclosure policy here.

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11/24/2009 4:02 PM
AEO $15.01 Up +0.47 +3.23%
American Eagle Out… CAPS Rating: ****
VALU $27.78 Up +0.02 +0.07%
Value Line, Inc. CAPS Rating: *****
DBRN $21.47 Down -0.60 -2.72%
The Dress Barn, In… CAPS Rating: **
WHG $38.05 Down -0.34 -0.89%
Westwood Holdings… CAPS Rating: ***
MORN $47.27 Down -0.61 -1.27%
Morningstar, Inc. CAPS Rating: *****
CAG $22.43 Down -0.13 -0.58%
ConAgra Foods, Inc… CAPS Rating: ****
JWN $33.84 Down -0.15 -0.44%
Nordstrom, Inc. CAPS Rating: **

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