3 Stocks Hitting Low Notes
By
Motley Fool Staff
November 21, 2008
|
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 three such stocks:
| Company |
Today’s Intraday Price
|
Industry
|
CAPS Rating (out of 5)
|
Fools Saying Outperform
|
|
salesforce.com, inc. (NYSE: CRM)
|
$21.14
|
Software
|
|
442 of 852
|
|
The Bank of Nova Scotia (USA) (NYSE: BNS)
|
$22.75
|
Commercial Banks
|
|
453 of 474
|
|
Input/Output, Inc. (NYSE: IO)
|
$2.32
|
Energy Equipment and Services
|
|
360 of 372
|
Source: Motley Fool CAPS, as of Nov. 21, 2008.
Top-rated software companies:
-
TeleCommunication Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: TSYS): Stock price is 98% higher than last year.
-
NAVTEQ Corp (NYSE: NVT): Stock price is 72% higher than last year.
Top-rated commercial banks companies:
-
International Bancshares Corp (Nasdaq: IBOC): Stock price is 5% lower than last year.
-
Umpqua Holdings Corp (Nasdaq: UMPQ): Stock price is 19% lower than last year.
Join us on CAPS to learn more about these and countless other interesting stock ideas.
Closed for 15 months – opening 10 days only! Get notified ahead of time as our expert portfolio manager invests $1 MILLION in the best opportunities from across The Motley Fool’s premium investment services. This is the first open since August 2008, by invitation only. Enter email below.