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
ProShares UltraShort Lehman 20+Year Treasury (NYSE: TBT)	$41.05	Funds		260 of 269
Satyam Computer (ADR) (NYSE: SAY)	$5.39	IT Services		1007 of 1026

Source: Motley Fool CAPS, as of Dec. 16, 2008.

Top-rated funds:

• CurrencyShares Japanese Yen Trust (NYSE: FXY): Stock price is 25% higher than last year.
• POWERSHS DB MULTI SECT COMM (NYSE: DGL): Stock price is 3% higher than last year.

Top-rated IT services companies:

• NCI, INC. (Nasdaq: NCIT): Stock price is 37% higher than last year.
• ManTech International Corp (Nasdaq: MANT): Stock price is 19% higher than last year.

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