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 125,000-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 |
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Lufkin Industries
|
$32.00 |
Energy Equipment and Services |
|
604 of 616 |
iPath S&P GSCI Crude Oil Index
|
$20.38 |
|
342 of 407 |
|
Atlas Pipeline Partner |
$5.16 |
Oil, Gas and Consumable Fuels |
|
308 of 338 |
Source: Motley Fool CAPS, as of Dec. 24, 2008.
Top-Rated energy equipment and services companies:
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CARBO Ceramics
(NYSE:CRR) : Stock price is -14% lower than last year. -
Enbridge
(NYSE:ENB) : Stock price is -17% lower than last year.
Top-Rated companies:
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CurrencyShares Japanese Yen Trust
(NYSE:FXY) : Stock price is 26% higher than last year. -
PowerShares DB Gold Fund ETF
(NYSE:DGL) : Stock price is 1% higher than last year.
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