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 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 two such stocks:

Company	Today’s Intraday Price	Industry	CAPS Rating (out of 5)	Fools Saying Outperform
Satyam Computer (ADR) (NYSE: SAY)	$1.58	IT Services		959 of 1036
Hansen Medical, Inc. (Nasdaq: HNSN)	$5.24	Health-Care Equipment and Supplies		437 of 458

Source: Motley Fool CAPS, as of Jan. 12, 2009.

Top-rated IT services companies:

• ManTech International Corp (Nasdaq: MANT): Stock price is 40% higher than last year.
• SM&A (Nasdaq: WINS): Stock price is 12% higher than last year.

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