3 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 three such stocks:

Company	Today’s Intraday Price	Industry	CAPS Rating (out of 5)	Fools Saying Outperform
Simpson Manufacturing Co, Inc. (NYSE: SSD)	$18.06	Building Products		415 of 449
The Black & Decker Corp (NYSE: BDK)	$27.71	Household Durables		235 of 275
Mobile Mini, Inc. (Nasdaq: MINI)	$10.41	Commercial Services and Supplies		550 of 570

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

Top-rated building products companies:

• Insteel Industries, Inc. (Nasdaq: IIIN): Stock price is 30% lower than last year.

Top-rated household durables companies:

• National Presto Industries, Inc. (NYSE: NPK): Stock price is 12% higher than last year.
• The Stanley Works (NYSE: SWK): Stock price is 35% lower than last year.

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