2 Stocks Hitting High Notes

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When a stock hits a fresh high, it can mean that it’s on its way to greatness -- or that it has run its course. Even with the risk of the latter, searching for these outperformers can reveal companies that are doing something right, much to their investors' delight.

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With that in mind, we'll use the aggregate intelligence of the 130,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS to find stocks hitting 52-week highs today. The community's approval (signified by four- and five-star ratings) could be a sign 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
China Natural Gas, Inc. (OTC BB: CANL)	$8.50	Gas Utilities		1175 of 1202
Seabridge Gold, Inc. (USA) (AMEX: SA)	$29.30	Metals and Mining		356 of 424

Source: Motley Fool CAPS, as of May 21, 2009

Top-Rated gas utilities companies:

• AmeriGas Partners, L.P.   (NYSE: APU): Stock price is -3% lower than last year.
• Northwest Natural Gas (NYSE: NWN): Stock price is -8% lower than last year.

Top-Rated metals and mining companies:

• Rubicon Minerals Corp. (USA) (AMEX: RBY): Stock price is 57% higher than last year.
• Kinross Gold Corp (USA) (NYSE: KGC): Stock price is -11% lower than last year.

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