2 Stocks Hitting Low Notes

By Motley Fool Staff
July 13, 2009 | Comments (0)

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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 135,000-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

United States Natural Gas Fund (NYSE: UNG)

$12.08

 Exchange-Traded Fund

4 Stars

1,164 of 1,206

Hansen Medical (Nasdaq: HNSN)

$2.57

Health Care Equipment and Supplies

4 Stars

493 of 518

Source: Motley Fool CAPS, as of July 13, 2009.

Top-rated companies:

  • PowerShares DB US Dollar Index Bearish (NYSE: UDN): Stock price is 9% lower than last year.
  • WisdomTree India Earnings Fund (NYSE: EPI): Stock price is 11% lower than last year.

Top-rated health-care equipment and supply companies:

  • Orthovita (Nasdaq: VITA): Stock price is 159% higher than last year.
  • Atrion (Nasdaq: ATRI): Stock price is 45% higher than last year.

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Disclosure is important to us here at The Motley Fool. The stocks mentioned in this article received their CAPS ratings from participants in The Motley Fool's CAPS service and have hit 52-week lows during today's trading.

No individual person selected the stocks in this article, so there is no author to disclose an interest in them. Since this article was automatically generated by identifying the stocks loved both by the CAPS community and by buyers in today's market, it is possible that Motley Fool personnel (and even The Motley Fool itself, through our Million Dollar Portfolio, Motley Fool Pro, and Ready Made Millionaire services) have positions in these stocks. We thought you'd like to know that. You can learn more about The Motley Fool's disclosure policy.

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