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2 Stocks Hitting High Notes

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July 28, 2009 | Comments (1)

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 135,000-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
Cree, Inc. (Nasdaq: CREE )	$32.24	Semiconductors and Semiconductor Equipment		743 of 806
Syntroleum Corp (Nasdaq: SYNM )	$2.98	Oil, Gas and Consumable Fuels		170 of 251

Source: Motley Fool CAPS, as of July 28, 2009

Top-rated software companies:

ClickSoftware Technologies Ltd. (Nasdaq: CKSW ) : Stock price is 236% higher than last year.
KongZhong Corp (ADR) (Nasdaq: KONG ) : Stock price is 210% higher than last year.

Top-rated semiconductors and semiconductor equipment companies:

Cypress Semiconductor Corp (NYSE: CY ) : Stock price is 164% higher than last year.
RF Micro Devices, Inc. (Nasdaq: RFMD ) : Stock price is 73% 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 highs 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 here.

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Report this Comment On July 28, 2009, at 5:06 PM, Gtrinvestor wrote:

Where in the world is the meat in this article? I read it, and felt "tricked" into clicking on the link. I'd rather there be fewer MF articles w/ a little bit more insight / substance.

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