2 Stocks Hitting Low Notes

By Motley Fool Staff
August 17, 2009 | Comments (1)

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When a stock hits a fresh low, it can either be 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

Integral Systems (Nasdaq: ISYS)

$6.11

IT Services

5 Stars

270 of 279

Myriad Genetics (Nasdaq: MYGN)

$24.35

Biotechnology

4 Stars

383 of 413

Source: Motley Fool CAPS, as of Aug. 17, 2009.

Top-Rated IT Services Companies:

  • Patni Computer Systems Limited (ADR) (NYSE: PTI): Stock price is 48% higher than last year.
  • MoneyGram International (NYSE: MGI): Stock price is 23% higher than last year.

Top-Rated Metals and Mining Companies:

  • Rubicon Minerals (USA) (AMEX: RBY): Stock price is 119% higher than last year.
  • Aluminum Corp. of China (ADR) (NYSE: ACH): Stock price is 37% 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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11/24/2009 2:18 PM
ACH $27.69 Down -0.28 -1.00%
Aluminum Corp. of… CAPS Rating: *****
MGI $2.60 Down -0.04 -1.52%
MoneyGram Internat… CAPS Rating: ****
PTI $20.44 Up +0.02 +0.10%
Patni Computer Sys… CAPS Rating: *****
RBY $4.28 Down -0.09 -2.06%
Rubicon Minerals C… CAPS Rating: ****
ISYS $8.72 Down +0.00 +0.00%
Integral Systems,… CAPS Rating: *****
MYGN $23.63 Down -0.18 -0.76%
Myriad Genetics, I… CAPS Rating: ****

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