2 Stocks Hitting High Notes

By Motley Fool Staff
September 11, 2009 | Comments (1)

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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 140,000-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

Endeavour Silver Corp. (CAN) (AMEX: EXK)

$2.85

Metals and Mining

5 Stars

358 of 367

Select Comfort Corp. (Nasdaq: SCSS)

$4.25

Specialty Retail

3 Stars

2663 of 2992

Source: Motley Fool CAPS, as of September 11, 2009

Top-rated metals and mining companies:

  • Rubicon Minerals Corp. (USA) (AMEX: RBY): Stock price is 174% higher than last year.
  • Golden Star Resources Ltd. (USA) (AMEX: GSS): Stock price is 149% higher than last year.

Top-rated specialty retail companies:

  • American Eagle Outfitters (NYSE: AEO): Stock price is 1% 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 September 12, 2009, at 6:18 PM, barrman wrote:

    Why is EXK moving up? As far as I can remember, they have never reported a net profit? I did do well with them in 2007, trading in and out, then I lost the feel? I've been hanging on, looking for that net profit. Barrman

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RBY $4.23 Down -0.04 -0.94%
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