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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 three such stocks:

Company	Today’s Intraday Price	Industry	CAPS Rating (out of 5)	Fools Saying Outperform
lululemon athletica inc. (Nasdaq: LULU)	$28.16	Textiles, Apparel and Luxury Goods		316 of 449
Cabot Oil & Gas Corp (NYSE: COG)	$41.86	Oil, Gas and Consumable Fuels		428 of 463
Celanese Corp (NYSE: CE)	$28.18	Chemicals		315 of 335

Source: Motley Fool CAPS, as of October 27, 2009

Top-rated textiles, apparel and luxury goods companies:

• Maidenform Brands, Inc. (NYSE: MFB): Stock price is 90% higher than last year.
• The Warnaco Group, Inc. (NYSE: WRC): Stock price is 88% higher than last year.

Top-rated oil, gas and consumable fuels companies:

• CNOOC Limited (ADR) (NYSE: CEO): Stock price is 196% higher than last year.
• EXCO Resources, Inc. (NYSE: XCO): Stock price is 181% higher than last year.

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