2 Stocks Hitting High Notes

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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
Taseko Mines Limited (USA) (AMEX: TGB)	$3.20	Metals and Mining		1395 of 1425
The Black & Decker Corp (NYSE: BDK)	$58.71	Household Durables		241 of 279

Source: Motley Fool CAPS, as of November 3, 2009

Top-rated Internet and catalog retail companies:

• Stamps.com, Inc. (Nasdaq: STMP): Stock price is 4% higher than last year.
• PetMed Express, Inc. (Nasdaq: PETS): Stock price is 14% lower than last year.

Top-rated metals and mining companies:

• Northgate Minerals Corp (USA) (AMEX: NXG): Stock price is 241% higher than last year.
• Aluminum Corp. of China Limited (ADR) (NYSE: ACH): Stock price is 197% higher than last year.

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