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3 Stocks Hitting High Notes

By Motley Fool Staff
November 9, 2009 | Comments (0)

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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

Fuel Systems Solutions, Inc. (Nasdaq: FSYS)

$47.44

Auto Components

2 Stars

366 of 441

Hecla Mining Company (NYSE: HL)

$5.50

Metals and Mining

3 Stars

795 of 847

United Technologies Corp (NYSE: UTX)

$66.46

Aerospace and Defense

4 Stars

1354 of 1402

Source: Motley Fool CAPS, as of November 9, 2009

Top-rated auto components companies:

  • Wonder Auto Technology, Inc. (Nasdaq: WATG): Stock price is 185% higher than last year.
  • Sorl Auto Parts, Inc. (Nasdaq: SORL): Stock price is 141% higher than last year.

Top-rated metals and mining companies:

  • Taseko Mines Limited (USA) (AMEX: TGB): Stock price is 244% higher than last year.
  • Teck Resources Limited (USA) (NYSE: TCK): Stock price is 238% 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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HL $6.26 Down -0.07 -1.11%
Hecla Mining Compa… CAPS Rating: ***
WATG $11.32 Up +0.09 +0.80%
WONDER AUTO TECHNO… CAPS Rating: *****
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SORL $7.15 Down -0.07 -1.01%
SORL AUTO PARTS, I… CAPS Rating: ****
TGB $3.20 Down -0.12 -3.61%
Taseko Mines Limit… CAPS Rating: ****
UTX $67.97 Down -0.04 -0.06%
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