3 Stocks Hitting High Notes

By Motley Fool Staff
November 19, 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

Minefinders Corp. Ltd. (USA) (AMEX: MFN)

$11.25

Metals and Mining

3 Stars

256 of 278

World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE: WWE)

$16.30

Media

2 Stars

365 of 474

NetApp (Nasdaq: NTAP)

$30.78

Computers and Peripherals

2 Stars

386 of 439

Source: Motley Fool CAPS, as of November 19, 2009

Top-rated metals and mining companies:

  • Southern Copper Corp (USA) (NYSE: PCU): Stock price is 246% higher than last year.
  • Gerdau S.A. (ADR) (NYSE: GGB): Stock price is 241% higher than last year.

Top-rated media companies:

  • Focus Media Holding Limited (ADR) (Nasdaq: FMCN): Stock price is 111% higher than last year.
  • Marvel Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE: MVL): Stock price is 108% 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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