3 Stocks Hitting Low Notes

By Motley Fool Staff
November 19, 2009 | Comments (0)

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When a stock hits a fresh low, it can either signal a dirt cheap dream stock or a dreadful stock to avoid. Separating the wheat from the chaff is difficult, but finding well-run companies at bargain-basement prices is a great way to accumulate a fortune over the long run.

With that in mind, we'll use the aggregate intelligence of the 140,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS to see what the community is saying about stocks hitting 52-week lows today. The community's approval (signified by four- and five-star ratings) could indicate 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

Synovus Financial Corp. (NYSE: SNV)

$1.61

Commercial Banks

2 Stars

190 of 250

United States Natural Gas Fund, LP (NYSE: UNG)

$8.86

Natural Resources Funds

4 Stars

1317 of 1382

Western Refining, Inc. (NYSE: WNR)

$4.50

Oil, Gas and Consumable Fuels

5 Stars

913 of 958

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

Top-rated commercial banks companies:

  • ICICI Bank Limited (ADR) (NYSE: IBN): Stock price is 197% higher than last year.
  • Banco Bradesco S.A. (ADR) (NYSE: BBD): Stock price is 141% higher than last year.

Top-rated natural resources funds companies:

  • Market Vectors Coal (NYSE: KOL): Stock price is 212% higher than last year.
  • SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Equipt & Servs. (ETF) (NYSE: XES): Stock price is 68% 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 lows 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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SNV $2.58 Up +0.01 +0.39%
Synovus Financial… CAPS Rating: ***
IBN $34.76 Down -0.30 -0.86%
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