Even though the markets have pulled back from their multiyear highs, hundreds of companies have logged new 52-week highs in recent trading sessions. For bulls, these rallies may seem like a dream come true. For skeptics like me, they're opportunities to see whether companies trading near their 52-week highs really deserve their current valuations.

Keep in mind that some companies deserve their lofty prices. Meat and food products provider Hormel Foods (NYSE: HRL), for example, sizzled up some tasty full-year guidance earlier this week that easily surpassed consensus estimates and helped the company hit new all-time highs. But some companies potentially deserve a kick in the pants. Here's a look at three companies that could be worth selling.

Stock price drilled?
With political unrest still ruling the roost in the Middle East, oil companies with exposure to Libya could find their stock prices susceptible to downside pressure. This is the reason I feel caution should be taken with Occidental Petroleum (NYSE: OXY).

Occidental derives less than 2% of its revenues from Libya and doesn't expect the impact from the trouble in Libya to be material. But in its 2010 annual report, the company's financials show that sales attributed to Libya grew at nearly twice the pace of U.S. sales and faster than any other country except Oman. Political pressure from the U.S. or continued protests could cause a disruption in Occidental's production, which might not hurt its bottom line much, but continued uncertainty throughout the region could still send investors scurrying for the exits.

You see mail, I see logistics
Sometimes you sell because a stock is overvalued, other times it's because a competitor has become more attractive. In the case of parcel shipping, it's the latter. Perennial analyst favorite FedEx (NYSE: FDX) doesn't appear to be the value it once was when compared side-by-side with UPS (NYSE: UPS).

The previous two quarters for FedEx have been marked by earnings misses stemming from combining two of its business segments, freight and less-than truckload. In the meantime, UPS has seen its earnings estimates rise while it continues to pump out a dividend yield more than five times FedEx's. Both behemoths should continue to deliver impressive growth, but UPS appears to be the better value at present.

It's always sunny ...
Where I live in Seattle, clouds are indicative of an approaching storm. In the stock market, the word "cloud" refers to a company that can trade at absurd multiples without turning a profit. SuccessFactors (Nasdaq: SFSF), a workplace solutions company, has a valuation in the clouds, but can it stay there forever? I highly doubt it.

The company is discovering the interesting fact that even when revenues grow at a fast pace, it still has to control its costs. Last quarter, SuccessFactors' expenses jumped 40%, with R&D costs rising 89% and general and administrative costs vaulting 71%. The point is that if the company can't control its costs, it won't matter how much of a revenue backlog it books. Without controlling expenses, it'll never turn a sizable enough profit to justify its current $2.7 billion market cap.

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