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 110,000-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 be a sign that further research is in order.
Here are three such stocks:
|
Today’s Low |
Industry |
CAPS Rating (out of 5) |
Fools Saying Outperform |
Research | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
NuStar Energy L.P. (NYSE:NS) |
$42.20 |
Energy |
***** |
257 of 265 | |
|
Macquarie Infrastructure Company LLC (NYSE:MIC) |
$20.52 |
Wholesale |
**** |
225 of 239 | |
|
LG Philips LCD Co., Ltd. (ADR) (NYSE:LPL) |
$14.72 |
Electronics |
**** |
195 of 215 |
Source: Motley Fool CAPS, as of July 18, 2008
Other Five-Star Wholesale Companies
MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc. (NYSE:MSM) – stock price is 13.8% cheaper than last year.
KHD Humboldt Wedag International Limited (NYSE:KHD) – stock price is 17% cheaper than last year.
Other Five-Star Electronics Companies
L-3 Communications Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:LLL) – stock price is 11.4% cheaper than last year.
Atheros Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ:ATHR) – stock price is 2.3% cheaper than last year.
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