3 Stocks Hitting Low Notes

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 (those with 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

Fools Saying Outperform

Research

Aetna, Inc. (NYSE: AET)

$34.00

Health Services

****

471 of 505

Research

ValueClick, Inc. (Nasdaq: VCLK)

$9.68

Media

***

537 of 569

Research

DG FastChannel, Inc. (Nasdaq: DGIT)

$15.86

Diversified Services

****

91 of 97

Research

Source: Motley Fool CAPS, as of July 21, 2008

Five-Star Media Companies

CTC Media, Inc. (Nasdaq: CTCM) – stock price is 22.6% cheaper than last year.
Grupo Televisa, S.A. (ADR) (NYSE: TV) – stock price is 18.0% cheaper than last year.

Five-Star Diversified Services Companies

SAIC, Inc. (NYSE: SAI) – up 4.0% in the last year.
Accenture Ltd. (NYSE: ACN) – stock price is 6.1% cheaper than last year.

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Fool Analyst Dan Dzombak does not have a financial position in any of the stocks mentioned in this article. SAIC and Accenture are both Inside Value recommendations. Try any of our Foolish newsletters today, free for 30 days. The Motley Fool disclosure policy wanted to be a prospectus when it grew up.

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