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 (indicated by four- and five-star ratings) could suggest that further research is in order.
Here are three such stocks:
Company |
Today’s Low |
Industry |
CAPS Rating |
Fools Saying Outperform |
---|---|---|---|---|
Crocs |
$4.72 |
Consumer Non-durables |
** |
1756 of 2376 |
Trina Solar |
$25.33 |
Electronics |
** |
830 of 1002 |
Advanced Micro Devices |
$4.27 |
Electronics |
** |
2358 of 2944 |
Source: Motley Fool CAPS, as of July 25, 2008.
While those two-star stocks are all hitting lows, others in their respective industries earned top ratings.
Four- and five-star consumer nondurables companies:
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Potlatch
(NYSE:PCH) -- stock price is up 6.7% over the last year. -
Procter & Gamble
(NYSE:PG) -- stock price is up 3.1% over the last year.
Five-star electronics companies:
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Lam Research
(NASDAQ:LRCX) – stock price is 44.8% cheaper than last year. -
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing
(NYSE:TSM) -- stock price is 9.4% cheaper than last year.
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