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 (signaled 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Constellation Energy Partners |
$13.89 |
Energy |
**** |
122 of 127 |
|
Manitowoc |
$22.40 |
Industrial |
***** |
1126 of 1148 |
|
Biovail |
$9.38 |
Drugs |
**** |
449 of 478 |
Source: Motley Fool CAPS, as of Aug. 13, 2008.
Five-star energy companies:
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XTO Energy
(NYSE:XTO) -- stock price is 1.1% cheaper than last year. -
Petroleo Brasileiro
(NYSE:PBR) -- up 63.9% in the past year.
Five-star industrial companies:
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ABB
(NYSE:ABB) -- up 8.4% in the last year. -
Ampco-Pittsburgh
(NYSE:AP) -- up 4.4% in the past year.
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