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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
American Eagle (NYSE:AEO) |
$11.87 |
Retail |
**** |
2486 of 2606 | |
|
Manitowoc (NYSE:MTW) |
$25.58 |
Industrial |
***** |
1048 of 1069 | |
|
Toyota Motor (NYSE:TM) |
$89.61 |
Automotive |
**** |
2786 of 2950 |
Source: Motley Fool CAPS, as of July 11, 2008.
Other five-star industrial companies
- ABB Ltd (NYSE:ABB) -- up 13% in past year.
- Terex Corp (NYSE:TEX) -- stock price is 51.7% cheaper than last year.
Other five-star automotive companies
- Wonder Auto Technology (NASDAQ:WATG) -- up 22.1% in the last year.
- SORL Auto Parts (NASDAQ:SORL) -- stock price is 24% cheaper than last year.
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