When a stock hits a fresh high, it can mean that it’s on its way to greatness -- or that it has run its course. Even with the risk of the latter, searching for these outperformers can reveal companies that are doing something right, much to their investors' delight.
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With that in mind, we'll use the aggregate intelligence of the 115,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS to find stocks hitting 52-week highs today. The community's approval (signified by four- and five-star ratings) could be a sign that further research is in order.
Here are two such stocks:
| Company |
Yesterday’s Adjusted Close |
Industry |
CAPS Rating (out of 5) |
Fools Saying Outperform |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Quality Systems, Inc. |
$47.00 |
Health-Care Information Services |
|
2024 of 2081 |
|
AeroVironment, Inc. |
$35.12 |
Aerospace/Defense Products & Services |
|
362 of 377 |
Source: Motley Fool CAPS, as of Sept. 10, 2008.
Top-rated health-care information services companies:
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Cerner Corp
(NASDAQ:CERN) : Stock price is 16% lower than last year. -
HLTH Corp
(NASDAQ:HLTH) : Stock price is 18% lower than last year.
Top-rated aerospace/defense products & services companies:
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Orbital Sciences Corp.
(NYSE:ORB) : Stock price is 24% higher than last year. -
Teledyne Technologies, Inc.
(NYSE:TDY) : Stock price is 24% higher than last year.
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