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 115,000-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 (signified by four- and five-star ratings) could indicate that further research is in order.
Here are three such stocks:
| Company |
Today's Intraday Price |
Industry |
CAPS Rating (out of 5) |
Fools Saying Outperform |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
ExxonMobil Corp (NYSE:XOM) |
$72.82 |
Major Integrated Oil & Gas |
|
5077 of 5516 |
|
Yanzhou Coal Mining Co. (ADR) (NYSE:YZC) |
$11.22 |
Industrial Metals & Minerals |
|
468 of 502 |
|
Oshkosh Truck Corp (NYSE:OSK) |
$12.11 |
Trucks & Other Vehicles |
|
599 of 643 |
Source: Motley Fool CAPS, as of Sept. 16, 2008.
Top-rated major integrated oil & gas companies:
- Petrobras Energia Participaciones SA ADR (NYSE:PZE): Stock price is 1% higher than last year.
- Chevron Corp (NYSE:CVX): Stock price is 11% lower than last year.
Top-rated industrial metals & minerals companies:
- International Coal Group, Inc. (NYSE:ICO): Stock price is 64% higher than last year.
- Arch Coal, Inc. (NYSE:ACI): Stock price is 10% higher than last year.
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