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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Expedia, Inc. (NASDAQ:EXPE) |
$15.42 |
Internet Information Providers |
|
207 of 252 |
|
NuStar Energy L.P. (NYSE:NS) |
$41.45 |
Oil & Gas Pipelines |
|
270 of 278 |
|
Biogen Idec, Inc. (NASDAQ:BIIB) |
$46.33 |
Biotechnology |
|
533 of 583 |
Source: Motley Fool CAPS, as of Sept. 17, 2008.
Top-rated Internet information providers companies:
- NetEase.com, Inc. (ADR) (NASDAQ:NTES): Stock price is 24% higher than last year.
- TheStreet.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:TSCM): Stock price is 42% lower than last year.
Top-rated oil & gas pipelines companies:
- Clean Energy Fuels Corp. (NASDAQ:CLNE): Stock price is 24% higher than last year.
- Enbridge, Inc. (USA) (NYSE:ENB): Stock price is 11% higher than last year.
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