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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Perini Corp |
$18.38 |
Heavy Construction |
|
535 of 557 |
|
Chicago Bridge & Iron Company N.V. |
$13.26 |
General Contractors |
|
1100 of 1131 |
|
China Sunergy Co., Ltd. (ADR) |
$5.27 |
Semiconductor - Integrated Circuits |
|
412 of 465 |
Source: Motley Fool CAPS, as of Oct. 7, 2008.
Top-rated heavy construction companies:
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Preformed Line Products Company
(NASDAQ:PLPC) : Stock price is 1% higher than last year. -
Core Laboratories N.V.
(NYSE:CLB) : Stock price is 38% lower than last year.
Top-rated general contractors companies:
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EMCOR Group, Inc.
(NYSE:EME) : Stock price is 33% lower than last year. -
Quanta Services, Inc.
(NYSE:PWR) : Stock price is 37% lower than last year.
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