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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
International Assets Holding Corp |
$16.88 |
Asset Management |
|
358 of 376 |
|
Flamel Technologies S.A. (ADR) |
$6.10 |
Drug Delivery |
|
389 of 421 |
|
CPFL Energia S.A. (ADR) |
$41.86 |
Foreign Utilities |
|
530 of 536 |
Source: Motley Fool CAPS, as of Oct. 8, 2008.
Top-rated asset management companies:
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Westwood Holdings Group, Inc.
(NYSE:WHG) : Stock price is 25% higher than last year. -
American Physicians Service Group, Inc.
(NASDAQ:AMPH) : Stock price is 5% lower than last year.
Top-rated drug delivery companies:
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Matrixx Initiatives, Inc.
(NASDAQ:MTXX) : Stock price is 20% lower than last year. -
Alkermes, Inc.
(NASDAQ:ALKS) : Stock price is 38% lower than last year.
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