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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
The Cheesecake Factory, Inc. (NASDAQ:CAKE) |
$9.45 |
Restaurants |
|
494 of 622 |
|
Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. (NYSE:BRK-A) |
$109,050.00 |
Property & Casualty Insurance |
|
2434 of 2499 |
|
Hecla Mining Company (NYSE:HL) |
$2.88 |
Silver |
|
599 of 624 |
Source: Motley Fool CAPS, as of Oct. 16, 2008
Top-Rated restaurants companies:
- McDonald's Corp (NYSE:MCD): Stock price is 2% lower than last year.
- Nathan's Famous, Inc. (NASDAQ:NATH): Stock price is 18% lower than last year.
Top-Rated property & casualty insurance companies:
- Quanta Capital Holdings Ltd. (NASDAQ:QNTA): Stock price is 124% higher than last year.
- Darwin Professional Underwriters, Inc. (NYSE:DR): Stock price is 33% higher than last year.
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