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 110,000-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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Amphenol Corp (NYSE:APH) |
$23.81 |
Diversified Electronics |
|
258 of 265 |
|
Royal Gold, Inc. (NASDAQ:RGLD) |
$24.57 |
Gold |
|
239 of 268 |
|
Drew Industries, Inc. (NYSE:DW) |
$10.43 |
General Building Materials |
|
432 of 471 |
Source: Motley Fool CAPS, as of Oct. 23, 2008.
Top-Rated diversified electronics companies:
- Dolby Laboratories, Inc. (NYSE:DLB): Stock price is 28% lower than last year.
- Kyocera Corp (ADR) (NYSE:KYO): Stock price is 31% lower than last year.
Top-Rated gold companies:
- Newmont Mining Corp (NYSE:NEM): Stock price is 49% lower than last year.
- Kinross Gold Corp (USA) (NYSE:KGC): Stock price is 54% lower than last year.
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