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 120,000-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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
LSB Industries, Inc. |
$7.23 |
General Building Materials |
|
543 of 560 |
|
AU Optronics Corp. (ADR) |
$6.36 |
Computer Peripherals |
|
487 of 507 |
|
Clean Energy Fuels Corp. |
$6.69 |
Oil & Gas Pipelines |
|
694 of 720 |
Source: Motley Fool CAPS, as of Oct. 29, 2008.
Top-rated general building materials companies:
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Fastenal Company
(NASDAQ:FAST) : Stock price is 11% lower than last year. -
AAON, Inc.
(NASDAQ:AAON) : Stock price is 11% lower than last year.
Top-rated computer peripherals companies:
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iCAD, INC.
(NASDAQ:ICAD) : Stock price is 10% lower than last year. -
Secure Computing Corp
(NASDAQ:SCUR) : Stock price is 41% lower than last year.
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