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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
WuXi PharmaTech (Cayman), Inc. (ADR) (NYSE:WX) |
$6.30 |
Life Sciences Tools and Services |
|
255 of 268 |
|
FuelCell Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ:FCEL) |
$2.57 |
Electrical Equipment |
|
454 of 567 |
|
Rambus, Inc. (NASDAQ:RMBS) |
$5.69 |
Semiconductors and Semiconductor Equipment |
|
351 of 415 |
Source: Motley Fool CAPS, as of Nov. 20, 2008.
Top-rated life sciences tools and services company:
- Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. (NYSE:BIO): Stock price is 30% lower than last year.
Top-rated electrical equipment companies:
- Encore Wire Corp (NASDAQ:WIRE): Stock price is 15% lower than last year.
- Acuity Brands, Inc. (NYSE:AYI): Stock price is 24% lower than last year.
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