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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. |
$9.07 |
Software |
|
798 of 871 |
|
iPath S&P GSCI Crude Oil Total Return Index ETN |
$23.35 |
Funds |
|
322 of 391 |
|
Stone Energy Corp |
$9.96 |
Oil, Gas and Consumable Fuels |
|
247 of 263 |
Source: Motley Fool CAPS, as of Dec. 18, 2008.
Top-rated software companies:
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TeleCommunication Systems, Inc.
(NASDAQ:TSYS) : Stock price is 155% higher than last year. -
NAVTEQ Corp
(NYSE:NVT) : Stock price is 72% higher than last year.
Top-rated funds:
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CurrencyShares Japanese Yen Trust
(NYSE:FXY) : Stock price is 26% higher than last year. -
POWERSHS DB MULTI SECT COMM
(NYSE:DGL) : Stock price is 3% higher than last year.
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