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 two such stocks:
| Company |
Today’s Intraday Price |
Industry |
CAPS Rating (out of 5) |
Fools Saying Outperform |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
GeoEye, Inc. |
$14.90 |
Commercial Services and Supplies |
|
365 of 379 |
|
Bank of Ireland (ADR) |
$4.08 |
Commercial Banks |
|
433 of 455 |
Source: Motley Fool CAPS, as of Dec. 19, 2008.
Top-rated commercial services and supplies companies:
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Clean Harbors, Inc.
(NYSE:CLH) : Stock price is 12% higher than last year. -
Tetra Tech, Inc.
(NASDAQ:TTEK) : Stock price is 8% higher than last year.
Top-rated commercial banks companies:
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International Bancshares Corp
(NASDAQ:IBOC) : Stock price is 4% higher than last year. -
Umpqua Holdings Corp
(NASDAQ:UMPQ) : Stock price is 6% lower than last year.
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