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 125,000-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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Electronic Arts, Inc. (NASDAQ:ERTS) |
$14.88 |
Software |
|
1780 of 1983 |
|
Agilent Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:A) |
$14.84 |
Electronic Equipment, Instruments and Components |
|
373 of 434 |
|
The Dow Chemical Company (NYSE:DOW) |
$15.25 |
Chemicals |
|
1655 of 1749 |
Source: Motley Fool CAPS, as of Dec. 29, 2008.
Top-rated software companies:
- TeleCommunication Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:TSYS): Stock price is 133% higher than last year.
- NAVTEQ Corp (NYSE:NVT): Stock price is 72% higher than last year.
Top-rated electronic equipment, instruments and components companies:
- Cogent, Inc. (NASDAQ:COGT): Stock price is 14% higher than last year.
- SAIC, Inc. (NYSE:SAI): Stock price is 4% lower than last year.
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