When a stock hits a fresh high, it can mean that it’s on its way to greatness -- or that it has run its course. Even with the risk of the latter, searching for these outperformers can reveal companies that are doing something right, much to their investors' delight.
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With that in mind, we'll use the aggregate intelligence of the 125,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS to find stocks hitting 52-week highs today. The community's approval (signified by four- and five-star ratings) could be a sign 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
JetBlue Airways Corp (NASDAQ:JBLU) |
$7.55 |
Airlines |
|
833 of 1073 |
|
Tiens Biotech Group (USA), Inc. (AMEX:TBV) |
$3.04 |
Personal Products |
|
247 of 260 |
Source: Motley Fool CAPS, as of Jan. 7, 2009.
Top-rated airlines companies:
- GOL Linhas Aereas Inteligentes SA (ADR) (NYSE:GOL): Stock price is 76% lower than last year.
Top-rated machinery companies:
- Wabtec Corp (NYSE:WAB): Stock price is 23% higher than last year.
- The Gorman-Rupp Company (AMEX:GRC): Stock price is 13% higher than last year.
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