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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp |
$66.52 |
Road and Rail |
|
1982 of 2038 |
|
Lululemon athletica inc. |
$6.70 |
Textiles, Apparel and Luxury Goods |
|
312 of 400 |
|
Weyerhaeuser Company |
$28.47 |
Paper and Forest Products |
|
236 of 305 |
Source: Motley Fool CAPS, as of Jan. 13, 2009.
Top-rated road and rail companies:
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Genesee & Wyoming, Inc.
(NYSE:GWR) : Stock price is 9% higher than last year. -
Saia, Inc.
(NASDAQ:SAIA) : Stock price is 17% lower than last year.
Top-rated textiles, apparel and luxury goods companies:
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Carter's, Inc.
(NYSE:CRI) : Stock price is 3% higher than last year. -
Columbia Sportswear Company
(NASDAQ:COLM) : Stock price is 13% lower than last year.
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