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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
HSBC Holdings plc (ADR) |
$34.03 |
Commercial Banks |
|
454 of 691 |
|
Newell Rubbermaid, Inc. |
$8.56 |
Household Durables |
|
301 of 325 |
|
iPath S&P GSCI Crude Oil Total Return Index ETN |
$19.13 |
Funds |
|
406 of 462 |
Source: Motley Fool CAPS, as of Jan. 20, 2009.
Top-rated commercial banks companies:
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International Bancshares Corp
(NASDAQ:IBOC) : Stock price is (9%) lower than last year. -
Bancolombia S.A. (ADR)
(NYSE:CIB) : Stock price is (28%) lower than last year.
Top-rated household durables companies:
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National Presto Industries, Inc.
(NYSE:NPK) : Stock price is 67% higher than last year. -
Snap-on, Inc.
(NYSE:SNA) : Stock price is (14%) lower than last year.
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