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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
CNH Global |
$10.04 |
Machinery |
|
274 of 295 |
|
Logitech International |
$10.52 |
Computers and Peripherals |
|
707 of 731 |
|
Portfolio Recovery Associates |
$24.59 |
Diversified Financial Services |
|
3360 of 3457 |
Source: Motley Fool CAPS, as of Jan. 23, 2009.
Top-Rated machinery companies:
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Colfax
(NYSE:CFX) : Stock price is % lower than last year. -
Energy Recovery
(NASDAQ:ERII) : Stock price is % lower than last year.
Top-Rated computers and peripherals companies:
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Synaptics
(NASDAQ:SYNA) : Stock price is 7% higher than last year. -
QLogic
(NASDAQ:QLGC) : Stock price is -8% lower than last year.
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