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 two such stocks:
| Company |
Today’s Intraday Price |
Industry |
CAPS Rating (out of 5) |
Fools Saying Outperform |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Evergreen Solar, Inc. |
$1.84 |
Electrical Equipment |
|
1809 of 1963 |
|
Team, Inc. |
$16.60 |
Commercial Services and Supplies |
|
246 of 255 |
Source: Motley Fool CAPS, as of Feb. 6, 2009.
Top-rated electrical equipment companies:
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REGAL-BELOIT Corp
(NYSE:RBC) : Stock price is 10% lower than last year. -
Preformed Line Products Company
(NASDAQ:PLPC) : Stock price is 26% lower than last year.
Top-rated commercial services and supplies companies:
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Tetra Tech, Inc.
(NASDAQ:TTEK) : Stock price is 38% higher than last year. -
Waste Management, Inc.
(NYSE:WMI) : Stock price is 5% lower than last year.
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