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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Owens Corning |
$7.78 |
Building Products |
|
394 of 415 |
Embraer-Empresa Brasileir de Aero (ADR) |
$11.80 |
Aerospace and Defense |
|
643 of 663 |
Pioneer Drilling Company |
$3.91 |
Energy Equipment and Services |
|
535 of 556 |
Source: Motley Fool CAPS, as of Feb. 23, 2009.
Top-rated building products companies:
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AAON, Inc.
(NASDAQ:AAON) : Stock price is 6% lower than last year. -
Apogee Enterprises, Inc.
(NASDAQ:APOG) : Stock price is 30% lower than last year.
Top-rated aerospace and defense companies:
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American Science & Engineering, Inc.
(NASDAQ:ASEI) : Stock price is 29% higher than last year. -
Cubic Corp
(NYSE:CUB) : Stock price is 23% higher than last year.
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