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 130,000-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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Herbalife Ltd. |
$12.33 |
Personal Products |
|
249 of 363 |
|
Forest Oil Corp |
$10.57 |
Oil, Gas and Consumable Fuels |
|
298 of 309 |
Source: Motley Fool CAPS, as of March 9, 2009.
Top-rated personal products companies:
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American Oriental Bioengineering
(NYSE:AOB) : Stock price is 59% lower than last year. -
Inter Parfums, Inc.
(NASDAQ:IPAR) : Stock price is 64% lower than last year.
Top-rated paper and forest products companies:
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Votorantim Celulose e Papel S.A (ADR)
(NYSE:VCP) : Stock price is 88% lower than last year.
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