When a stock hits a fresh high, it can mean that it’s on its way to greatness -- or that it has run its course. Even with the risk of the latter, searching for these outperformers can reveal companies that are doing something right, much to their investors' delight.
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With that in mind, we'll use the aggregate intelligence of the 130,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS to find stocks hitting 52-week highs today. The community's approval (signified by four- and five-star ratings) could be a sign that further research is in order.
Here are three such stocks:
| Company |
Today’s Intraday Price |
Industry |
CAPS Rating
|
Fools Saying Outperform |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Hot Topic
|
$11.58 |
Specialty Retail |
|
113 of 340 |
|
American Dairy
|
$17.05 |
Food Products |
|
369 of 390 |
|
Dollar Tree Stores
|
$45.23 |
Multiline Retail |
|
263 of 291 |
Source: Motley Fool CAPS, as of March 31, 2009.
Top-Rated specialty retail companies:
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Tractor Supply Company
(NASDAQ:TSCO) : Stock price is -7% lower than last year. -
American Eagle Outfitters
(NYSE:AEO) : Stock price is -27% lower than last year.
Top-Rated food products companies:
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Flowers Foods
(NYSE:FLO) : Stock price is -2% lower than last year. - ZHONGPIN (OTC BB: HOGS): Stock price is -8% lower than last year.
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