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 two such stocks:
| Company |
Today’s Intraday Price |
Industry |
CAPS Rating (out of 5) |
Fools Saying Outperform |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
NetEase.com, Inc. (ADR) |
$28.08 |
Internet Software and Services |
|
1000 of 1028 |
|
Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc. |
$51.04 |
Food Products |
|
410 of 507 |
Source: Motley Fool CAPS, as of April 6, 2009.
Top-rated Internet software and services companies:
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j2 Global Communications, Inc.
(NASDAQ:JCOM) : Stock price is 3% higher than last year.
Top-rated food products companies:
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Flowers Foods, Inc.
(NYSE:FLO) : Stock price is 2% higher than last year. -
General Mills, Inc.
(NYSE:GIS) : Stock price is 14% lower than last year.
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