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.
Let’s dig deeper
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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Netflix, Inc. |
$49.71 |
Internet and Catalog Retail |
|
5773 of 6921 |
Hot Topic, Inc. |
$12.53 |
Specialty Retail |
|
122 of 353 |
Source: Motley Fool CAPS, as of April 13, 2009.
Top-rated Internet and catalog retail companies:
-
PetMed Express, Inc.
(NASDAQ:PETS) : Stock price is 40% higher than last year.
Join us on CAPS to learn more about these and countless other interesting stock ideas.