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 110,000-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 (out of 5) |
Fools Saying Outperform |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Shanda Interactive Entertainment |
$52.93 |
Software |
|
874 of 915 |
|
Palm |
$9.77 |
Computers and Peripherals |
|
572 of 1182 |
|
NetEase.com |
$30.65 |
Internet Software and Services |
|
1012 of 1041 |
Source: Motley Fool CAPS, as of April 16, 2009.
Top-rated software companies:
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TeleCommunication Systems
(NASDAQ:TSYS) : Stock price is 165% higher than last year. -
Quality Systems
(NASDAQ:QSII) : Stock price is 63% higher than last year.
Top-rated computer and peripheral companies:
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Synaptics
(NASDAQ:SYNA) : Stock price is 49% higher than last year. -
STEC
(NASDAQ:STEC) : Stock price is 14% higher than last year.
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