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 three such stocks:
Company |
Today’s Intraday Price |
Industry |
CAPS Rating (out of 5) |
Fools Saying Outperform |
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Pharmaceutical Product Development, Inc. |
$18.46 |
Life Sciences Tools and Services |
|
401 of 406 |
Source: Motley Fool CAPS, as of April 22, 2009
Top-Rated life sciences tools and services companies:
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Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc.
(NYSE:BIO) : Stock price is -13% lower than last year. -
Techne Corp
(NASDAQ:TECH) : Stock price is -16% lower than last year.
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