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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Sequenom, Inc. (NASDAQ:SQNM) |
$3.71 |
Life Sciences Tools and Services |
|
332 of 382 |
|
Burger King Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:BKC) |
$16.16 |
Hotels, Restaurants and Leisure |
|
330 of 437 |
|
Abbott Laboratories (NYSE:ABT) |
$41.61 |
Pharmaceuticals |
|
1263 of 1336 |
Source: Motley Fool CAPS, as of April 30, 2009.
Top-rated life sciences tools and services companies:
- Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. (NYSE:BIO): Stock price is 15% lower than last year.
- Techne Corp (NASDAQ:TECH): Stock price is 20% lower than last year.
Top-rated hotels, restaurants and leisure companies:
- Nathan's Famous, Inc. (NASDAQ:NATH): Stock price is 5% higher than last year.
- Yum! Brands, Inc. (NYSE:YUM): Stock price is 16% lower than last year.
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