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 two such stocks:
| Company |
Today’s Intraday Price |
Industry |
CAPS Rating (out of 5) |
Fools Saying Outperform |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Sequenom, Inc.
|
$2.89 |
Life Sciences Tools and Services |
|
394 of 443 |
|
ULTRASHORT MSCI Emerging Markets
|
$23.24 |
|
250 of 390 |
Source: Motley Fool CAPS, as of May 18, 2009
Top-Rated life sciences tools and services companies:
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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 companies:
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Global Wind Energy
(NASDAQ:PWND) : Stock price is % lower than last year. -
First Trust ISE Global Wind Energy
(NYSE:FAN) : Stock price is % lower than last year.
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