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 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 three such stocks:
| Company |
Today’s Intraday Price |
Industry |
CAPS Rating (out of 5) |
Fools Saying Outperform |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
AsiaInfo Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:ASIA) |
$19.45 |
Internet Software and Services |
|
243 of 261 |
|
Rubicon Minerals Corp. (USA) (AMEX:RBY) |
$1.99 |
Metals and Mining |
|
384 of 389 |
|
Smith Micro Software, Inc. (NASDAQ:SMSI) |
$9.23 |
Software |
|
792 of 822 |
Source: Motley Fool CAPS, as of May 19, 2009.
Top-Rated internet software and services companies:
- NetEase.com, Inc. (ADR) (NASDAQ:NTES): Stock price is 31% higher than last year.
- Rackspace Hosting (NYSE:RAX): Stock price is % lower than last year.
Top-Rated metals and mining companies:
- U.S. Gold Corp (AMEX:UXG): Stock price is -7% lower than last year.
- Companhia de Minas Buenaventura SA (ADR) (NYSE:BVN): Stock price is -21% lower than last year.
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