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 135,000-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 two such stocks:

Company

Today’s Intraday Price

Industry

CAPS Rating (out of 5)

Fools Saying Outperform

Interactive Intelligence (NASDAQ:ININ)

$15.30

Software

4 Stars

395 of 418

Oshkosh Corporation (NYSE:OSK)

$23.80

Machinery

4 Stars

733 of 777

Source: Motley Fool CAPS, as of July 14, 2009

Top-rated software companies:

  • KongZhong Corp (ADR) (NASDAQ:KONG): Stock price is 164% higher than last year.
  • ClickSoftware Technologies Ltd. (NASDAQ:CKSW): Stock price is 139% higher than last year.

Top-rated machinery companies:

  • China Fire & Security Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:CFSG): Stock price is 48% higher than last year.
  • The Eastern Company (AMEX:EML): Stock price is 16% higher than last year.

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