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 three such stocks:
| Company |
Today’s Intraday Price |
Industry |
CAPS Rating (out of 5) |
Fools Saying Outperform |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
TEPPCO Partners, L.P. |
$34.58 |
Oil, Gas and Consumable Fuels |
|
326 of 337 |
|
NVE Corp |
$53.38 |
Semiconductors and Semiconductor Equipment |
|
246 of 356 |
|
McAfee, Inc. |
$44.25 |
Software |
|
201 of 260 |
Source: Motley Fool CAPS, as of July 23, 2009
Top-rated oil, gas and consumable fuels companies:
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Calumet Specialty Products Partners, L.P
(NASDAQ:CLMT) : Stock price is 46% higher than last year. -
NuStar GP Holdings, LLC
(NYSE:NSH) : Stock price is 38% higher than last year.
Top-rated semiconductors and semiconductor equipment companies:
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Cypress Semiconductor Corp
(NYSE:CY) : Stock price is 154% higher than last year. -
Kopin Corp
(NASDAQ:KOPN) : Stock price is 52% higher than last year.
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Disclosure is important to us here at The Motley Fool. The stocks mentioned in this article received their CAPS ratings from participants in The Motley Fool's CAPS service and have hit 52-week highs during today's trading.
No individual person selected the stocks in this article, so there is no author to disclose an interest in them. Since this article was automatically generated by identifying the stocks loved both by the CAPS community and by buyers in today’s market, it is possible that Motley Fool personnel (and even The Motley Fool itself, through our Million Dollar Portfolio, Motley Fool Pro, and Ready Made Millionaire services), have positions in these stocks. We thought you'd like to know that. You can learn more about The Motley Fool’s disclosure policy here.
