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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Horsehead Holding Corp. |
$11.77 |
Metals and Mining |
|
684 of 696 |
|
Cree, Inc. |
$33.82 |
Semiconductors and Semiconductor Equipment |
|
748 of 816 |
|
Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. |
$27.42 |
Software |
|
248 of 262 |
Source: Motley Fool CAPS, as of August 12, 2009
Top-rated metals and mining companies:
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Rubicon Minerals Corp. (USA)
(AMEX:RBY) : Stock price is 137% higher than last year. -
Aluminum Corp. of China Limited (ADR)
(NYSE:ACH) : Stock price is 51% higher than last year.
Top-rated semiconductors and semiconductor equipment companies:
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Cypress Semiconductor Corp
(NYSE:CY) : Stock price is 149% higher than last year. -
SRS Labs, Inc.
(NASDAQ:SRSL) : Stock price is 37% higher than last year.
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