When a stock hits a fresh high, it can be on its way to greatness -- or it may have 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Eldorado Gold (USA) (AMEX:EGO) |
$11.11 |
Metals and Mining |
|
539 of 570 |
|
Starbucks (NASDAQ:SBUX) |
$19.48 |
Hotels, Restaurants and Leisure |
|
5,675 of 7,380 |
|
Check Point Software Technologies (NASDAQ:CHKP) |
$28.18 |
Software |
|
247 of 261 |
Source: Motley Fool CAPS, as of Aug. 13, 2009.
Top-rated metals and mining companies:
- Rubicon Minerals (USA) (AMEX:RBY): Stock price is 132% higher than last year.
- Aluminum Corp. of China (ADR) (NYSE:ACH): Stock price is 47% higher than last year.
Top-rated hotels, restaurants, and leisure companies:
- Ctrip.com International (ADR) (NASDAQ:CTRP): Stock price is 19% higher than last year.
- Chipotle Mexican Grill (NYSE:CMG-B): Stock price is 19% higher than last year.
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