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 140,000-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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
TiVo, Inc. |
$12.36 |
Software |
|
769 of 971 |
|
CNOOC Limited (ADR) |
$163.51 |
Oil, Gas and Consumable Fuels |
|
1219 of 1262 |
|
Guess?, Inc. |
$40.46 |
Specialty Retail |
|
414 of 467 |
Source: Motley Fool CAPS, as of Oct. 23, 2009.
Top-Rated software companies:
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Ebix, Inc.
(NASDAQ:EBIX) : Stock price is 213% higher than last year. -
Interactive Intelligence
(NASDAQ:ININ) : Stock price is 211% higher than last year.
Top-Rated oil, gas and consumable fuels companies:
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Yanzhou Coal Mining Co. (ADR)
(NYSE:YZC) : Stock price is 231% higher than last year. -
Kodiak Oil & Gas Corp.
(AMEX:KOG) : Stock price is 209% higher than last year.
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