When a stock hits a fresh low, it can either signal a dirt cheap dream stock or a dreadful stock to avoid. Separating the wheat from the chaff is difficult, but finding well-run companies at bargain-basement prices is a great way to accumulate a fortune over the long run.
With that in mind, we'll use the aggregate intelligence of the 110,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS to see what the community is saying about stocks hitting 52-week lows today. The community's approval (those with four- and five-star ratings) could be a sign that further research is in order.
Here are three such stocks:
|
Today’s Low |
Industry |
CAPS Rating |
Fools Saying Outperform |
Research |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Aetna, Inc. |
$34.00 |
Health Services |
**** |
471 of 505 |
|
|
ValueClick, Inc. |
$9.68 |
Media |
*** |
537 of 569 |
|
|
DG FastChannel, Inc. |
$15.86 |
Diversified Services |
**** |
91 of 97 |
Source: Motley Fool CAPS, as of July 21, 2008
Five-Star Media Companies
CTC Media, Inc.
(NASDAQ:CTCM) – stock price is 22.6% cheaper than last year.
Grupo Televisa, S.A. (ADR)(NYSE:TV) – stock price is 18.0% cheaper than last year.
Five-Star Diversified Services Companies
SAIC, Inc.
(NYSE:SAI) – up 4.0% in the last year.
Accenture Ltd.(NYSE:ACN) – stock price is 6.1% cheaper than last year.
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