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:
| Company |
Today's Low |
Industry |
CAPS Rating |
Fools Saying Outperform |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Toyota (NYSE:TM) |
$85.59 |
Automotive |
**** |
2829 of 2991 |
|
Jones Lang LaSalle (NYSE:JLL) |
$46.50 |
Real estate |
***** |
692 of 707 |
|
AU Optronics (NYSE:AUO) |
$11.35 |
Computer hardware |
***** |
433 of 452 |
Source: Motley Fool CAPS, as of July 31, 2008.
Five-star automotive companies:
- PACCAR (NASDAQ:PCAR): Stock price is 21.8% cheaper than last year.
- Johnson Controls (NYSE:JCI): Stock price is 16.2% cheaper than last year.
Other five-star real estate companies:
- Health Care REIT (NYSE:HCN): Up 45.2% in the past year.
- LoopNet (NASDAQ:LOOP): Stock price is 50.9% cheaper than last year.
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