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 (signified by 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 (out of 5) |
Fools Saying Outperform | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Cemex S.A. B de C.V. (ADR) (NYSE:CX) |
$20.00 |
Materials & Construction |
***** |
3,686 of 3,779 |
|
Aluminum Corp. of China Limited (ADR) (NYSE:ACH) |
$23.92 |
Metals & Mining |
***** |
3,194 of 3,294 |
|
Kinetic Concepts, Inc. (NYSE:KCI) |
$34.51 |
Health Services |
***** |
315 of 330 |
Source: Motley Fool CAPS, as of August 1, 2008.
Other Five-Star Materials & Construction Companies
Foster Wheeler Ltd. (NASDAQ:FWLT) -- up 1% in past year.
Waste Management, Inc. (NYSE:WMI) -- stock price is 3.8% cheaper than last year.
Other Five-Star Metals & Mining Companies
Vale (NYSE:RIO) -- up 24% in the last year.
Cameco Corp (NYSE:CCJ) -- stock price is 11.4% cheaper than last year.
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