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 (as 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Immersion Corp (NASDAQ:IMMR) |
$5.76 |
Computer Hardware |
***** |
967 of 991 |
|
AT&T, Inc. (NYSE:T) |
$29.72 |
Telecommunication |
**** |
3,562 of 3,783 |
|
Toyota Motor Corp (ADR) (NYSE:TM) |
$82.08 |
Automotive |
**** |
2,834 of 2,994 |
Source: Motley Fool CAPS, as of Aug. 4, 2008.
Five-Star Computer Hardware Companies
EMC Corp (NYSE:EMC) -- stock price is 21.2% cheaper than last year.
Secure Computing Corp (NYSE:SCUR) -- stock price is 49.8% cheaper than last year.
Four- and Five-Star Automotive Companies
Honda Motor Co., Ltd. (ADR) (NYSE:HMC) -- stock price is 10.4% cheaper in the past year.
Wonder Auto Technology, Inc. (NYSE:WATG) -- up 28.7% in the past year.
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