Is a stock hitting a fresh low 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 (indicated 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 |
Fools Saying Outperform |
|
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Omniture, Inc. |
$16.30 |
Computer Software & Services |
**** |
1,373 of 1,412 |
Archer Daniels Midland Co. |
$25.40 |
Food & Beverages |
**** |
1,412 of 1,516 |
Golden Star Resources Ltd. (USA) |
$2.11 |
Metals & Mining |
**** |
693 of 734 |
Source: Motley Fool CAPS, as of Aug. 5, 2008.
Five-Star Food & Beverage Companies
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The J.M. Smucker Co.
(NYSE:SJM) -- stock price is down 12.5% in the past year. -
Balchem Corp.
(NASDAQ:BCPC) -- up 42.6% in the past year.
Five-Star Metals & Mining Companies
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Gerdau S.A. (ADR)
(NYSE:GGB) -- up 64% in the past year. -
Metalico, Inc.
(NYSE:MEA) -- up 81.6% in the past year.
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