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 120,000-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 indicate that further research is in order.
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Here are three such stocks:
Company
Today’s Intraday Price
Industry
CAPS Rating (out of 5)
Fools Saying Outperform
LKQ Corp (Nasdaq: LKQX)
$9.65
Auto Parts Wholesale
315 of 327
Gulf Island Fabrication, Inc. (Nasdaq: GIFI)
$13.72
Oil & Gas Drilling & Exploration
348 of 362
J. Crew Group, Inc. (NYSE: JCG)
$12.53
Apparel Stores
243 of 291
Source: Motley Fool CAPS, as of Nov. 12, 2008.
Top-rated auto parts wholesale company:
- Genuine Parts Company (NYSE: GPC): Stock price is 25% lower than last year.
Top-rated oil & gas drilling & exploration companies:
- Grey Wolf, Inc. (AMEX: GW): Stock price is 13% higher than last year.
- Helmerich & Payne, Inc. (NYSE: HP): Stock price is 19% lower than last year.
Copyright © 2008 Universal Press Syndicate.
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