"The bigger they are, the harder they fall." It's the worst nightmare of every investor in today's market -- buying a rocket stock just before it takes a nosedive.
Every day, WSJ.com publishes a list of stocks whose shares have just hit new 52-week highs. And every day, investors read the list and tremble -- some with greed, others with terror. On our Motley Fool CAPSinvesting community, these top stocks usually enjoy favorable ratings, since everyone loves a winner.
Company
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52-Week Low
Recent Price
CAPS Rating (out of 5)
Netgear (Nasdaq: NTGR)
$8.21
$18.79
*****
Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HPQ)
$25.39
$48.56
***
American Express (NYSE: AXP)
$9.71
$34.58
Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT)
$14.87
$28.02
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Rich Smith is a business writer with the Motley Fool.
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