14 Buyable Stocks at 52-Week Highs
By Jim Woods of InvestorPlace
Some simple trading strategies involve buying oversold stocks with great numbers -- but another great investment strategy for your retirement money is to buy stocks with strength. There's no denying the market has been swept up in a wave of selling, and over the past eight weeks we've seen the
S&P 500
descend about 11% off its April highs.
As stocks now are officially in correction territory, investors may think it's the time to go bargain-hunting. While it's true there may be many stocks on sale right now, the smart money knows that there are still many high-quality names trading at or very near their 52-week highs (at least, as of this morning's opening bell).
In fact, many stocks with the best momentum right now are very big consumer names such as food giants
General Mills
(GIS) - Get Report
and
Hershey
(HSY) - Get Report
and diversified product maker
Procter & Gamble
(PG) - Get Report
.
A
Bloomberg
screen of stocks with market capitalization greater than 500 million and that also trade within 5% of their 52-week highs revealed a number of high-profile stocks enjoying their biggest gains of the year. As might be expected during stressful market times, consumer goods stocks have seen quite a bit of buying during the correction.
In addition to the aforementioned consumer names, the list includes food companies
Campbell Soup
(CPB) - Get Report
and
Kellogg
(K) - Get Report
, and household product-maker
Clorox
(CLX) - Get Report
It included several technology and software companies, such as wireless semiconductor chip-maker
TST Recommends
Broadcom
, and enterprise software-firms
Novell
(NOVL)
and
Sybase
(SY) - Get Report
. The move higher in these tech giants shows that there's bullish momentum in more than just traditional defensive plays.
Other top names making trading near new 52-week highs include automotive-retailer
Autozone
(AZO) - Get Report
; specialty beverage-maker
Boston Beer
(SAM) - Get Report
; medical device-maker
Cyberonics
(CYBX)
; discount-retailer
Dollar Tree
(DLTR) - Get Report
and refuse disposal and recycling firm
Waste Connection
(WCN) - Get Report
.
If part of your trading strategy is to buy into strength, or if you're a momentum investor looking to ride stocks trading at or near new 52-week highs, you've still got plenty of investable opportunities -- despite the wider market downturn.
Here are 14 stocks up against a new high as of Tuesday morning's open:
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