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14 Stocks to Buy Near New 52-Week Highs

June 15, 2010

By Jim Woods, Contributing Editor, 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) and Hershey (HSY), and
diversified product maker Procter & Gamble (PG).

A Bloomberg screen of stocks with market capitalization greater than 500 million, and that also trade
within 5% of their 52-week high, 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) and Kellogg (K), and household product-maker Clorox (CLX).

In addition to these stalwart consumer names the list included several technology and software companies,
including wireless semiconductor chip-maker Broadcom (BRCM), and enterprise software-firms Novell
(NOVL) and Sybase (SY). 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);
specialty beverage-maker Boston Beer (SAM); medical device-maker Cyberonics (CYBX); discount-
retailer Dollar Tree (DLTR) and refuse disposal and recycling firm Waste Connection (WCN).

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 this morning's open:

52Wk Return
Stock High 6/15 OpenYTD
Ticker

AZO Autozone $195.75 $191.50 +21.2%

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SAM Boston Beer $71.73 $71.04 +52.3%

BRCM Broadcom $36.94 $34.27 +12.0%

CPB Campbell Soup $37.17 $37.00 +8.8%

CLX Clorox $65.50 $64.50 +5.9%

CYBX Cyberonics $24.57 $24.39 +18.7%

DLTR Dollar Tree $63.82 $63.24 +31.7%

GIS General Mills $38.46 $38.46 +7.9%

HSY Hershey $52.10 $51.03 +40.5%

K Kellogg $56.00 $54.97 +19.5%

NOVL Novell $6.26 $6.18 +50.6%

PG Procter & Gamble $64.58 $61.61 +1.8%

SY Sybase $66.00 $64.49 +48.7%

WCN Waste Connection $36.44 $36.31 +9.0%

As of this writing, Jim Woods did not own a position in any of the stocks named here.

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