It isn't enough to decide you like a stock simply because of a company's products or servicesEvery stock has a 52-week high and lowThose levels are often far, far apart even though"what the company does" didn't changeHere are the Aug21 closing quotes for seven diverse companies along with their trailing 12-month peaks and nadirs through Aug
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