The past year hasn’t been kind to the stocks featured in this article. Each has tumbled to its lowest point in 12 months, leaving investors to decide whether they’re witnessing fire sales or falling knives.
While market timing can be an extremely profitable strategy, it has burned many investors and requires rigorous analysis - something we specialize in at StockStory. Keeping that in mind, here is one stock where the poor sentiment is creating a buying opportunity and two facing legitimate challenges.
Two stocks to sell:
Stratasys (SSYS)
One-month return: -20.1%
Born from the Founder’s idea of making a toy frog with a glue gun, Stratasys (NASDAQ: SSYS) offers 3D printers and related materials, software, and services to many industries.
Why Are We Wary of SSYS?
- Products and services are facing end-market challenges during this cycle, as seen in its flat sales over the last five years
- Poor expense management has led to operating margin losses
- Cash-burning tendencies make us wonder if it can sustainably generate shareholder value
At $6.86 per share, Stratasys trades at 48x forward P/E. Check out our free in-depth research report to learn more about why SSYS doesn’t pass our bar.
Stifel (SF)
One-month return: -2.8%
Tracing its roots back to 1890 when the firm was established in St. Louis, Stifel Financial (NYSE: SF) is a financial services firm that provides wealth management, investment banking, and institutional brokerage services to individuals, corporations, and institutions.
Why Does SF Worry Us?
- Sales trends were unexciting over the last five years as its 5.5% annual growth was below the typical financials company
- Earnings per share lagged its peers over the last five years as they only grew by 7% annually
- 5.2% annual book value per share growth over the last two years was slower than its financials peers
Stifel is trading at $68.66 per share, or 9.7x forward P/E. Dive into our free research report to see why there are better opportunities than SF.
One stock to watch:
Coursera (COUR)
One-month return: -26.8%
Founded by two Stanford University computer science professors, Coursera (NYSE: COUR) is an online learning platform that offers courses, specializations, and degrees from top universities and organizations around the world.
Why Do We Like COUR?
- Annual revenue growth of 20.6% over the last three years was superb and indicates its market share is rising
- EBITDA profits increased over the last few years as the company gained some leverage on its fixed costs and became more efficient
- Earnings growth has massively outpaced its peers over the last three years as its EPS has compounded at 94.6% annually
Coursera’s stock price of $3.79 implies a valuation ratio of 0.7x forward EV/EBITDA. Is now a good time to buy? See for yourself in our full research report, it’s free.
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