Growth is oxygen. But when it evaporates, the consequences can be severe - ask anyone who bought Cisco in the Dot-Com Bubble or newer investors who lived through the 2020 to 2022 COVID cycle.
Luckily for you, our job at StockStory is to help you avoid short-term fads by pointing you toward high-quality businesses that can generate sustainable long-term growth. Keeping that in mind, here is one growth stock with significant upside potential and two that could be down big.
Two Growth Stocks to Sell:
Array (ARRY)
One-Year Revenue Growth: +35.8%
Going public in October 2020, Array (NASDAQ:ARRY) is a global manufacturer of ground-mounting tracking systems for utility and distributed generation solar energy projects.
Why Do We Avoid ARRY?
- Annual sales declines of 9.8% for the past two years show its products and services struggled to connect with the market during this cycle
- Earnings per share have dipped by 9.7% annually over the past two years, which is concerning because stock prices follow EPS over the long term
- Waning returns on capital from an already weak starting point displays the inefficacy of management’s past and current investment decisions
Array’s stock price of $7.77 implies a valuation ratio of 10.3x forward P/E. To fully understand why you should be careful with ARRY, check out our full research report (it’s free for active Edge members).
MDU Resources (MDU)
One-Year Revenue Growth: +57.1%
Founded to provide electricity to towns in Minnesota, MDU Resources (NYSE:MDU) provides products and services in the utilities and construction materials industries.
Why Is MDU Risky?
- Customers postponed purchases of its products and services this cycle as its revenue declined by 15.3% annually over the last five years
- Ability to fund investments or reward shareholders with increased buybacks or dividends is restricted by its weak free cash flow margin of -0.6% for the last five years
- 7× net-debt-to-EBITDA ratio shows it’s overleveraged and increases the probability of shareholder dilution if things turn unexpectedly
MDU Resources trades at a stock price of $19.70. Dive into our free research report to see why there are better opportunities than MDU.
One Growth Stock to Watch:
SouthState (SSB)
One-Year Revenue Growth: +44.9%
With roots dating back to the Great Depression era of 1933, SouthState (NYSE:SSB) is a financial holding company that provides banking services, wealth management, and correspondent banking services across six southeastern states.
Why Are We Fans of SSB?
- Impressive 24.9% annual net interest income growth over the last five years indicates it’s winning market share this cycle
- Net interest margin increased by 29.3 basis points (100 basis points = 1 percentage point) over the last two years, giving the firm more capital to invest or return to shareholders
- Non-interest operating profits and efficiency rose over the last five years as it benefited from some fixed cost leverage
SouthState is trading at $91.67 per share, or 1x forward P/B. Is now a good time to buy? Find out in our full research report, it’s free for active Edge members.
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