Mid-cap stocks have the best odds of scaling into $100 billion corporations thanks to their tested business models and large addressable markets. But the many opportunities in front of them attract significant competition, spanning from industry behemoths with seemingly infinite resources to small, nimble players with chips on their shoulders.
This is precisely where StockStory comes in - we do the heavy lifting to identify companies with solid fundamentals so you can invest with confidence. Keeping that in mind, here are two mid-cap stocks with long growth runways and one that could be down big.
One Mid-Cap Stock to Sell:
Stifel (SF)
Market Cap: $12.92 billion
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 Give Us Pause?
- Earnings growth over the last five years fell short of the peer group average as its EPS only increased by 9% annually
- Muted 6.1% annual book value per share growth over the last two years shows its capital generation lagged behind its financials peers
At $126.90 per share, Stifel trades at 13.9x forward P/E. If you’re considering SF for your portfolio, see our FREE research report to learn more.
Two Mid-Cap Stocks to Watch:
Dynatrace (DT)
Market Cap: $11.67 billion
With its platform processing over 30 trillion pieces of IT performance data daily, Dynatrace (NYSE:DT) provides an AI-powered platform that helps organizations monitor, secure, and optimize their applications and IT infrastructure across cloud environments.
Why Do We Like DT?
- Market share has increased as its 19.5% annual revenue growth over the last two years was exceptional
- Superior software functionality and low servicing costs lead to a premier gross margin of 81.8%
- Robust free cash flow margin of 25.5% gives it many options for capital deployment
Dynatrace’s stock price of $39.05 implies a valuation ratio of 5.7x forward price-to-sales. Is now the right time to buy? Find out in our full research report, it’s free.
PTC (PTC)
Market Cap: $19.16 billion
Originally known as Parametric Technology Corporation until its 2013 rebranding, PTC (NASDAQ:PTC) provides software that helps manufacturers design, develop, and service physical products through digital solutions for CAD, PLM, ALM, and SLM.
Why Does PTC Stand Out?
- Superior software functionality and low servicing costs are reflected in its stellar gross margin of 83.8%
- Fast payback periods on sales and marketing expenses allow the company to invest heavily and onboard many customers concurrently
- Excellent operating margin of 35.9% highlights the efficiency of its business model, and it turbocharged its profits by achieving some fixed cost leverage
PTC is trading at $161.01 per share, or 7.2x forward price-to-sales. Is now a good time to buy? See for yourself in our full research report, it’s free.
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