2 Stocks Under $50 on Our Watchlist and 1 That Underwhelm

The $10-50 price range often includes mid-sized businesses with proven track records and plenty of growth runway ahead. They also usually carry less risk than penny stocks, though they’re not immune to volatility as many lack the scale advantages of their larger peers.

Luckily for you, our mission at StockStory is to help you make money and avoid losses by sorting the winners from the losers. Keeping that in mind, here are two stocks under $50 with massive upside potential and one that may have trouble.

One Stock Under $50 to Sell:

Sinclair (SBGI)

Share Price: $14.23

With over 2,400 hours of local news produced weekly and 640 broadcast channels reaching millions of American homes, Sinclair (NASDAQ:SBGI) operates a network of 185 local television stations across 86 U.S. markets, producing news programming and distributing content from major networks.

Why Are We Out on SBGI?

1. Annual sales declines of 12% for the past five years show its products and services struggled to connect with the market during this cycle
2. Shrinking returns on capital suggest that increasing competition is eating into the company’s profitability
3. High net-debt-to-EBITDA ratio of 7× increases the risk of forced asset sales or dilutive financing if operational performance weakens

Sinclair is trading at $14.23 per share, or 6.8x forward EV-to-EBITDA. Dive into our free research report to see why there are better opportunities than SBGI.

Two Stocks Under $50 to Watch:

Mueller Water Products (MWA)

Share Price: $25.51

As one of the oldest companies in the water infrastructure industry, Mueller (NYSE:MWA) is a provider of water infrastructure products and flow control systems for various sectors.

Why Could MWA Be a Winner?

1. Operating margin improvement of 8.9 percentage points over the last five years demonstrates its ability to scale efficiently
2. Performance over the past two years shows its incremental sales were extremely profitable, as its annual earnings per share growth of 29.2% outpaced its revenue gains
3. Free cash flow margin jumped by 12.1 percentage points over the last five years, giving the company more resources to pursue growth initiatives, repurchase shares, or pay dividends

Mueller Water Products’s stock price of $25.51 implies a valuation ratio of 16.8x forward P/E. Is now the right time to buy? See for yourself in our full research report, it’s free.

Astrana Health (ASTH)

Share Price: $37.79

Formerly known as Apollo Medical Holdings until early 2024, Astrana Health (NASDAQ:ASTH) operates a technology-powered healthcare platform that enables physicians to deliver coordinated care while successfully participating in value-based payment models.

Why Do We Like ASTH?

1. Market share has increased this cycle as its 55.4% annual revenue growth over the last two years was exceptional
2. Projected revenue growth of 9.5% for the next 12 months suggests its momentum from the last two years will persist
3. Earnings growth has easily exceeded the peer group average over the last five years as its EPS has compounded at 11.6% annually

At $37.79 per share, Astrana Health trades at 8.4x forward EV-to-EBITDA. Is now the time to initiate a position? Find out in our full research report, it’s free.

Stocks We Like Even More

ONE MORE THING: Top 5 Growth Stocks. The biggest stock winners almost always had one thing in common before they ran. Revenue growing like crazy. Meta. CrowdStrike. Broadcom. Our AI flagged all three. They returned 315%, 314%, and 455%, respectively.

Find out which 5 stocks it’s flagging this month — FREE. Get Our Top 5 Growth Stocks for Free HERE.

Stocks that made our list in 2020 include now familiar names such as Nvidia (+1,460% between June 2020 and June 2025) as well as under-the-radar businesses like the once-micro-cap company Tecnoglass (+1,552% between June 2020 and June 2025). Find your next big winner with StockStory today.