Many investors pay attention to mid-cap stocks because they have established business models and expansive market opportunities. However, their paths to becoming $100 billion corporations are ripe with competition, ranging from giants with vast resources to agile upstarts eager to disrupt the status quo.
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 may have trouble.
One Mid-Cap Stock to Sell:
Viavi Solutions (VIAV)
Market Cap: $12.31 billion
Once known as JDS Uniphase before its 2015 rebranding, Viavi Solutions (NASDAQ: VIAV) provides testing, monitoring and assurance solutions for telecommunications, cloud, enterprise, military, and other critical networks and infrastructure.
Why Are We Cautious About VIAV?
- Muted 3.4% annual revenue growth over the last five years shows its demand lagged behind its industrials peers
- Performance over the past five years shows its incremental sales were less profitable as its earnings per share were flat
- Diminishing returns on capital from an already low starting point show that neither management’s prior nor current bets are going as planned
Viavi Solutions’s stock price of $41.92 implies a valuation ratio of 38.4x forward P/E. Dive into our free research report to see why there are better opportunities than VIAV.
Two Mid-Cap Stocks to Watch:
Crane (CR)
Market Cap: $11.78 billion
Based in Connecticut, Crane (NYSE: CR) is a diversified manufacturer of engineered industrial products, including fluid handling, and aerospace technologies.
Why Is CR on Our Radar?
- Exciting sales outlook for the upcoming 12 months calls for 19.1% growth, an acceleration from its two-year trend
- Incremental sales over the last two years have been highly profitable as its earnings per share increased by 21.8% annually, topping its revenue gains
- Free cash flow margin jumped by 4.7 percentage points over the last five years, giving the company more resources to pursue growth initiatives, repurchase shares, or pay dividends
Crane is trading at $218.09 per share, or 31.6x forward P/E. Is now the right time to buy? See for yourself in our full research report, it’s free.
Tradeweb Markets (TW)
Market Cap: $21.08 billion
Founded in 1996 as one of the pioneers in electronic bond trading, Tradeweb Markets (NASDAQ: TW) builds and operates electronic marketplaces that connect financial institutions for trading across rates, credit, equities, and money markets.
Why Should You Buy TW?
- Annual revenue growth of 23.4% over the past two years was outstanding, reflecting market share gains this cycle
- Earnings growth has massively outpaced its peers over the last two years as its EPS has compounded at 23.5% annually
At $102.86 per share, Tradeweb Markets trades at 24.7x forward P/E. Is now the time to initiate a position? Find out in our full research report, it’s free.
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