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 that could 10x and one best left ignored.
One Stock Under $50 to Sell:
Ford (F)
Share Price: $10.80
Established to make automobiles accessible to a broader segment of the population, Ford (NYSE:F) designs, manufactures, and sells a variety of automobiles, trucks, and electric vehicles.
Why Do We Think F Will Underperform?
- Flat vehicles sold over the past two years imply it may need to invest in improvements to get back on track
- Diminishing returns on capital suggest its earlier profit pools are drying up
- 9× net-debt-to-EBITDA ratio shows it’s overleveraged and increases the probability of shareholder dilution if things turn unexpectedly
Ford’s stock price of $10.80 implies a valuation ratio of 8.3x forward P/E. To fully understand why you should be careful with F, check out our full research report (it’s free).
Two Stocks Under $50 to Watch:
Pinterest (PINS)
Share Price: $37.88
Created with the idea of virtually replacing paper catalogues, Pinterest (NYSE: PINS) is an online image and social discovery platform.
Why Do We Like PINS?
- Monthly Active Users have grown by 10.4% annually, allowing for more profitable cross-selling opportunities if it can build complementary products and features
- Disciplined cost controls and effective management resulted in a strong two-year EBITDA margin of 27%
- Robust free cash flow margin of 24.7% gives it many options for capital deployment
At $37.88 per share, Pinterest trades at 20.8x forward EV/EBITDA. Is now the time to initiate a position? See for yourself in our in-depth research report, it’s free.
Freshworks (FRSH)
Share Price: $12.81
Founded in Chennai, India in 2010 with the idea of creating a “fresh” helpdesk product, Freshworks (NASDAQ: FRSH) offers a broad range of software targeted at small and medium-sized businesses.
Why Does FRSH Stand Out?
- Ability to secure long-term commitments with customers is evident in its 20.1% ARR growth over the last year
- Software is difficult to replicate at scale and results in a stellar gross margin of 84.6%
- Operating profits increased over the last year as the company gained some leverage on its fixed costs and became more efficient
Freshworks is trading at $12.81 per share, or 4.3x forward price-to-sales. Is now a good time to buy? Find out in our full research report, it’s free.
Stocks We Like Even More
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