Market swings can be tough to stomach, and volatile stocks often experience exaggerated moves in both directions. While many thrive during risk-on environments, many also struggle to maintain investor confidence when the ride gets bumpy.
Navigating these stocks isn’t easy, which is why StockStory helps you find Comfort In Chaos. Keeping that in mind, here is one volatile stock with massive upside potential and two that could just as easily collapse.
Two Stocks to Sell:
Texas Instruments (TXN)
Rolling One-Year Beta: 1.09
Headquartered in Dallas, Texas since the 1950s, Texas Instruments (NASDAQ: TXN) is the world’s largest producer of analog semiconductors.
Why Do We Think Twice About TXN?
- Day-to-day expenses have swelled relative to revenue over the last five years as its operating margin fell by 13.5 percentage points
- Performance over the past five years shows its incremental sales were less profitable as its earnings per share were flat
- 28.5 percentage point decline in its free cash flow margin over the last five years reflects the company’s increased investments to defend its market position
Texas Instruments’s stock price of $169.30 implies a valuation ratio of 28.9x forward P/E. Read our free research report to see why you should think twice about including TXN in your portfolio.
Thermon (THR)
Rolling One-Year Beta: 1.15
Creating the first packaged tracing systems, Thermon (NYSE: THR) is a leading provider of engineered industrial process heating solutions for process industries.
Why Does THR Fall Short?
- Annual revenue growth of 4.3% over the last two years was below our standards for the industrials sector
- Projected sales growth of 3.6% for the next 12 months suggests sluggish demand
- Earnings per share lagged its peers over the last two years as they only grew by 4.3% annually
Thermon is trading at $28.07 per share, or 11.1x forward EV-to-EBITDA. Dive into our free research report to see why there are better opportunities than THR.
One Stock to Watch:
Northern Trust (NTRS)
Rolling One-Year Beta: 1.16
Founded in 1889 during Chicago's post-Great Fire rebuilding boom, Northern Trust (NASDAQ: NTRS) provides wealth management, asset servicing, and banking solutions to corporations, institutions, families, and high-net-worth individuals globally.
Why Are We Fans of NTRS?
- Share buybacks propelled its annual earnings per share growth to 17.4%, which outperformed its revenue gains over the last two years
- Acceptable return on equity suggests management generated shareholder value by investing in profitable projects
At $126.03 per share, Northern Trust trades at 13.7x forward P/E. 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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