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2 of Wall Street’s Favorite Stocks with Promising Prospects and 1 We Find Risky

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Wall Street has set ambitious price targets for the stocks in this article. While this suggests attractive upside potential, it’s important to remain skeptical because analysts face institutional pressures that can sometimes lead to overly optimistic forecasts.

At StockStory, we look beyond the headlines with our independent analysis to determine whether these bullish calls are justified. Keeping that in mind, here are two stocks where Wall Street’s positive outlook is supported by strong fundamentals and one where consensus estimates seem disconnected from reality.

One Stock to Sell:

Orion (ORN)

Consensus Price Target: $11.13 (28.9% implied return)

Established in 1994, Orion (NYSE: ORN) provides construction services for marine infrastructure and industrial projects.

Why Do We Think ORN Will Underperform?

  1. Annual revenue growth of 2.4% over the last five years was below our standards for the industrials sector
  2. Gross margin of 9.3% reflects its high production costs
  3. Ability to fund investments or reward shareholders with increased buybacks or dividends is restricted by its weak free cash flow margin of -0.2% for the last five years

Orion is trading at $8.63 per share, or 53x forward P/E. To fully understand why you should be careful with ORN, check out our full research report (it’s free).

Two Stocks to Watch:

Bill.com (BILL)

Consensus Price Target: $60.22 (25.5% implied return)

Started by René Lacerte in 2006 after selling his previous payroll and accounting software company PayCycle to Intuit, Bill.com (NYSE: BILL) is a software as a service platform that aims to make payments and billing processes easier for small and medium-sized businesses.

Why Are We Positive On BILL?

  1. Billings have averaged 15.3% growth over the last year, showing it’s securing new contracts that could potentially increase in value over time
  2. Software is difficult to replicate at scale and results in a premier gross margin of 84.5%
  3. User-friendly software enables clients to ramp up spending quickly, leading to the speedy recovery of customer acquisition costs

Bill.com’s stock price of $48 implies a valuation ratio of 3.1x forward price-to-sales. Is now the time to initiate a position? See for yourself in our in-depth research report, it’s free.

Dynatrace (DT)

Consensus Price Target: $63.85 (21.9% implied return)

Founded in Austria in 2005, Dynatrace (NYSE: DT) provides companies with software that allows them to monitor the performance of their full technology stack, from software applications to the infrastructure they run on.

Why Do We Like DT?

  1. Ability to secure long-term commitments with customers is evident in its 17.6% ARR growth over the last year
  2. Software is difficult to replicate at scale and results in a premier gross margin of 81.9%
  3. Strong free cash flow margin of 25.4% enables it to reinvest or return capital consistently

At $52.39 per share, Dynatrace trades at 8.2x forward price-to-sales. Is now the right time to buy? Find out in our full research report, it’s free.

Stocks We Like Even More

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