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1 Mid-Cap Stock on Our Watchlist and 2 We Question

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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 is one mid-cap stock with a long growth runway and two that may have trouble.

Two Mid-Cap Stocks to Sell:

MongoDB (MDB)

Market Cap: $27.02 billion

Named after "humongous database," reflecting its ability to handle massive data loads, MongoDB (NASDAQ: MDB) provides a flexible document-based database platform that helps developers build, deploy, and maintain modern applications more efficiently.

Why Does MDB Fall Short?

  1. Rapid expansion strategy came at the expense of operating margin profitability
  2. Capital intensity will likely ramp up in the next year as its free cash flow margin is expected to contract by 2.2 percentage points

MongoDB’s stock price of $331.90 implies a valuation ratio of 10.6x forward price-to-sales. To fully understand why you should be careful with MDB, check out our full research report (it’s free).

Procore Technologies (PCOR)

Market Cap: $10.6 billion

With a mission to build software for the people that build the world, Procore Technologies (NYSE: PCOR) provides cloud-based software that enables owners, contractors, and other stakeholders to collaborate and manage construction projects from any device.

Why Is PCOR Not Exciting?

  1. Historical operating margin losses have deepened over the last year as it prioritized growth over profits
  2. Ability to fund investments or reward shareholders with increased buybacks or dividends is restricted by its weak free cash flow margin of 6.5% for the last year

At $70.60 per share, Procore Technologies trades at 7.7x forward price-to-sales. If you’re considering PCOR for your portfolio, see our FREE research report to learn more.

One Mid-Cap Stock to Watch:

Doximity (DOCS)

Market Cap: $13.16 billion

With over 80% of U.S. physicians as members of its digital community, Doximity (NYSE: DOCS) operates a digital platform that enables physicians and other healthcare professionals to collaborate, stay current with medical news, manage their careers, and conduct virtual patient visits.

Why Does DOCS Catch Our Eye?

  1. Billings growth has averaged 19.8% over the last year, indicating a healthy pipeline of new contracts that should drive future revenue increases
  2. User-friendly software enables clients to ramp up spending quickly, leading to the speedy recovery of customer acquisition costs
  3. Strong free cash flow margin of 48.7% enables it to reinvest or return capital consistently

Doximity is trading at $70.26 per share, or 21.8x forward price-to-sales. Is now the time to initiate a position? Find out in our full research report, it’s free.

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