Stocks trading between $10 and $50 can be particularly interesting as they frequently represent businesses that have survived their early challenges. However, investors should remain vigilant as some may still have unproven business models, leaving them vulnerable to the ebbs and flows of the broader market.

Luckily for you, our mission at StockStory is to help you make money and avoid losses by sorting the winners from the losers. That said, here are two stocks under $50 that could 10x and one best left ignored.

One Stock Under $50 to Sell:

Columbia Financial (CLBK)

Share Price: $15.41

Founded during the Roaring Twenties in 1926 and headquartered in Fair Lawn, New Jersey, Columbia Financial (NASDAQ: CLBK) operates federally chartered savings banks in New Jersey that offer traditional banking services including loans, deposits, and insurance products.

Why Do We Pass on CLBK?

1. Net interest income stagnated over the last five years and signal the need for new growth strategies
2. Concessions to defend its market share have ramped up over the last two years as its net interest margin decreased by 54 basis points (100 basis points = 1 percentage point)
3. Performance over the past two years shows each sale was less profitable as its earnings per share dropped by 26.8% annually, worse than its revenue

Columbia Financial trades at a stock price of $15.41. Read our free research report to see why you should think twice about including CLBK in your portfolio.

Two Stocks Under $50 to Watch:

Dynatrace (DT)

Share Price: $49.93

With its platform processing over 30 trillion pieces of IT performance data daily, Dynatrace (NYSE: DT) provides an AI-powered platform that helps organizations monitor, secure, and optimize their applications and IT infrastructure across cloud environments.

Why Do We Like DT?

1. Billings growth has averaged 18.9% over the last year, indicating a healthy pipeline of new contracts that should drive future revenue increases
2. Prominent and differentiated software culminates in a top-tier gross margin of 81.9%
3. Strong free cash flow margin of 26.2% enables it to reinvest or return capital consistently

Dynatrace is trading at $49.93 per share, or 7.4x forward price-to-sales. Is now the right time to buy? Find out in our full research report, it’s free.

First Financial Bancorp (FFBC)

Share Price: $26.34

Tracing its roots back to 1863 during the Civil War era, First Financial Bancorp (NASDAQ: FFBC) is a bank holding company that provides commercial banking, lending, deposit services, and wealth management to individuals and businesses.

Why Could FFBC Be a Winner?

1. Share repurchases have increased shareholder returns as its annual earnings per share growth of 8% exceeded its revenue gains over the last five years
2. Impressive 17% annual tangible book value per share growth over the last two years indicates it’s building equity value this cycle
3. Industry-leading 10% return on equity demonstrates management’s skill in finding high-return investments

At $26.34 per share, First Financial Bancorp trades at 1x forward P/B. Is now the time to initiate a position? See for yourself in our comprehensive research report, it’s free.

Stocks We Like Even More

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