Mid-cap stocks often strike the right balance between having proven business models and market opportunities that can support $100 billion corporations. However, they face intense competition from scaled industry giants and can be disrupted by new innovative players vying for a slice of the pie.
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 is one mid-cap stock with a long growth runway and two that could be down big.
Two Mid-Cap Stocks to Sell:
WESCO (WCC)
Market Cap: $16.39 billion
Based in Pittsburgh, WESCO (NYSE:WCC) provides electrical, industrial, and communications products and augments them with services such as supply chain management.
Why Are We Cautious About WCC?
- Scale is a double-edged sword because it limits the company’s growth potential compared to its smaller competitors, as reflected in its below-average annual revenue increases of 6.8% for the last two years
- Gross margin of 21.5% is below its competitors, leaving less money to invest in areas like marketing and R&D
- Low free cash flow margin of 1.5% for the last five years gives it little breathing room, constraining its ability to self-fund growth or return capital to shareholders
WESCO’s stock price of $336.42 implies a valuation ratio of 19.2x forward P/E. Check out our free in-depth research report to learn more about why WCC doesn’t pass our bar.
Textron (TXT)
Market Cap: $14.28 billion
Listed on the NYSE in 1947, Textron (NYSE:TXT) provides products and services in the aerospace, defense, industrial, and finance sectors.
Why Are We Hesitant About TXT?
- The company has faced growth challenges as its 4.2% annual revenue increases over the last five years fell short of other industrials companies
- Demand will likely be soft over the next 12 months as Wall Street’s estimates imply tepid growth of 3.8%
- Capital intensity has ramped up over the last five years as its free cash flow margin decreased by 3.6 percentage points
Textron is trading at $83.08 per share, or 12.4x forward P/E. To fully understand why you should be careful with TXT, check out our full research report (it’s free).
One Mid-Cap Stock to Buy:
Omnicom Group (OMC)
Market Cap: $24.22 billion
With a vast network of creative agencies that helped craft some of the most memorable ad campaigns in history, Omnicom Group (NYSE:OMC) is a strategic holding company that provides advertising, marketing, and communications services to many of the world's largest companies.
What Makes OMC Stand Out?
- Annual revenue growth of 21.6% over the last two years was superb and indicates its market share increased during this cycle
- Massive revenue base of $22.37 billion makes it a well-known name that influences purchasing decisions
- Free cash flow margin increased by 5 percentage points over the last five years, giving the company more capital to invest or return to shareholders
At $88.22 per share, Omnicom Group trades at 8.5x forward P/E. Is now the right time to buy? Find out in our full research report, it’s free.
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