Growth is a hallmark of all great companies, but the laws of gravity eventually take hold. Those who rode the COVID boom and ensuing tech selloff in 2022 will surely remember that the market’s punishment can be swift and severe when trajectories fall.
Luckily for you, our job at StockStory is to help you avoid short-term fads by pointing you toward high-quality businesses that can generate sustainable long-term growth. Keeping that in mind, here are two growth stocks expanding their competitive advantages and one that could be down big.
One Growth Stock to Sell:
Expeditors (EXPD)
One-Year Revenue Growth: +23.7%
Expeditors (NYSE: EXPD) offers air and ocean freight as well as brokerage services.
Why Do We Steer Clear of EXPD?
- Sales tumbled by 5.5% annually over the last two years, showing market trends are working against its favor during this cycle
- Earnings per share have contracted by 4.4% annually over the last two years, a headwind for returns as stock prices often echo long-term EPS performance
- Diminishing returns on capital suggest its earlier profit pools are drying up
Expeditors is trading at $120.85 per share, or 22.9x forward P/E. Check out our free in-depth research report to learn more about why EXPD doesn’t pass our bar.
Two Growth Stocks to Buy:
Uber (UBER)
One-Year Revenue Growth: +18.2%
Notoriously funded with $7.7 billion from the Softbank Vision Fund, Uber (NYSE: UBER) operates a platform of on-demand services such as ride-hailing, food delivery, and freight.
Why Are We Backing UBER?
- Has the opportunity to boost monetization through new features and premium offerings as its monthly active platform consumers have grown by 14.3% annually over the last two years
- Incremental sales significantly boosted profitability as its annual earnings per share growth of 151% over the last three years outstripped its revenue performance
- Free cash flow margin grew by 15.4 percentage points over the last few years, giving the company more chips to play with
Uber’s stock price of $92.81 implies a valuation ratio of 20.2x forward EV/EBITDA. Is now a good time to buy? Find out in our full research report, it’s free.
Quanta (PWR)
One-Year Revenue Growth: +18.3%
A construction engineering services company, Quanta (NYSE: PWR) provides infrastructure solutions to a variety of sectors, including energy and communications.
Why Do We Love PWR?
- Backlog has averaged 20.3% growth over the past two years, showing it has a pipeline of unfulfilled orders that will support revenue in the future
- Projected revenue growth of 12.7% for the next 12 months suggests its momentum from the last two years will persist
- Earnings per share grew by 25.1% annually over the last two years, massively outpacing its peers
At $373.15 per share, Quanta trades at 33.5x forward P/E. Is now the time to initiate a position? See for yourself in our full research report, it’s free.
Stocks We Like Even More
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