Wall Street’s bearish price targets for the stocks in this article signal serious concerns. Such forecasts are uncommon in an industry where maintaining cordial corporate relationships often trumps delivering the hard truth.
Accurately determining a company’s long-term prospects isn’t easy, especially when sentiment is weak. That’s where StockStory comes in - to help you find attractive investment candidates backed by unbiased research. Keeping that in mind, here is one stock where Wall Street’s pessimism is creating a buying opportunity and two facing legitimate challenges.
Two Stocks to Sell:
AerSale (ASLE)
Consensus Price Target: $7 (-1.4% implied return)
Providing a one-stop shop that integrates multiple services and product offerings, AerSale (NASDAQ:ASLE) delivers full-service support to mid-life commercial aircraft.
Why Do We Think ASLE Will Underperform?
- Flat sales over the last two years suggest it must find different ways to grow during this cycle
- Cash burn makes us question whether it can achieve sustainable long-term growth
- Diminishing returns on capital from an already low starting point show that neither management’s prior nor current bets are going as planned
At $7.10 per share, AerSale trades at 11.8x forward P/E. To fully understand why you should be careful with ASLE, check out our full research report (it’s free for active Edge members).
F.N.B. Corporation (FNB)
Consensus Price Target: $19.19 (12.2% implied return)
Tracing its roots back to 1864 during the Civil War era, F.N.B. Corporation (NYSE:FNB) is a diversified financial services holding company that provides banking, wealth management, and insurance services to consumers and businesses across seven states and Washington, D.C.
Why Does FNB Worry Us?
- 1.9% annual revenue growth over the last two years was slower than its banking peers
- Annual net interest income growth of 8.1% over the last five years was below our standards for the banking sector
- Earnings per share fell by 5% annually over the last two years while its revenue grew, showing its incremental sales were much less profitable
F.N.B. Corporation’s stock price of $17.10 implies a valuation ratio of 0.9x forward P/B. If you’re considering FNB for your portfolio, see our FREE research report to learn more.
One Stock to Buy:
Airbnb (ABNB)
Consensus Price Target: $140.23 (2.8% implied return)
Founded by Brian Chesky and Joe Gebbia in their San Francisco apartment, Airbnb (NASDAQ:ABNB) is the world’s largest online marketplace for lodging, primarily homestays.
Why Are We Backing ABNB?
- Nights and Experiences Booked have grown by 9.4% annually, allowing for more profitable cross-selling opportunities if it can build complementary products and features
- Excellent EBITDA margin of 36.4% highlights the efficiency of its business model, and its profits increased over the last few years as it scaled
- Strong free cash flow margin of 37.8% enables it to reinvest or return capital consistently
Airbnb is trading at $136.40 per share, or 16.5x forward EV/EBITDA. Is now a good time to buy? See for yourself in our in-depth research report, it’s free for active Edge members.
Stocks We Like Even More
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