1 Stock Under $50 on Our Buy List and 2 to Turn Down

The $10-50 price range often includes mid-sized businesses with proven track records and plenty of growth runway ahead. They also usually carry less risk than penny stocks, though they’re not immune to volatility as many lack the scale advantages of their larger peers.

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 is one stock under $50 that could 10x and two that could be down big.

Two Stocks Under $50 to Sell:

Flowers Foods (FLO)

Share Price: $18.40

With Wonder Bread as its premier brand, Flower Foods (NYSE:FLO) is a packaged foods company that focuses on bakery products such as breads, buns, and cakes.

Why Do We Think Twice About FLO?

1. Declining unit sales over the past two years imply it may need to invest in product improvements to get back on track
2. Organic revenue growth fell short of our benchmarks over the past two years and implies it may need to improve its products, pricing, or go-to-market strategy
3. Earnings growth underperformed the sector average over the last three years as its EPS grew by just 1.2% annually

Flowers Foods’s stock price of $18.40 implies a valuation ratio of 14.4x forward price-to-earnings. To fully understand why you should be careful with FLO, check out our full research report (it’s free).

Laureate Education (LAUR)

Share Price: $19.04

Founded in 1998 by Douglas L. Becker and based in Miami, Laureate Education (NASDAQ:LAUR) is a global network of higher education institutions.

Why Does LAUR Fall Short?

1. Sluggish trends in its enrolled students suggest customers aren’t adopting its solutions as quickly as the company hoped
2. Projected sales are flat for the next 12 months, implying demand will slow from its two-year trend
3. Low returns on capital reflect management’s struggle to allocate funds effectively

At $19.04 per share, Laureate Education trades at 13.6x forward price-to-earnings. Dive into our free research report to see why there are better opportunities than LAUR.

One Stock Under $50 to Buy:

Byrna (BYRN)

Share Price: $20.54

Providing civilians with tools to disable, disarm, and deter would-be assailants, Byrna (NASDAQ:BYRN) is a provider of non-lethal weapons.

Why Are We Backing BYRN?

1. Impressive 33.6% annual revenue growth over the last two years indicates it’s winning market share this cycle
2. Operating margin improvement of 30.4 percentage points over the last five years demonstrates its ability to scale efficiently
3. Incremental sales significantly boosted profitability as its annual earnings per share growth of 88.2% over the last two years outstripped its revenue performance

Byrna is trading at $20.54 per share, or 70.2x forward price-to-earnings. Is now a good time to buy? See for yourself in our full research report, it’s free.

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