Wall Street has set ambitious price targets for the stocks in this article. While this suggests attractive upside potential, it’s important to remain skeptical because analysts face institutional pressures that can sometimes lead to overly optimistic forecasts.
Unlike the investment banks, we created StockStory to provide independent analysis that helps you determine which companies are truly worth following. Keeping that in mind, here is one stock where Wall Street’s positive outlook is supported by strong fundamentals and two where consensus estimates seem disconnected from reality.
Two Stocks to Sell:
Sprinklr (CXM)
Consensus Price Target: $10.50 (36% implied return)
With a proprietary AI engine processing 450 million data points daily across 30+ digital channels, Sprinklr (NYSE: CXM) provides cloud-based software that helps large enterprises manage customer experiences across social, messaging, chat, and voice channels.
Why Do We Think CXM Will Underperform?
- Offerings struggled to generate meaningful interest as its average billings growth of 6.9% over the last year did not impress
- Estimated sales growth of 4.1% for the next 12 months implies demand will slow from its two-year trend
- Operating margin failed to increase over the last year, indicating the company couldn’t optimize its expenses
At $7.72 per share, Sprinklr trades at 2.2x forward price-to-sales. Check out our free in-depth research report to learn more about why CXM doesn’t pass our bar.
Agilent (A)
Consensus Price Target: $168.29 (21.7% implied return)
Originally spun off from Hewlett-Packard in 1999 as its measurement and analytical division, Agilent Technologies (NYSE: A) provides analytical instruments, software, services, and consumables for laboratory workflows in life sciences, diagnostics, and applied chemical markets.
Why Do We Think Twice About A?
- Sales were flat over the last two years, indicating it’s failed to expand this cycle
- Core business is underperforming as its organic revenue has disappointed over the past two years, suggesting it might need acquisitions to stimulate growth
- Free cash flow margin shrank by 3.9 percentage points over the last five years, suggesting the company is consuming more capital to stay competitive
Agilent’s stock price of $138.27 implies a valuation ratio of 23.3x forward P/E. To fully understand why you should be careful with A, check out our full research report (it’s free for active Edge members).
One Stock to Buy:
AMD (AMD)
Consensus Price Target: $282.82 (31.6% implied return)
Founded in 1969 by a group of former Fairchild semiconductor executives led by Jerry Sanders, Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ: AMD) is one of the leading designers of computer processors and graphics chips used in PCs and data centers.
Why Should You Buy AMD?
- Impressive 29.9% annual revenue growth over the last five years indicates it’s winning market share this cycle
- Exciting sales outlook for the upcoming 12 months calls for 27.1% growth, an acceleration from its two-year trend
- Earnings growth has trumped its peers over the last five years as its EPS has compounded at 27.9% annually
AMD is trading at $214.85 per share, or 38.8x forward P/E. Is now the right time to buy? See for yourself in our full research report, it’s free for active Edge members.
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