Stocks trading in the $1-10 range are generally smaller players with less risk than their penny stock counterparts. But that doesn’t mean the underlying businesses are cheap, and we advise caution as many have questionable fundamentals.
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 stock under $10 with huge potential and two that may have trouble.
Two Stocks Under $10 to Sell:
Marqeta (MQ)
Share Price: $4.46
Powering the cards behind innovative fintech services like Block's Cash App, Marqeta (NASDAQ: MQ) provides a cloud-based platform that allows businesses to create customized payment card programs and process card transactions.
Why Is MQ Not Exciting?
- Software offerings aren’t resonating in this new AI paradigm as its revenue declined by 12.1% annually over the last two years
- Gross margin of 70.6% is below its competitors, leaving less money to invest in areas like marketing and R&D
- Overall productivity fell over the last year as its plummeting sales were accompanied by a decline in its operating margin
Marqeta is trading at $4.46 per share, or 2.9x forward price-to-sales. Read our free research report to see why you should think twice about including MQ in your portfolio.
Teladoc (TDOC)
Share Price: $6.66
Founded to help people in rural areas get online medical consultations, Teladoc Health (NYSE: TDOC) is a telemedicine platform that facilitates remote doctor’s visits.
Why Are We Cautious About TDOC?
- 2.9% annual revenue growth over the last three years was slower than its consumer internet peers
- Focus on expanding its platform came at the expense of monetization as its average revenue per user fell by 7.9% annually
- Demand will likely fall over the next 12 months as Wall Street expects flat revenue
Teladoc’s stock price of $6.66 implies a valuation ratio of 5.2x forward EV/EBITDA. Check out our free in-depth research report to learn more about why TDOC doesn’t pass our bar.
One Stock Under $10 to Watch:
Grid Dynamics (GDYN)
Share Price: $9.39
With engineering centers across the Americas, Europe, and India serving Fortune 1000 companies, Grid Dynamics (NASDAQ: GDYN) provides technology consulting, engineering, and analytics services to help large enterprises modernize their technology systems and business processes.
Why Are We Fans of GDYN?
- Annual revenue growth of 29.1% over the last five years was superb and indicates its market share increased during this cycle
- Earnings per share grew by 22.2% annually over the last five years and trumped its peers
- Returns on capital are increasing as management’s prior bets are starting to bear fruit
At $9.39 per share, Grid Dynamics trades at 21.6x forward P/E. Is now the time to initiate a position? See for yourself in our in-depth research report, it’s free.
Stocks We Like Even More
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Don’t wait for the next volatility shock. Check out our Top 5 Strong Momentum Stocks for this week. This is a curated list of our High Quality stocks that have generated a market-beating return of 244% over the last five years (as of June 30, 2025).
Stocks that made our list in 2020 include now familiar names such as Nvidia (+1,326% between June 2020 and June 2025) as well as under-the-radar businesses like the once-micro-cap company Tecnoglass (+1,754% five-year return). Find your next big winner with StockStory today.
