3 of Wall Street's Favorite Stocks We Approach with Caution

Wall Street is overwhelmingly bullish on the stocks in this article, with price targets suggesting significant upside potential. However, it’s worth remembering that analysts rarely issue sell ratings, partly because their firms often seek other business from the same companies they cover.

Luckily for you, we at StockStory have no conflicts of interest - our sole job is to help you find genuinely promising companies. That said, here are three stocks where Wall Street may be overlooking some important risks and some alternatives with better fundamentals.

nCino (NCNO)

Consensus Price Target: $34.14 (94.1% implied return)

Born from the internal technology needs of a community bank in 2011, nCino (NASDAQ:NCNO) provides cloud-based software that helps financial institutions streamline client onboarding, loan origination, and account opening processes.

Why Do We Avoid NCNO?

1. Offerings struggled to generate meaningful interest as its average billings growth of 14.6% over the last year did not impress
2. Estimated sales growth of 6.1% for the next 12 months implies demand will slow from its two-year trend
3. Gross margin of 60.3% reflects its relatively high servicing costs

At $17.59 per share, nCino trades at 3.5x forward price-to-sales. If you’re considering NCNO for your portfolio, see our FREE research report to learn more.

Rush Street Interactive (RSI)

Consensus Price Target: $23.86 (39.5% implied return)

Specializing in online casino gaming and sports betting, Rush Street Interactive (NYSE:RSI) is an operator of digital gaming platforms.

Why Do We Think RSI Will Underperform?

1. Performance surrounding its monthly active users has lagged its peers
2. Operating margin of 4.1% falls short of the industry average, and the smaller profit dollars make it harder to react to unexpected market developments
3. Forecasted free cash flow margin suggests the company will fail to improve its cash conversion over the next year

Rush Street Interactive is trading at $17.10 per share, or 33.4x forward P/E. To fully understand why you should be careful with RSI, check out our full research report (it’s free).

Transcat (TRNS)

Consensus Price Target: $101.33 (30.1% implied return)

Serving the pharmaceutical, industrial manufacturing, energy, and chemical process industries, Transcat (NASDAQ:TRNS) provides measurement instruments and supplies.

Why Is TRNS Not Exciting?

1. Day-to-day expenses have swelled relative to revenue over the last five years as its operating margin fell by 2.8 percentage points
2. Earnings per share fell by 6.8% annually over the last two years while its revenue grew, partly because it diluted shareholders
3. Eroding returns on capital from an already low base indicate that management’s recent investments are destroying value

Transcat’s stock price of $77.90 implies a valuation ratio of 37.7x forward P/E. Read our free research report to see why you should think twice about including TRNS in your portfolio.

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