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.

Whatever the consensus opinion may be, our team at StockStory cuts through the noise by conducting independent analysis to determine a company’s long-term prospects. Keeping that in mind, here are two stocks where you should be greedy instead of fearful and one where the outlook is warranted.

One Stock to Sell:

WESCO (WCC)

Consensus Price Target: $313.91 (4.9% implied return)

Based in Pittsburgh, WESCO (NYSE: WCC) provides electrical, industrial, and communications products and augments them with services such as supply chain management.

Why Are We Wary of WCC?

1. 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
2. Performance over the past two years shows its incremental sales were much less profitable, as its earnings per share fell by 5.9% annually
3. Low free cash flow margin of 1.5% for the last five years gives it little breathing room, constraining its ability to self-fund growth or return capital to shareholders

WESCO’s stock price of $299.31 implies a valuation ratio of 18.7x forward P/E. Check out our free in-depth research report to learn more about why WCC doesn’t pass our bar.

Two Stocks to Buy:

Woodward (WWD)

Consensus Price Target: $424.11 (8.2% implied return)

Initially designing controls for water wheels in the early 1900s, Woodward (NASDAQ: WWD) designs, services, and manufactures energy control products and optimization solutions.

Why Will WWD Outperform?

1. Annual revenue growth of 10.9% over the last two years was superb and indicates its market share increased during this cycle
2. Operating margin expanded by 4.3 percentage points over the last five years as it scaled and became more efficient
3. Earnings per share have massively outperformed its peers over the last two years, increasing by 29.4% annually

At $392.08 per share, Woodward trades at 44.3x forward P/E. Is now the time to initiate a position? See for yourself in our in-depth research report, it’s free.

CLEAR Secure (YOU)

Consensus Price Target: $52.25 (2.2% implied return)

Recognized by its signature blue lanes and biometric pods at airport checkpoints across America, CLEAR Secure (NYSE: YOU) provides biometric identity verification technology that allows subscribers to bypass regular security lines at airports and access secure experiences at various venues.

Why Will YOU Beat the Market?

1. Annual revenue growth of 21.2% over the past two years was outstanding, reflecting market share gains
2. Fast payback periods on sales and marketing expenses allow the company to invest heavily and onboard many customers concurrently
3. Robust free cash flow margin of 38.1% gives it many options for capital deployment

CLEAR Secure is trading at $51.11 per share, or 4.8x forward price-to-sales. Is now a good time to buy? Find out in our full research report, it’s free.

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