Analysis Flags 3 Mid-Cap Stocks as Verisk Posts Just 1.7% 5-Year Revenue Growth
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Updated · Yahoo Finance · Aug 25
Analysis Flags 3 Mid-Cap Stocks as Verisk Posts Just 1.7% 5-Year Revenue Growth
1 articles · Updated · Yahoo Finance · Aug 25
Summary
Three mid-cap stocks—Verisk, SouthState and First Horizon—were singled out as names to avoid because their growth and profitability trends point to financial warning signs.
Verisk, valued at $24.67 billion, showed the weakest top-line momentum with 1.7% annual revenue growth over five years and EPS growth of 8% annually over the last two years, while trading at 22.9x forward earnings.
SouthState, with a $10.37 billion market cap, faces slowing demand and higher costs: net interest income is projected to grow 3.3% in the next 12 months, while its efficiency ratio is expected to worsen by 2.5 percentage points.
First Horizon, worth $11.62 billion, also drew concern after five-year net interest income growth of 5.5% and EPS growth of just 2%, with net interest income expected to slow further to 2.6% over the next year.
The screen underscores a broader caution on mid-cap stocks: even established companies can struggle when revenue, earnings and banking income trends fail to keep pace with peers.