StockStory Favors Vertiv, Flags Risks at Lucid and International Paper

StockStory named Vertiv its favored industrial stock among three companies it reviewed, while raising concerns about Lucid and International Paper. The publisher pointed to Vertiv’s organic revenue growth and improving free cash flow margin.

StockStory said Vertiv’s organic revenue grew by an average of 24.2% over the past two years. It also reported that the company’s free cash flow margin increased by 32.1 percentage points over five years, and said returns on capital were growing.

The publisher cited Lucid’s negative 135% gross margin, cash use and what it described as an unfavorable liquidity position. It said those factors may leave the electric-vehicle maker needing additional equity financing, which could dilute shareholders.

For International Paper, StockStory highlighted average annual revenue growth of 2.5% over five years, alongside an annual 16% decline in earnings per share over the same period. It also said the company’s returns on capital were shrinking.

StockStory noted that industrial stocks fell 5.6% over the past six months, while the S&P 500 gained 12.8%. Those figures framed the publisher’s assessment of the three companies.