StockStory Advises Caution on High‑Flying Stocks

Recent StockStory analyses on Yahoo Finance warn investors to be cautious about stocks trading near 52‑week highs, noting momentum often outpaces durable fundamentals. The report flags Ralph Lauren and mortgage REIT AGNC for soft demand, disappointing revenue/EPS trends and weakening cash‑flow margins. It highlights Gorman‑Rupp for strong multi‑year revenue and backlog growth, Flowserve for margin and free‑cash‑flow improvements, and Shift4 Payments for rapid revenue and EPS gains. Carnival and Glacier Bancorp are called out for slowing demand and weak passenger or net‑interest performance, while The ONE Group and Toll Brothers look like potential value traps because of falling same‑store sales, contracted EPS and high leverage. StockStory’s overarching recommendation is selective buying of companies with improving margins, durable backlogs and accelerating EPS, and avoiding firms with falling EPS, high leverage or deteriorating tangible/book value.