3 Volatile Stocks to Avoid According to Analyst Report | StockStory – News and Statistics

Nov 25, 2025

A report from StockStory highlights several volatile stocks exhibiting concerning financial trends that investors may wish to avoid. The analysis is based on specific financial metrics and recent performance data.

Five Below (FIVE)

Five Below (NASDAQ:FIVE), an American discount retailer selling products largely for $5 or less, has a rolling one-year beta of 2.11. The report expresses caution due to lagging same-store sales over the past two years, suggesting a potential need for a change in pricing and marketing strategy. The company faces stiff competition from widely-available products, resulting in an inferior gross margin of 35.1%. The report also notes low and falling returns on capital, reflecting management’s struggle to allocate funds effectively. At $164.62 per share, Five Below trades at 31.2x forward P/E.

Advanced Energy (AEIS)

Advanced Energy (NASDAQ:AEIS), a company providing power supplies and thermal management systems, has a rolling one-year beta of 1.94. The analysis suggests the stock will underperform, citing flat sales over the last two years and an increase in expenses as a percentage of revenue over the last five years, which caused its operating margin to fall by 3.1 percentage points. Shrinking returns on capital are also noted as a sign of increasing competition. The stock price of $206.63 implies a valuation ratio of 28.2x forward P/E.

Jackson Financial (JXN)

Jackson Financial (NYSE:JXN), a company offering annuity products and retirement solutions, has a rolling one-year beta of 1.48. The report advises caution due to its annualized net premiums earned growth of 2.5% over the last two years, which lagged behind its insurance peers. The company’s efficiency has decreased over the last four years, with its pre-tax profit margin falling by 34.5 percentage points. Falling earnings per share over the last four years is also cited as a concern for investors.

Source: IndexBox Market Intelligence Platform

This report provides an in-depth analysis of the static converter market in the U.S.. Within it, you will discover the latest data on market trends and opportunities by country, consumption, production and price developments, as well as the global trade (imports and exports). The forecast exhibits the market prospects through 2030.

Product coverage:

• Prodcom 27115023 –
• Prodcom 27115030 – Rectifiers (excluding of a kind used with telecommunication apparatus, automatic data-processing machines and units thereof)
• Prodcom 27115033 – Accumulator chargers
• Prodcom 27115035 –
• Prodcom 27115040 – Power supply units for telecommunication apparatus, a utomatic data-processing machines and units thereof
• Prodcom 27115053 – Inverters having a power handling capacity . 7,5 kVA
• Prodcom 27115055 – Inverters having a power handling capacity > 7,5 kVA
• Prodcom 27115070 – Static converters (excluding polycrystalline semiconductors, c onverters specially designed for welding, without welding equipment, accumulator chargers, rectifiers, inverters)
• Prodcom 27904130 – Rectifiers (excluding of a kind used with telecommunication apparatus, automatic data-processing machines and units thereof)
• Prodcom 27904140 – Power supply units for telecommunication apparatus, automatic data-processing machines and units thereof
• Prodcom 27904153 – Inverters having a power handling capacity u2264 7,5 kVA
• Prodcom 27904155 – Inverters having a power handling capacity > 7,5 kVA
• Prodcom 27904170 – Static converters (excluding polycrystalline semiconductors, converters specially designed for welding, without welding equipment, accumulator chargers, rectifiers, inverters)
• Prodcom 27904190 – Parts of static converters, n.e.c. (excl. electronic assemblies of a kind used with telecommunication apparatus, automatic data-processing machines and units thereof)

Country coverage:

• United States

Data coverage:

• Market volume and value
• Per Capita consumption
• Forecast of the market dynamics in the medium term
• Trade (exports and imports) in the U.S.
• Export and import prices
• Market trends, drivers and restraints
• Key market players and their profiles

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This report is designed for manufacturers, distributors, importers, and wholesalers, as well as for investors, consultants and advisors.

In this report, you can find information that helps you to make informed decisions on the following issues:

1. How to diversify your business and benefit from new market opportunities
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