Expensive stocks typically earn their valuations through superior growth rates that other companies simply can’t match. The flip side though is that these lofty expectations make them particularly susceptible to drawdowns when market sentiment shifts.
Finding the right balance between price and quality can challenge even the most skilled investors. Luckily for you, we started StockStory to help you identify the real opportunities. Keeping that in mind, here are two high-flying stocks to hold for the long term and one with big downside risk.
One High-Flying Stock to Sell:
fuboTV (FUBO)
Forward P/E Ratio: 112x
Originally launched as a soccer streaming platform, fuboTV (NYSE: FUBO) is a video streaming service specializing in live sports, news, and entertainment content.
Why Should You Sell FUBO?
- Number of domestic subscribers has disappointed over the past two years, indicating weak demand for its offerings
- Poor expense management has led to operating margin losses
- Push for growth has led to negative returns on capital, signaling value destruction
fuboTV is trading at $3.55 per share, or 112x forward P/E. Read our free research report to see why you should think twice about including FUBO in your portfolio.
Two High-Flying Stocks to Buy:
RBC Bearings (RBC)
Forward P/E Ratio: 34.1x
With a Guinness World Record for engineering the largest spherical plain bearing, RBC Bearings (NYSE: RBC) is a manufacturer of bearings and related components for the aerospace & defense, industrial, and transportation industries.
Why Should You Buy RBC?
- Annual revenue growth of 21% over the past five years was outstanding, reflecting market share gains this cycle
- Earnings per share grew by 19.7% annually over the last five years, massively outpacing its peers
- Impressive free cash flow profitability enables the company to fund new investments or reward investors with share buybacks/dividends
RBC Bearings’s stock price of $423.38 implies a valuation ratio of 34.1x forward P/E. Is now the right time to buy? Find out in our full research report, it’s free for active Edge members.
Eli Lilly (LLY)
Forward P/E Ratio: 34.1x
Founded in 1876 by a Civil War veteran and pharmacist frustrated with the poor quality of medicines, Eli Lilly (NYSE: LLY) discovers, develops, and manufactures pharmaceutical products for conditions including diabetes, obesity, cancer, immunological disorders, and neurological diseases.
Why Are We Backing LLY?
- Annual revenue growth of 36.1% over the last two years was superb and indicates its market share increased during this cycle
- Adjusted operating margin improvement of 20.8 percentage points over the last two years demonstrates its ability to scale efficiently
- Performance over the past five years was turbocharged by share buybacks, which enabled its earnings per share to grow faster than its revenue
At $1,028 per share, Eli Lilly trades at 34.1x forward P/E. Is now the time to initiate a position? See for yourself in our in-depth research report, it’s free for active Edge members.
High-Quality Stocks for All Market Conditions
The market’s up big this year - but there’s a catch. Just 4 stocks account for half the S&P 500’s entire gain. That kind of concentration makes investors nervous, and for good reason. While everyone piles into the same crowded names, smart investors are hunting quality where no one’s looking - and paying a fraction of the price. Check out the high-quality names we’ve flagged in our Top 5 Growth Stocks for this month. This is a curated list of our High Quality stocks that have generated a market-beating return of 244% over the last five years (as of June 30, 2025).
Stocks that made our list in 2020 include now familiar names such as Nvidia (+1,326% between June 2020 and June 2025) as well as under-the-radar businesses like the once-micro-cap company Kadant (+351% five-year return). Find your next big winner with StockStory today for free. Find your next big winner with StockStory today. Find your next big winner with StockStory today
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