Analysts Warn Growth Stocks Face Sharp Downside

Wall Street analysts have issued both bullish price targets and downbeat calls across sectors, prompting independent research outfits such as StockStory to highlight genuinely strong opportunities and flag overstated recommendations. StockStory specifically singled out DoubleVerify as fundamentally solid while warning that companies including NBT Bancorp, EnerSys, Zurn Elkay, Trex, Karat Packaging, Hudson Technologies, WeightWatchers, Shutterstock and ChargePoint show weakening margins, slowing revenue or cash‑runway risk. Mainstream analysts have also pointed to buy‑the‑dip opportunities after recent pullbacks — notably Coca‑Cola and Intuitive Surgical — while semiconductors like Marvell and ad‑tech The Trade Desk look attractive to some investors following sizable declines. Conversely, richly valued AI winners such as Palantir face warnings of steep downside despite strong revenue growth, underscoring valuation risk. Investors are advised to prioritize durable cash flow, valuation discipline and to account for sector cycles and potential analyst conflicts before adding exposure.