StockStory flags Watsco, Illumina, and First Horizon as mid-cap stocks to avoid

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StockStory has identified three mid-cap stocks that raise concerns for investors. Watsco, with a market cap of $15.43 billion, saw flat sales over the last two years and a 3.7% annual decline in earnings per share, partly due to shareholder dilution. Illumina, valued at $25.15 billion, also experienced flat sales over the same period and posted a return on capital of just 0.7%, signaling difficulty in finding profitable growth. First Horizon, a $11.86 billion bank, reported slower net interest income growth than peers and earnings per share growth of only 5.7% annually over five years, with tangible book value per share growth expected to slow to 5.3%.

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