StockStory Targets Wabtec as S&P 500 Buy While Flagging Akamai and IFF as Sells

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StockStory highlights Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies, known as Wabtec, as an S&P 500 stock to target this week, while pointing to Akamai Technologies and International Flavors & Fragrances as facing challenges. Wabtec, with a market cap of $44.07 billion, is praised for 9.1% annual revenue growth over five years, an operating margin expansion of 4.3 percentage points, and share buybacks driving 19.9% annual earnings per share growth. Akamai, valued at $17.45 billion, is flagged for weak billings growth of 6.8%, a low gross margin of 58.3%, and an expected 25.3 percentage point drop in free cash flow margin. International Flavors & Fragrances, at a $19.23 billion market cap, faces a 4.1% annual revenue decline over three years, flat expected revenue, and negative returns on capital.

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Weak billings growth, low gross margin, and expected free cash flow margin drop flagged as challenges.

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