Benzinga | Aug 30, 2021 02:56PM EDT

BofA Sees 44% Downside In This Newly Covered Small Cap Stock

* Bank of America analyst Adhok Bellurkar initiated TPI Composites Inc (NASDAQ:TPIC) with an Underperform rating and a price target of $22 (implying a downside of 44.4%).

* Bellurkar mentions risk to profitability from raw material increases and contends that the consensus 8% revenue compound annual growth rate forecast is overestimating the company's growth given his views on increasing competition, contract expirations, and a slowing industry.

* Recently, the company reported Q2 results and guided FY21 net sales of $1.75 billion - $1.80 billion versus the consensus of $1.80 billion.

* Price Action: TPIC shares are trading lower by 7.37% at $39.46 on the last check Monday.