StockStory favors Upstart, flags Funko and AGCO as risky small-cap picks

StockStory said May 15, 2026, that Upstart Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: UPST) is its preferred small-cap pick, while identifying Funko Inc. (NASDAQ: FNKO) and AGCO Corp. (NYSE: AGCO) as higher-risk stocks. Upstart, an AI-based lending platform, has a market value of $2.75 billion and trades at $28.71 a share, or 1.9 times forward price-to-sales, according to the report. StockStory cited the company’s use of more than 2,500 data variables and nearly 82 million repayment events in borrower-risk assessment. The firm said Funko, valued at $303.8 million, trades at $5.44 a share and 210.4 times forward earnings. AGCO, valued at $8.60 billion, trades at $118.83 a share and 18.1 times forward earnings. The article did not provide detailed downside estimates for either stock.