MS names European business services top picks into end-2024
** Morgan Stanley reiterates its preference for business services providers among European equities thanks to theirhigh inverse correlations to bond yields, and names its "overweight" picks for the sector
** The broker turnsmore constructive on speciality chemicals distribution, upgrading Azelis AZE.BR to "overweight" and IMCD IMCD.AS to "equal-weight", citing expected increase in demand and return of volume growth
** It remains positive on testing firms, withBureau Veritas BVI.PA ("overweight") as the top choice "with peer-group leading organic growth and guidance"; it says the French group could deliver another beat and raise in Q3
** Within the Quality sub-sector, MS prefers Experian EXPN.L and Diploma DPLM.L (both "overweight") on theirsector-leading organic growth, margins and returns
** Elis ELIS.PA and SPIE SPIE.PA (both "overweight") are its "growth at a reasonable price" plays
** In staffing,Hays HAYS.L and PageGroupPAGE.L (both "equal-weight")look expensive but investors are ready to look through the short-term pressure, it says
RATING & PT CHANGES
COMPANY | RATING | OLD RATING | PT | OLD PT |
Azelis | Overweight | Equal-weight | EUR 22.30 | - |
IMCD | Equal-weight | Underweight | EUR 141 | - |
Ashtead | Overweight | - | GBp 7,000 | GBp 6,400 |
Ferguson | Equal-weight | - | GBp 14,800 | GBp 13,650 |
Travis Perkins | Equal-weight | - | GBp 970 | GBp 890 |
Reporting by Mathias de Rozario
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