MS upgrades Voestalpine on its 'underappreciated resilience'
** Morgan Stanley upgrades Austrian speciality steelmaker Voestalpine VOES.VI to "overweight" from "equal-weight" citing its resilient business model through the down-cycle
** It says that despite the challenging market environment in the European and global steel industry, the company's EBITDA per tonne outperformed peers; MS expects this to continue
** It also points to Voestalpine's increased focus on high margin products, defensive end-markets and long-term pricing contracts that protect it against short-term volatility
** MS highlights the group's superior FCF generation despite sizeable spending on decarbonisation, which it says makes Voestalpine stand out from its competitors
** Out of 14 analysts that cover Voestalpine, seven rate the stock "strong buy" or "buy", six "hold" and one "sell" - LSEG
Reporting by Chiara Holzhaeuser
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