SMIDs: Turning words into action
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SMIDs: TURNING WORDS INTO ACTION
Everyone keeps talking about the virtues of European small- and mid-cap (SMIDs) stocks. But no one is actually turning those words into action so that the sector can finally stand out against the better-performing large caps.
Swiss bank UBS has recently been on a marketing trip and took the pulse of investor sentiment around this asset class. Its analysts found that the issue is the lack of a clear buy-trigger ahead.
"Many investors, both dedicated-SMID and generalists, and across Europe and the US, agree with us that valuations look compelling and SMID could see outperformance over the next 12 months," say UBS analysts led by Natasha Brilliant.
"The question is what will be the catalyst for this outperformance to materialise - possibly interest rate cuts, although timing and magnitude is uncertain, and that also doesn't help sentiment," they add.
The STOXX Europe Small 200 .SCXP index is up 12.7% over the past 2 years, versus the 28.2% gain for the STOXX Large 200 .LCXP.
(Danilo Masoni)
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