Utilities: after the "Big Comeback", now what?
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UTILITIES: AFTER THE "BIG COMEBACK", NOW WHAT?
Utilities have had a good run over the past several months, as falling rates and a more challenging economic outlook encouraged investors to pour money into this defensive industry.
Their growing role in the energy transition and in powering the data centres behind the AI revolution has made the sector of interest also for long-term investors. But after this "Big Comeback", Deutsche Bank wonders what's next.
The German bank believes the rally and modest earnings upgrades have taken the shine off the sector's valuation appeal, meaning a wholesale bet might no longer be the right strategy.
"Around the lows we argued that the sector offered a 'top 1% buying opportunity'. However... the sector is again closer to its long-run norm: P/E parity. This leaves us neutral on the sector relative to the market, although with some attractive stock-picking opportunities," DB writes.
The bank says regulated utilities as most attractive, and it is buy on National Grid, Italgas, Snam and Elia. Among integrated utilities, it favours E.ON, Engie and RWE.
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