Euro zone equities "less than stellar" - Pictet AM
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EURO ZONE EQUITIES "LESS THAN STELLAR" - PICTET AM
Pictet Asset Management has downgraded its rating on European equities to neutral from overweight, even though their models show the region is at its cheapest relative to its 20-year history.
In a note, chief strategist Luca Paolini said this low valuation simply reflects the risks, with the euro zone looking "less than stellar on all counts."
"We prefer Swiss stocks, which benefit from strong earnings dynamics and attractive valuations," Paolini says.
Pictet is also maintaining its overweight stance in Japanese equities, despite recent volatility.
"...Japanese stocks continue to be supported by strong secular trends including improving corporate governance and an emergence from a deflationary spiral."
Paolini said his team is still overweight utility stocks, with their defensive characteristics, stable earnings prospects and cheap valuations particularly appealing in light of slowing economic growth.
"We are also overweight the communication services sector," he said, citing bright earnings prospects, continuing share buybacks, and improving valuations relative to other sectors.
(Lucy Raitano)
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