HALISTER: European Stocks Likely to See ‘Catch-Up’ Trade in Near Term: KKR

European Stocks Likely to See ‘Catch-Up’ Trade in Near Term: KKR

(Bloomberg) -- European equities, especially financials, will perform well in 2017, KKR’s global macro and asset allocation team led by Henry H. McVey writes in report.
  • While KKR has said in the past that stocks with stable earnings looked expensive relative to cyclical peers, outlook today is more balanced
  • Emphasises sectors like travel, health/beauty and home improvement as consumption “remains compelling relative to overall trend growth”
  • Bank stocks poised to outperform in the next few quarters
  • Being overweight innovation in Europe, especially in tech, is key to delivering in both absolute and relative performance, particularly versus the S&P 500 over a longer period
  • Says large caps appear more attractive than mid- to small- cap stocks
  • KKR is cautious on global trade; production increasingly appears to be moving towards a regional model
  • Risk assets could catch up following a Marine Le Pen defeat in the French presidential election, but populist sentiment in Europe is not likely to dissipate
  • Boosts European GDP forecast for 2017 to 1.7% from 1.4%, “reflecting the reality that heightened political uncertainty has not yet derailed the region’s surprisingly strong economic recovery”

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Source: BFW (Bloomberg First Word)

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