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So, what are the best investment strategies if you are looking to retire in around five years' time? This calls for a much higher exposure to riskier assets like stocks, says Stevenson. Stock/bond/cash split When deciding how to plan assets across stocks, bonds and cash, the pros say an appropriate balance between short-term stability and long-term growth potential is key. For someone in their 50s looking to retire soon, Ward suggests allocating 65%-85% of their assets to stocks and the remaining 15%-35% in bonds. Bullish on Japan, tech plays Within each asset allocation, the importance of diversification should not be overlooked, according to the pros.
Persons: Tom Stevenson, Stevenson, Thomas Poullaouec, Rowe Price, Laith Khalaf, AJ Bell, Fidelity's Stevenson, Fidelity's Stevenson reckons, Judith Ward, Ward, Poullaouec Organizations: Fidelity International Locations: Bullish, Japan, China, Europe
"India has been the best performing Emerging Market in terms of USD returns at 8%, surpassing Brazil at 6%," they wrote. In terms of asset allocation, AllianceBernstein is overweight on financials, while allocating a small portion of this weight to utilities. Delhivery is another favorite stock, with a price target of 460 Indian rupees, giving it around 5% upside. Electricity generation company NTPC made the list for its opportunities in thermal, renewables and green hydrogen, the analysts wrote. The asset manager is overweight on the stock at 274 Indian Rupees representing an upside of almost 15% from its Oct. 11 close.
Persons: AllianceBernstein, Venugopal Garre, Zomato, NTPC, Paytm, it's, — CNBC's Michael Bloom Organizations: Stock, HDFC Bank, Jio Financial Services Locations: India, Brazil
The analysts see Relx and Wolters Kluwer benefiting from "clear opportunities" from generative artificial intelligence. Relx and Wolters Kluwer The bank raised its forecasts for Relx and Wolters Kluwer, giving both an overweight rating. Its price target for Wolters Kluwer is 142 euros ($150.59), or around 18% upside. They like Wolters Kluwer for its software business, which generates around 45% of its revenue. Morgan Stanley has a price target of £790 on the company – giving it an 8.5% upside from its Oct. 10 close.
Persons: Morgan Stanley, George Webb, Wolters, Relx, Morgan, — CNBC's Michael Bloom Organizations: Wolters Kluwer, Relx, Nasdaq, REL, Relx's, LexisNexis Locations: Europe, WKL
"It's more a virtuous cycle —lower battery prices mean more competitively priced EV cars [and in turn] higher adoption and higher demand." Technological developments such as direct lithium extraction could also cause a shake-up in battery prices. Battery market 'winners' Despite some potential risks, Bhandari identified several global stocks that look set to gain from the fall in battery prices. Battery market 'losers' Goldman also revealed a list of potential "losers" in the battery market, or stocks it has a sell call on right now. It gives Gotion a 22.6 Renminbi price target, or 1.8% downside.
Persons: Goldman Sachs, ning, Nikhil Bhandari, CNBC's, Bhandari, , Envicool, Goldman, CNBC's Naman Tandon Organizations: Battery, LG Chem, Korean, Panasonic, Hong Locations: China, Africa, Latin America, Hong Kong
Goldman Sachs is bullish on Japan right now and says banks in particular are seeing a "high level of interest" following rallies of around 30%. There have also been "fundamental earning power improvements at the banks that have gone under-appreciated by the market," she added. The Bank of Japan maintained its ultra-loose monetary policy and left rates unchanged in September. Japanese bank stock picks Goldman Sachs' picks from the Japanese banking sector include conviction list and "value in action" stock Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) , as well as Mizuho . 8411.T-JP YTD mountain Year-to-date share movement in Mizuho bank The bank has buy calls on both stocks and increased their price targets in a Sept. 18 note.
Persons: Goldman Sachs, Makoto Karuda, CNBC's, Kaurda, Karuda, Goldman, CNBC's Naman Tandon Organizations: Bank of, Tokyo Stock, The Bank of Japan, Tokyo, Mitsubishi UFJ Financial, Mizuho, New York Stock Exchange Locations: Japan, Mizuho
Attractive returns and the breadth of opportunities are among the many reasons the U.S. has long reigned supreme for investors. In terms of countries, Japan looks to offer the best combination of earnings growth, cheap valuations and policy support," Tom Stevenson, investment director at Fidelity International, told CNBC Pro. "Japanese shares are trading on around 15 times this year's expected earnings and 14 times earnings two years out," he said. "There has been some increase in this multiple during the recent rally in Japanese shares, but they remain relatively cheap compared to the U.S. which trades on around 20 times earnings." Among his choices is the Baillie Gifford Japanese Fund, which he describes as a "growth-focused fund run by an experienced manager."
Persons: Tom Stevenson, Daniel Hurley, Rowe Price, Stevenson, TRP's Hurley, Fidelity's Stevenson, Hurley, Baillie Gifford Organizations: Fidelity International, CNBC, CNBC Pro, Japan, Tokyo Exchange Group, Stock, Japan's, Bank of Japan, Sony, Astella Pharmaceuticals, Fund, Schroder Japan Trust, SoftBank, SBI Holdings, Hitachi, Nippon Gas, Toyota, Japan IMI Locations: Japan, U.S
The bank's top picks for "best positioned" stocks include German software and solutions provider SAP and French software developer Dassault Systèmes . SAPA-FF YTD mountain Year-to-date performance of shares in SAP On SAP, Morgan Stanley's analysts said the company is likely to "benefit from price increases in 2023" as well as better product integration which will enable "strong cross-selling." DSY-FR YTD mountain Year-to-date performance of shares in Dassault Systemes Meanwhile, they like Dassault Systèmes for its "highly recurring software business models with growth." Elsewhere, Morgan Stanley says the likes of Microsoft , Adobe and Nvidia make good plays of the AI trend. So far, the bank said that generative AI "remains in the early stages of the opportunity," based on data collected from recent funding activity and interviews with chief investment officers.
Persons: Morgan Stanley, Adam Wood, Morgan, Morgan Stanley's, — CNBC's Michael Bloom Organizations: Dassault, SAP —, Dassault Systèmes, SAPA, SAP, Microsoft, Adobe, Nvidia Locations: U.S, Europe
The commodities market is a "much more constructive place to invest" right now — and "integrated" names in the energy sector in particular are "extremely attractive," according to one portfolio manager. For now, Dunn said, he is "certainly concerned about and paying attention to the U.S. onshore shale era," when evaluating what equities to invest in. Integrated energy companies typically engage in the exploration, production, refinement, and distribution of oil and gas. "It's a U.S. company, but they have a lot of assets outside the U.S. and they have been investing outside the U.S.," he said. 'Uncover interesting equities' While the ongoing pullback in the U.S. stock market presents concerns on what stocks to invest in, Dunn said it can help "uncover very interesting equities."
Persons: Aaron Dunn, CNBC's, Dunn, they're, TotalEnergies, Stocks Organizations: Morgan Stanley Investment Management, ExxonMobil, Chevron, BP, ConocoPhillips, Constellation Brands, BJ's Wholesale Locations: U.S, British, Netherlands, Qatar, Australia
Over the year to date, the stock of the auto giant, which designs and manufactures electric vehicles, battery energy storage devices, and solar panels, has surged around 100%. This comes as factory shutdowns hit production and demand for electric vehicles sagged in the face of higher interest rates. Tesla bear For David Trainer, founder and chief executive officer at investment firm New Constructs, Tesla is "one of the most overvalued stocks in the market." TSLA YTD mountain Shares in Tesla have surged substantially in the past year Tesla bull However, Gene Munster, managing partner at Deepwater Asset Management, disagrees. "Tesla can no longer enjoy its first mover advantage as many other major automakers are producing electric vehicles.
Persons: Elon Musk's Tesla, Tesla, David Trainer, Gene Munster, CNBC's, Munster Organizations: Wall, Federal, CNBC, Tesla, Deepwater Asset Management, Munster, Ford, General Motors Locations: Elon, U.S, China
Shares of German food delivery platform Delivery Hero are set to double over the next 12 months, according to analysts from Goldman Sachs. Goldman remains bullish on Delivery Hero even as investors remain concerned about its free cash flow trajectory. "Delivery Hero operates in more favorable markets [compared to its] peers in terms of macro and unit economics. Several food delivery platforms emerged during the height of the pandemic when countries around the world imposed social distancing restrictions. She expects Delivery Hero to register the largest improvements this year in terms of EBITDA as a percentage of gross transaction value.
Persons: Goldman Sachs, Goldman, Lisa Yang, Deliveroo, Goldman's Yang, — CNBC's Michael Bloom Organizations: The, U.S Locations: The U.S, Asia, Southeast Asia, British
Goldman Sachs is bullish on the bioenergy sector, calling it the "largest source of renewable energy in the world." Specifically, the bank's analysts, led by Michele Della Vigna, foresee growth in the areas of renewable diesel, sustainable aviation fuel, and renewable natural gas. Stock picks Several global stocks are slated to benefit from this push toward sustainability and the transition to renewable energy, Goldman said. Among its top picks is Neste , which it describes as the "biggest renewable diesel and sustainable aviation fuel producer in the world." The company turns edible by-products and food waste into sustainable products and is the largest renewable diesel producer in North America.
Persons: Goldman Sachs, bioenergy, Michele Della Vigna, Goldman, , — CNBC's Katrina Bishop Organizations: Renewable, Stock, ENI, U.S Locations: U.S, Italy, North America
The U.S. dollar index hit its highest level since March earlier this month, while its 50-day moving average is showing signs of surpassing its 200-day counterpart. European stocks to benefit Bank of America's screen captures European companies that would "tend to outperform" when the U.S. dollar index rises. They also had a "significant and positive slope from regression [against] the U.S. dollar index." "Over the past five years, Low Risk stocks, Energy and Norway have tended to outperform the most when the DXY index has been rising," she added. Elsewhere Dutch media house Wolters Kluwer , Italian energy player Tenaris and Finnish telecommunication services provider Nokia also appeared on the screen.
Persons: BofA's Paulina Strzelinska, Strzelinska, Wolters, — CNBC's Michael Bloom Organizations: U.S, Bank of America, The U.S, Bank, Energy, Bank of, Tobacco, Diageo, BP, Bayer, Roche, Wolters Kluwer, Nokia Locations: The, Europe, Norway, Novozymes, Denmark, Qiagen, Germany, Switzerland
The U.S. Federal Reserve struck a hawkish tone at its latest meeting and Treasurys have risen to multi-year highs . According to Morgan Stanley, those conditions could put certain stocks in Asian and emerging markets at a disadvantage. "We believe large cap growth stocks, particularly the low quality and unprofitable ones, could come under pressure," they said. More specifically, those set to be "disadvantaged" are high-growth names "with low balance sheet quality" and low free cash flow yield. Morgan Stanley had an underweight rating for Alibaba Health Information Technology , a Chinese integrated pharmaceutical services provider.
Persons: Morgan Stanley, Meituan, Xero, CNBC's Michael Bloom Organizations: U.S . Federal Reserve, Sony, Hong, New, Nio, HK, Alibaba Health, Technology Locations: U.S, Hong Kong, New Zealand
India's growth prospects have seen many investors and big-name banks turn bullish on the country, but portfolio manager Kamil Dimmich says he's steering clear. Dimmich, who manages the $1.5 billion Pacific North of South Emerging Market All Cap Equity fund, said he is "always looking for great companies with strong cashflows that are not correctly reflected in the market." 'Great value market' One country he is very bullish on is South Korea, which he calls a "great value market." The portfolio manager acknowledged that his love of the South Korean market is an interesting one. And so that has always led the Korean market to be quite cheap because people didn't have much faith," he said.
Persons: Kamil Dimmich, Dimmich Organizations: South Capital, CNBC, P, South Emerging, Equity, LG, KB Financial, Samsung, South Locations: North, India, Japan, South Korea
Tech giant Meta seems to be going through an "identity crisis" of sorts, making the stock "uninvestable" right now, according to Adam Coons, chief portfolio manager at Winthrop Capital Management. Reports indicate that it has plans to roll out a generative AI-powered chatbot with multiple personas that will rival ChatGPT. META mountain 2022-09-25 Meta price chart American investment bank Citi has named Meta as its "top-pick across the internet sector," giving it a buy rating at a price target of $385 — giving it over 30% upside from its Sept. 21 close. Elsewhere, Baird Equity Research has an outperform rating on Meta at a target price of $355, giving it an around 18% upside from its Sept. 22 close. However, even given Meta's new launches and opportunities in ad revenue, Winthrop Capital's Coons is skeptical of how long this will go on "until Mark Zuckerberg changes his mind."
Persons: Adam Coons, , CNBC's, ChatGPT, Coons, , Baird, Meta's, Winthrop Capital's Coons, Mark Zuckerberg, — CNBC's Michael Bloom Organizations: Winthrop Capital Management, Facebook, Citi, Baird Equity Research, Meta, Reality Labs, Apple Vision
Taiwanese semiconductor giant TSMC has a sizeable lead in the chip industry which its competitors will struggle to catch up with, according to Kamil Dimmich, a portfolio manager at North of South Capital. Is Nvidia cheap? "Some of my colleagues think Nvidia is cheap and there's certain scenarios you could put together where Nvidia is cheap. The portfolio manager does not have holdings in Tencent , even as several investors consider it as a stock to watch out for. "If people remain negative on China [and start] selling China, like there's no tomorrow, then maybe [Chinese] stocks will go sideways.
Persons: Kamil Dimmich, Dimmich, They've, they're, TSMC, there's, , Tencent, it's Organizations: South, Samsung, South Emerging, Equity, Technology, Nvidia, Vipshop Holdings Locations: Taiwan, TSMC, China, Tencent
A "monumental shift" is underway in the semiconductor industry — and a raft of stocks are set to benefit, according to analysts at Morgan Stanley . "The transition to 3D 'gate-all-around' architecture marks a monumental shift for leading-edge logic chip architectures," the analysts said. Though industry players expect that initial gains will be "relatively subdued," Morgan Stanley is optimistic that the shift will create a "roadmap into the next decade." Stock picks Here are some of the stocks Morgan Stanley expects will benefit: Lam Research is one of the stocks the bank rated overweight. Morgan Stanley analysts agreed with the company's statement that "gate-all-around is good for the industry, [so] good for ASML."
Persons: Morgan Stanley, TSMC, it's, — CNBC's Michael Bloom Organizations: ramping, Materials, ASM, ASML, Intel, Samsung, GAA Locations: U.S, Swiss
European value stocks are doing better than growth stocks right now, according to Citi analysts. Citi defined "quality" value stocks as those in the top fifth and fourth quintiles for three characteristics: value, low risk and quality. Citi said investors "have not been particularly risk-averse," as risky value stocks are up 8.6%, while quality value stocks are down 0.3% in the year to date. Nevertheless, the bank noted that investors appear to have been more cautious since the start of August, as quality value stocks are up 4.6%, while risky value stocks are down 0.6%. 'Risky value' stocks For this screen, Citi looked for stocks that scored in the seventh or above decile for value and those in the fifth or below decile for "value low risk" and quality.
Persons: TotalEnergies, Moller Maersk, — CNBC's Michael Bloom Organizations: Citi, HSBC Holdings, Zurich Insurance Group, ABN AMRO, Imperial Brands, Nokia, BNP, BMW, Bayer, Life, WPP PLC Locations: European, China, Dutch, Danish
Several stocks are set to benefit from the "relentless pursuit of eyeballs" in the Chinese internet sector, according to analysts at asset management firm AllianceBernstein. Mini programs are apps within WeChat and have functions in areas such as e-commerce, task management, coupons, and so on. Tech giant Alibaba was given a price target of $100, representing a 14.9% upside from its Sept. 18 close. Kuaishou and Bilibili were given target prices of HK$70 and $16, representing 10.9% and 17.0% upside, respectively. Outlook The analysts said the expansion of channels for spending could lead to accelerating growth in e-commerce penetration, though the extent of upside is "debatable."
Persons: Robin Zhu, Ronald Ma, Xuan Ji, Xiaohongshu, AllianceBernstein, PDD, JD, — CNBC's Michael Bloom Organizations: Douyin, JD, Hong Kong, HK, Tech Locations: China, Pinduoduo
Several stocks are set to benefit from the "relentless pursuit of eyeballs" in the Chinese internet sector, according to analysts at asset management firm AllianceBernstein. "We're now seeing e-commerce related activity pick up on media platforms hitherto less associated with online retail," they said in a Sept. 15 note. CNBC Pro subscribers can read more here. — Amala Balakrishner
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CNBC Pro takes a look at the bank's two screens of "the most and least vulnerable" stocks: one for "cash-rich" companies and the other for "high leverage" names. 'Cash-rich' names HSBC named "cash-rich companies relatively immune to rising borrowing rates." HSBC's screens in this category include French luxury goods label Hermes International , with a net debt of 9,222 euros ($9,834.11), British food processing company Associated British Foods (net debt of 1,709.39 euros) and Swiss biotech player Bachem Holding (net debt of 271.15 euros). Names with high debt HSBC also screened for companies with high leverage, meaning high net debt to equity and net debt to EBITDA ratios. Companies with high debt are seen to be vulnerable to further rises in interest rates.
Persons: Snam, — CNBC's Michael Bloom Organizations: British, HSBC, CNBC Pro, Companies, Hermes, British Foods, Bachem, Nokia, Daimler Truck Holding, Imperial Brands, Benz Group Locations: Europe, Swiss, Finnish
"As cash yields remain elevated and inflation has cooled significantly from last year's levels, cash yields moved into positive territory on a real, inflation-adjusted basis after a few years of negative real yields," said Veronica Willis, global investment strategist at the firm. The pros weigh in on whether it's a good idea to stay in cash for the remainder of the year. Cash to 'outperform' stocks In a Sept. 7 note, Barclays said it believes cash will, in the fourth quarter, outperform stocks for a second straight quarter. So, for a second straight quarter, we prefer the company of cash over stocks and bonds," Barclays wrote, describing major asset classes as "still unattractive." "If short-term interest rates fall, short-term investments or cash investors will need to reinvest at a lower rate, reducing future returns.
Persons: it's, Veronica Willis, Cash, David Kostin, CNBC's, JPMorgan, Ray Dalio, Willis, Schroders, , Balakrishner, Michael Bloom Organizations: U.S . Federal, Treasury, Fargo Investment Institute, Barclays, Billionaire, Bridgewater Associates, Milken Institute Asia Summit, Wells, Wells Fargo Investment Institute Locations: Fargo, U.S, Singapore, Wells Fargo
Ray Dalio, billionaire and founder of Bridgewater Associates LP, speaks during the Milken Institute Conference Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesAs concerns mount over rising interest rates and inflation levels, billionaire investor Ray Dalio says he prefers to hold cash for now, not bonds. "Temporarily, right now, cash I think is good … and the interest rates are fine. I don't think [it] will be sustained that way," Dalio told an audience at the Milken Institute Asia Summit in Singapore on Thursday. But the real problem comes when individuals or investors don't hold the bonds, because it comes as a supply-demand, one man's debts or another man's assets," he explained. Dalio cautioned that investors will sell their bonds if they are not receiving real interest rates that are high enough.
Persons: Ray Dalio, Dalio, Dalio's Organizations: Bridgewater Associates, Milken Institute, Bloomberg, Getty, Milken Institute Asia Summit, Treasury Locations: Singapore
Analysts at Barclays have named consumer internet stocks set to do well — and badly — in an age of generative AI. Outlining what they called "a framework for generative AI success," the bank analyzed possible opportunities and risks as generative AI is embraced around the world. "We think it's still too early to declare the AI (artificial intelligence) 'winners' and 'losers' in the consumer internet space. Stocks to watch Barclays named several stocks that it says screen well, including U.S. tech giants Google , Meta and Amazon . Barclays warned that, for these companies, generative AI could make audience acquisition more difficult and limit opportunities for investments.
Persons: Stocks, Michael Bloom Organizations: Barclays, Google, Meta Locations: China, U.S, Tencent, disruptors
Morgan Stanley has revealed a list of global stocks it likes, with four of them providing parts for Tesla 's supercomputer system. Morgan Stanley says its list of tech stocks are "well-positioned for US hyperscalers' acceleration of custom chip design," especially since custom chips are expected to outgrow the AI graphics processing units in the long term. Powering Tesla's Dojo In its research note, Morgan Stanley pointed out that Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company is the wafer foundry vendor for Tesla's Dojo 1 (D1) and Dojo 2 (D2). Morgan Stanley raised their price target on AIchip to 2,880 Taiwanese dollars, a 14% upside from its Sept. 12 price. They have priced the stock at 95,000 Korean won ($71.45), giving it a 35% upside from its Sept. 12 price.
Persons: Morgan Stanley, Tesla, Morgan Stanley's, — CNBC's Michael Bloom Organizations: Tesla's, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Samsung, Nvidia, NVIDIA Locations: Korean, HBM
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