Three Sector Upgrades and One Downgrade Our outlook remains bullish following the S&P 500's multi-month base breakout above 5670, alongside constructive market dynamics which have only improved since our last ETF Pathfinder (11/4/24). In that report we discussed how we were finally getting an opportunity to add exposure on a pre-election pullback that we had been looking for. We continue to expect significant upside into year-end and the early part of 2025. We expect to see support at the 20-da...
Our outlook remains bullish on global equities (MSCI ACWI) as of our October 17, 2024 Int'l Compass. This is the point where it became clear that the 1- to 4-month pullback/consolidation that we called for in late-July (7/25/24 Int'l Compass) was over, and that a new uptrend was underway. We have also been discussing since mid-October how we would use any pre-election pullback in the MSCI ACWI or the S&P 500 (the U.S. remains our only country overweight) as an opportunity to add exposure, and th...
Downgrading Health Care to Underweight Our outlook remains bullish following the S&P 500's multi-month base breakout above 5670-5783, alongside constructive market dynamics. The path of least resistance is higher. We have discussed for the past two+ weeks how we would treat any pre-election pullback as a buying opportunity, and we are finally getting a pullback. We expect to see support on the SPX at 5655-5670, and we will remain bullish as long as 5655 support holds. Downgrading Health Care t...
>Q2 net income c.1% below css - Ryanair has just released its Q2 results with net income reported at € 1,431.2m (-5.5% y-o-y), roughly 1% below the consensus compiled by the company standing at € 1,444m, and 1% above our estimates at € 1,415m. Average fares closed up at -7%, with +9% on ancillaries, which comes in line with management’s previously expressed expectations of ‘materially lower’ fares due to softer than anticipated pricing.Unit costs excl. fuel ...
>Q2 net income c.1% below css - Ryanair has just released its Q2 results with net income reported at € 1,431.2m (-5.5% y-o-y), roughly 1% below the consensus compiled by the company standing at € 1,444m, and 1% above our estimates at € 1,415m. Average fares closed up at -7%, with +9% on ancillaries, which comes in line with management’s previously expressed expectations of ‘materially lower’ fares due to softer than anticipated pricing.Unit costs excl. fuel ...
Considering constructive market dynamics and the recent SPX breakout above 5783 following several months of consolidation, we are upgrading our outlook to bullish. Since late-July, our outlook has been neutral on the S&P 500 (SPX), preferring to buy near 5100-5200 support and sell near 5670-5783 resistance until there is a break in either direction. The market is breaking to new highs, hence our upgrade. We would treat any pre-election pullback as a buying opportunity, as long as the SPX holds a...
Thanks to unit revenue that has proven more resilient than anticipated, real discipline on capacity and a decline in the fuel bill, we expect margins to recover, especially for the legacies. IAG remains our top pick. We are upgrading Air France-KLM and Lufthansa to Neutral and downgrading Ryanair to Underperform as well as WizzAir on Neutral. - >Sights on the legacies: IAG remains our top pick, Air France and Lufthansa upgraded to Neutral - We have the legacies in our ...
Grâce à une recette unitaire qui se tient mieux que prévu, une discipline capacitaire notable et une baisse de la facture carburant, nous anticipons un rebond des marges tout particulièrement pour les majors. IAG reste notre valeur préférée. Nous relevons Air France-KLM et Lufthansa à Neutre et abaissons Ryanair à Sous-performance ainsi que Wizz Air à Neutre. - >Cap sur les majors: IAG en top pick, Air France et Lufthansa relevées à Neutre - Nous mettons le cap sur le...
Upgrading Real Estate, Staples, and Health Care The S&P 500 (SPX) is back to test YTD highs and important resistance in the 5670-5783 range. This is an important target/resistance area we have discussed for over a month; using the 2007 SPX topping analog which has tracked the current market almost perfectly, it would suggest a 2% or less move above the prior all-time high set in July at 5670 before topping, which is where we get the 5783 number. As long as the SPX does not have a weekly close a...
Upgrading Utilities to Overweight Our long-term outlook remains neutral on the S&P 500 as of our 8/6/24 Compass, after being bullish since early-November 2023. We believe we are not yet out of the woods as we still see the S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 (QQQ) as going through a 1- to 4-month pullback/consolidation period, and market dynamics remain a concern. Current price action on the S&P 500 is extremely similar to prior major topping patterns that occurred in April 2000 and August 2007, with 2007 b...
Downgrading Consumer Discretionary to Underweight We are seeing a broad-based snap-back rally after the S&P 500 found support at our 5100-5191 target which we discussed in our 8/5/24 ETF Pathfinder. Still, we have downgraded our long-term outlook to neutral after being bullish since early-November 2023. We believe we are not yet out of the woods as we still see the S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 (QQQ) as going through a 1- to 4-month pullback/consolidation period, and market dynamics remain a concern. ...
>Stronger pressure on prices... - During the conference call, management's tone appeared particularly cautious with the anticipation of continued pressure on prices notably during the heart of the summer season. After a decline of 15% in Q1, yields are expected to be down by around a further 5% in Q2 but a double-digit decline has not been ruled out if stimulation efforts remain in place (management mentioned that the load factor was 0.5% below the target for August a...
>Une pression plus forte sur les prix… - Lors de la conférence téléphonique, le ton du management nous a paru particulièrement prudent avec des anticipations de poursuite de la pression tarifaire notamment sur le cœur de la saison estivale. Après un recul de 15% au T1, les yields sont encore attendus en baisse autour de 5% sur le T2 mais un recul à deux chiffres n’est pas écarté en cas de poursuite des efforts de stimulation (le management mentionnait que les coeffici...
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