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Key points
How to find opportunities amid volatility
We believe careful selection of companies with strong business fundamentals can offer resilience -- and potential for outperformance of the broad market
Where quality lies across sectors
We see opportunity within the financial, energy, healthcare, consumer and industrial sectors – but knowing what “quality” means in each sector is key
Searching for regional resilience
We see opportunities in Europe and emerging markets, where quality companies may be available at a discount due to relatively low regional valuations
An active approach for resilience and long-term returns
At BlackRock Fundamental Equities, we expect further market turbulence in 2023 as the impact of higher interest rates filters through to economies. For equity markets, we believe this means fewer returns from “beta” – or overall market gains – and a greater share of performance via “alpha” – or above-market returns. Market fluctuations may offer potential opportunities for active, long-term investors to pick up quality companies at a discount. Stock-by-stock research can unearth quality companies across sectors and regions, in our view. This active approach can add resilience to portfolios during economic tumult and offers the chance for long-term returns once economies re-accelerate.
Quality opportunities across sectors and regions
Source: Barclays, MSCI, Feb.21, 2023. The chart shows the Cyclically Adjusted Price Earnings (CAPE) ratio for the MSCI U.S. and MSCI Europe Indices, 1983-Jan 31, 2023
Traditional definitions focus on high profit margins, low debt levels and return on capital. These are all important metrics. But quality can mean different things across different sectors
We still see potential opportunities in the sector – especially among quality retail banks – and in our view recent events reinforce the need for selectivity
We see opportunities within the energy, consumer, healthcare and technology sectors, but careful research is required to sort the winners from the losers as higher interest rates impact economies.
Company earnings in Europe have recently held-up better than those of U.S. peers, and European equities remain at a historically large discount to the U.S. See the chart.
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