(BFW) EU Autos’ Consensus Too High, Prefer VW vs Suppliers, Exane Says


EU Autos’ Consensus Too High, Prefer VW vs Suppliers, Exane Says
2014-09-02 06:30:36.248 GMT


By Brian Lysaght
Sept. 2 (Bloomberg) -- European autos’ 2015 growth
expectations look too high, best to buy selectively on weakness,
says Exane BNP Paribas in note dated yday.
* 2015 sector EPS ests. cut ~10%, global vehicle demand growth
forecast lowered to 3.5% vs previous 5.5%; Europe, China
remain “sweet spots”
* Prefer automakers to suppliers, where valuations are high
* VW raised to outperform from neutral; see solid earnings,
lack of bad news, attractive valuation
* Valeo cut to underperform from neutral; Continental and
Faurecia both cut to neutral from outperform: Exane BNP
* See yday: EU Autos Underperform in Aug.; Rheinmetall, Nokian
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