-- 瑞银证券周三在发给客户的报告中指出,受地缘政治不确定性影响,财富经纪商和投资银行在第一季度的市场活动表现不均衡。 瑞银预计,第一季度财富经纪商的每股收益将环比下降7%,同比增长22%。对于投资银行,瑞银预计其每股收益将环比下降29%,同比增长11%。 瑞银分析师迈克尔·布朗(Michael Brown)等人写道:“尽管零售交易在市场波动中有所回升,但财富经纪商的增长仍受到3月份市场低迷的抑制。有机增长稳健,超出预期,且到2026年,市场格局将有所改善。” 与此同时,由于年底以来待完成项目减少,投资银行在本季度的增长势头有所减弱。“一些交易可能因宏观经济形势不明朗而暂停,造成市场活动停滞,”布朗表示。 周二晚些时候,美国和伊朗同意停火两周。这场始于二月底的战争蔓延至整个中东地区,并切断了至关重要的霍尔木兹海峡的运输。 瑞银集团将嘉信理财(Charles Schwab,股票代码:SCHW)和斯蒂费尔金融(Stifel Financial,股票代码:SF)列为第一季度财报季的首选股,并表示Evercore(股票代码:EVR)“处于有利地位”。该券商预计,Moelis(股票代码:MC)、拉扎德(Lazard,股票代码:LAZ)和Raymond James Financial(股票代码:RJF)“相对表现将落后”。 瑞银集团将LPL Financial(股票代码:LPLA)的评级上调至“买入”,理由是其估值颇具吸引力。 瑞银集团分别将财富管理经纪公司和投资银行的目标股价平均下调了8%和2%。 该券商预计,人工智能将成为即将到来的财富管理经纪公司财报季的关键议题。 “在财富管理领域,我们预计人工智能将提高顾问的工作效率,但也存在冲击现金经济和影响顾问资产市场份额的风险,”布朗表示。 “最终,我们认为这些威胁的进展速度比空头们想象的要慢,而且我们认为具有前瞻性的公司能够更好地适应并蓬勃发展。”
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