Itochu: Best In Class But Now Fully Valued (Rating Downgrade)
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Itochu has been downgraded due to its high valuation despite outperforming peers with a 21% fiscal year-to-date return. The company's diverse business mix and less reliance on commodities have been advantageous, but slow earnings growth and high valuation ratios make it vulnerable to pullbacks.
November 07, 2024 | 12:30 pm
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Itochu has been downgraded due to its high valuation despite outperforming peers with a 21% fiscal year-to-date return. The company's diverse business mix and less reliance on commodities have been advantageous, but slow earnings growth and high valuation ratios make it vulnerable to pullbacks.
Itochu's stock has been downgraded due to its high P/E and price/book ratios, which are the highest among its peers. This makes the stock susceptible to price pullbacks, especially given the slow earnings growth in the first half of the year. The downgrade reflects concerns over the stock's current valuation and potential for future growth.
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