Investors who
see equity market valuations as high and volatility at all - time lows may want to prepare for market corrections while still participating in value - creating companies.
«The
current equity market valuation is certainly stretched in historical terms but it does not appear unreasonable based on the high level of corporate profitability,» he said.
Weathering the Conditions: Maintaining Our Core Philosophy At Harris Associates, we have consistently tried to use these periods of fear and uncertainty to take advantage of what we find are the
low equity market valuations globally.
These investor distractions have resulted in a persistent cloud of fear that has
depressed equity market valuations while inflating valuations in investments deemed as «safe» global fixed income.
Yet these earnings and revenue figures don't really support the current
equity market valuation for JPM — especially compared with more conservative names such as WFC or USB.
It's awareness of historical context that is important in terms of elevating risk management at any point in time,
since equity market valuations are guideposts.
Second, and possibly more important, the
U.S. equity market valuations have become noticeably elevated relative to both international equities and the norms of the past.
Both times, heeding this trend paid dividends in the sense that they both led downturns in both economic activity and
in equity market valuation.
In May, Fed chair Janet Yellen chose to «highlight that
equity market valuations at this point generally are quite high,» adding that «there are potential dangers there» — particularly because valuations may be high partially as a result of low bond yields, and yields could spike when the Fed raises rates.
Third, by boosting banks» perceived resilience, the shift to longer - term, more stable funding also may have supported
their equity market valuations.
JPM has a beta of 1.2, indicating that
the equity market valuation is more volatile than the broad market or asset peers such as WFC.
We do not mean to imply that
equity market valuation is a hopeless endeavor.