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5 French stocks that may have been penalized too harshly according to Barclays

Published 06/18/2024, 06:44 PM
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Investing.com - After showing significant losses last week due to the dissolution of the National Assembly, French stocks rebounded on Monday, with the CAC 40 closing up 0.91%, and the trend remains positive Tuesday morning.

However, French stocks are still far from erasing last week's losses, a situation that could present buying opportunities according to Barclays analysts, who expressed their views in a note published Tuesday.

The analysts noted that recent polls suggest the two most likely outcomes for the legislative elections are either a cohabitation government with the RN or a Parliament without a majority, but the outcome remains uncertain, which should lead to erratic price movements in the stock market.

Barclays also estimated that the main risks worrying investors are:

  • Political instability making France ungovernable
  • Fiscal indiscipline, with a more spendthrift government or simply a government unable to pass reforms
  • Business-unfriendly policies with higher taxation and more government intervention
  • Questioning the integration of the EU and its institutions

However, Barclays analysts also pointed out that the decline in some stocks has probably been exaggerated.

This includes BNP Paribas (OTC:BNPQY) (rated “overweight” with a target of €80), Edenred (EPA:EDEN) (rated “overweight” with a target of €61), Veolia Environnement SA ADR (OTC:VEOEY) (EPA:VIE) (rated “overweight” with a target of €38), Vinci SA (EPA:SGEF) (rated “overweight” with a target of €140), and Sanofi (NASDAQ:SNY) (rated “overweight” with a target of €105).

Conversely, they noted that telecom operators Orange SA ADR (NYSE:ORAN) and Bouygues (EPA:BOUY) have significant exposure to the French domestic market, making them more vulnerable to the current political uncertainty.

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