Progress shares have been hit exhausting by a mixture of rising charges and forecasts of an impending recession. However somewhat than pivoting towards a completely defensive portfolio, Citi says buyers would possibly do higher with a portfolio of shares ranked excessive for worth, development and defensiveness concurrently. “As an alternative of giving up on any desired development or worth publicity fully, buyers can search a mixture of those components with the extra defensive components of high quality and low danger,” analysts at Wall Road financial institution stated in a word to purchasers on Nov. 28. Citi named U.S.-listed IT big Accenture , trucking firm Outdated Dominion and U.Ok.’s on-line automotive portal Auto Dealer as “low danger, high quality and development” shares. London Inventory Trade , France’s luxurious model Hermes and Japan’s bicycle elements maker Shimano additionally made its record. The Citi analysts stated they screened the MSCI World index of 1,500 shares for firms within the high quantiles for development, low danger and high quality concurrently. In defining “high quality,” the financial institution thought-about metrics resembling earnings certainty, rising revenue margins and debt stage, amongst others. Whereas 5 of their picks had unfavorable returns this yr, the London Inventory Trade stood out for beating the FTSE 100 handsomely. The inventory is up roughly 20% to this point in 2022, and was buying and selling round £83.36 ($101.40) on Thursday afternoon, in comparison with its benchmark index which is up lower than 1% over the identical interval. In keeping with FactSet knowledge, analysts additionally anticipate the inventory to rise by greater than 10% over the subsequent 12 months. Citi’s word, nevertheless, cautioned that overlapping the three metrics dangers constructing a concentrated portfolio owing to the low variety of shares that meet all three measures. “There are additionally a number of months the place there isn’t a overlap in any respect for worth and prior to now yr the overlap of development and defensive shares has dropped from 25 to round 5,” the analysts added.