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Fly News Breaks for January 14, 2019
APAM, TROW, BLK, AB, LM, CG, LPLA, OZM, BEN, WDR, BSIG, AMG
Jan 14, 2019 | 09:59 EDT
Citi analyst Citi analyst William Katz is taking a more defense stance on the traditional Brokers & Asset Managers to reflect what he sees as "weak" fundamentals and "still elevated" consensus estimates. The analyst reduced his target multiples across the group and downgraded Affiliated Managers (AMG) and Brightsphere Investment Group (BSIG) to Neutral from Buy as well as Artisan Partners (APAM), Waddell & Reed (WDR) and Franklin Resources (BEN) to Sell from Neutral. Katz calls Och-Ziff Capital (OZM) and LPL Financial (LPLA) his top ideas and also opened a "30 Day Positive Catalyst Watch" for Carlyle Group (CG) and Legg Mason (LM). The analyst recommends pair trades of Overweight AllianceBernstein (AB), underweight Artisan Partners (APAM), and overweight BlackRock (BLK), underweight T. Rowe Price (TROW).