BUZZ-Partners Group tops Swiss blue chip index after UBS upgrade

Reuters01-07 19:24
BUZZ-Partners Group tops Swiss blue chip index after UBS upgrade

** Shares in Partners Group PGHN.S jump 6% to the top of the Swiss blue-chip index .SSMI after UBS raised the Swiss asset manager's rating and EPS guidance on its superior assets under management (AuM) and performance fee growth

** UBS upgrades the stock's rating to "buy" from "neutral" and its PT by 17% to 1,378 Swiss francs ($1,522)

** The analysts expect Partners Group to deliver 13% AuM growth in the next three years, above all its European peers, and close to the U.S. peers' average

** They highlight greater allocation of wealth to private markets, opening of the U.S. defined contribution pension market and partnerships such as the one with BlackRock BLK.N as main drivers of the Swiss group's AuM growth

** Among 17 analysts that cover Partners Group, the breakdown of recommendations is seven at "strong buy"/"buy", eight at "hold" and two at "sell"/"strong sell"

($1 = 0.9055 Swiss francs)

(Reporting by Andrey Sychev)

((andrey.sychev@thomsonreuters.com))

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