Wolfe Research raised the firm’s price target on Gates Industrial to $22 from $21 and keeps an Outperform rating on the shares. The firm believes Q1 marks a transitional quarter for the group where late cycle leadership hands off to improving cyclical momentum. This could break extreme crowding in the “Mag-Industrials,” meaning better risk/reward in higher beta stocks, “despite noise,” the analyst tells investors in a research note. Wolfe’s survey work highlighted improving optimism from U.S. distributors. It thinks Q1 will like mark a local bottom in core growth expectations for the multi-industry sector.
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