Levente Tocaciu
๐–๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐š๐ซ๐ž ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ฆ๐š๐ข๐ง ๐ฌ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐œ๐ž๐ฌ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ž๐ช๐ฎ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐ซ๐ž๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ง๐ฌ? Sometimes itโ€™s straightforward: strong earnings usually support rising stock prices. But many times, itโ€™s not that simple. Returns can come from several componentsโ€”valuation expansion, currency effects, and dividends, to name a few. ๐–๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐๐จ๐ž๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐œ๐ก๐š๐ซ๐ญ ๐›๐ž๐ฅ๐จ๐ฐ ๐ฌ๐ก๐จ๐ฐ? Looking at the past 15 years: - U.S.: Earnings growth and multiple expansion were the main drivers. - Europe: Dividends contributed the most. - China: Dividends were also a major factor. We can say these are the key elements investors tend to focus on in each region. ๐๐จ๐ฐ ๐š ๐ช๐ฎ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ง๐ž๐ฑ๐ญ ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ“ ๐ฒ๐ž๐š๐ซ๐ฌ: Would you rather invest in great companies that are consistently highly valuedโ€”like $V (Visa) or $MSFT (Microsoft) โ€”knowing that any contraction in multiples could lead to a sharp drop? Or would you prefer similar-quality businesses with lower valuations, where stock performance is more closely tied to the companyโ€™s real results: earnings, cash flow, and dividends? Before answering the big question, take a moment to look at the massive changes weโ€™ve seen in 2024 and 2025. Do we really think we can predict the next 15 years? Will investors always be willing to pay 30โ€“40ร— earnings every year? Curious to hear your thoughts. Keep it simple, @Aguero1010 source: am.jpmorgan.com - 28th of November edition
null
.