Development shares have been hit laborious by a mixture of rising charges and forecasts of an impending recession. However quite than pivoting towards a completely defensive portfolio, Citi says buyers may do higher with a portfolio of shares ranked excessive for worth, progress and defensiveness concurrently. “As a substitute of giving up on any desired progress or worth publicity completely, buyers can search a mixture of those elements with the extra defensive elements of high quality and low danger,” analysts at Wall Road financial institution mentioned in a be aware to purchasers on Nov. 28. Citi named U.S.-listed IT big Accenture , trucking firm Previous Dominion and U.Okay.’s on-line automotive portal Auto Dealer as “low danger, high quality and progress” shares. London Inventory Change , France’s luxurious model Hermes and Japan’s bicycle elements maker Shimano additionally made its checklist. The Citi analysts mentioned they screened the MSCI World index of 1,500 shares for corporations within the high quantiles for progress, low danger and high quality concurrently. In defining “high quality,” the financial institution thought of metrics corresponding to earnings certainty, rising revenue margins and debt stage, amongst others. Whereas 5 of their picks had unfavorable returns this yr, the London Inventory Change stood out for beating the FTSE 100 handsomely. The inventory is up roughly 20% thus far 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. Based on FactSet knowledge, analysts additionally count on the inventory to rise by greater than 10% over the subsequent 12 months. Citi’s be aware, nonetheless, 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 previously yr the overlap of progress and defensive shares has dropped from 25 to round 5,” the analysts added.