Moving to Wall Street: it's (mostly) paying off
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MOVING TO WALL STREET: IT'S (MOSTLY) PAYING OFF
Several European companies have chosen to move their listings to Wall Street over recent years. The bet was that deeper capital markets over there could help them achieve better valuations. It turns out the move is paying off.
Looking at five firms that changed their primary listing from Europe to the U.S. in the last 2 years, J.P.Morgan has found that the traditional valuation gap versus Wall Street peers has indeed narrowed since the listing move.
"Both passive and active ownership for these stocks has increased since a year before the listing change," writes JPM.
The firms in question are CRH, Ferguson, Flutter, Lindeand CNH. Except for CNH, their PE discount versus a U.S. peer has narrowed.
Notably, JPM observes how the number of EU-domiciled companies that are dual-listed in both Europe and the U.S. has increased, and so has the number of EU companies listed only on Wall Street. European stocks with an American ADR are on the rise too.
"One of the advantages of listing in the US is access to greater passive investment," JPM says.
The bank estimates that index funds hold 20-50% of U.S. companies. That compares to a passive ownership of 10-25% in Europe for companies that are included in all relevant indexes.
(Danilo Masoni)
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