Torn U.S. tech investors debate buy or sell in wake of shakeout

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Investors are grappling with how to play heavyweight U.S. technology shares, which are trading well above long-term valuations despite a sell-off last month that took some air out of the stocks.

FILE PHOTO: The New York Stock Exchange is pictured in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, U.S., October 2, 2020. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri

Even with the sell-off, the S&P 500 technology sector is trading at about 25 times forward earnings and at a nearly 55% premium to its 10-year average, IBES data shows, according to Refinitiv analysts. The sector’s P/E hit 28.4 on Sept. 3, its highest since 2004.While tech valuations remain high, investors still see it as the place to be if coronavirus cases continue to grow and the economy falters further.

Lori Calvasina, head of U.S. equity strategy at RBC Capital Markets in New York, said in recent commentary that its September U.S. equity investor survey suggested there was no clear consensus on what to do with big-cap tech and internet names. The two biggest companies by market capitalization in the tech sector - Apple and Microsoft - also have valuations well above their long-term averages.

 

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12:00 AM · 7 окт. 2020 г.·True Anthem 🚩

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