隨著美國總統(tǒng)大選臨近,,考慮到“打壓藥價”一直都是特朗普用于拉票的核心競爭力,素來“以金融思路做醫(yī)藥”的美國醫(yī)療保健業(yè)早在去年就陷入了焦灼期,。一般情況下,,“市場會在大選前夕大量拋售醫(yī)藥股,在大選結(jié)果出來之前,,醫(yī)藥公司的估值往往會被削弱,。”瑞銀集團(UBS)的美國醫(yī)療行業(yè)分析師艾瑞克·波托克在9月22日發(fā)布的一份報告中寫道:“近期市場對于醫(yī)藥股的反應(yīng)正是延續(xù)了這一慣例,?!?/p>
然而,波托克并不認(rèn)為醫(yī)藥股在大選之后一定會走衰,。他指出,,與現(xiàn)下情況最相似的例子發(fā)生在2008-2009年大選期間,當(dāng)年奧巴馬也曾經(jīng)承諾要把“醫(yī)療改革作為首要立法任務(wù)”,,但其最終出臺的《平價醫(yī)療法案》(Affordable Care Act)所起到的作用仍然相當(dāng)有限,,除去少數(shù)地區(qū)增加了有關(guān)限制條款,整個醫(yī)療市場幾乎“完好無損”,,醫(yī)藥股和保險股并沒有產(chǎn)生多大的波動,。相反,由于《平價醫(yī)療法案》要求絕大多數(shù)美國人購買醫(yī)療保險,,隨著民眾對于醫(yī)療產(chǎn)品及醫(yī)療服務(wù)的需求不斷增加,,這些股票反而更為利好了。
換而言之,,根據(jù)瑞銀集團分析師的說法,,美國醫(yī)療保健行業(yè)在2020年以后的走勢將大概率會和2009年如出一轍,醫(yī)藥股投資者其實不必過分擔(dān)憂,。
那么在2009年以后的幾年中,,醫(yī)藥股的表現(xiàn)如何呢?事實上,,在整個2009年至2015年期間,,受益于穩(wěn)定后的政策及不斷增長的醫(yī)療需求,醫(yī)藥股的表現(xiàn)明顯勝于整個大盤,,在這五至六年的時間內(nèi),,醫(yī)療保健行業(yè)的市盈率從原來標(biāo)普500的0.8倍上升到了1.1倍。
值得注意的是,,到了2016年特朗普一屆總統(tǒng)大選之時,,這種上漲態(tài)勢便在頃刻間戛然而止了,。隨著醫(yī)保政策再度走上舞臺成為聚光燈下的討論焦點,醫(yī)藥股再次陷入了風(fēng)雨飄揚之中,。所以,,從歷史的眼光來看,自去年開始的醫(yī)療保健企業(yè)的估值下挫完全就是一場恰如其分的“歷史重演”,。波托克指出,,該行業(yè)近期的市盈率比2009年還低,還不到當(dāng)年標(biāo)普500的0.8倍,。
“但實際上,,我們?nèi)匀徽J(rèn)為醫(yī)療保健業(yè)會重走2009年的老路?!辈ㄍ锌苏f道:“如果我們對政治形勢的預(yù)測是正確的話,,民主黨依然會在日后制衡總統(tǒng)及參議院。特朗普所謂的承諾,,大概率是難以實現(xiàn)的夸夸其談,。”藥價很難被真的降下來,,保險公司方面的改革阻力也很大,,波托克預(yù)測“改革會以一個相對‘溫和’的方式告終,屆時醫(yī)療保健行業(yè)的估值也會回升,?!?/p>
同樣的道理也適用于醫(yī)療保健業(yè)外的其他領(lǐng)域,比如拜登也說過要在上任第一天就“提高企業(yè)稅率”,,但其實也只是雷聲大雨點小的哄人手段而已,。就像摩根大通所指出的那樣,拜登根本不可能真的這么做,,企業(yè)所可能承受的打擊也未必有現(xiàn)在所想象的這么大,。
那么在微觀層面上,具體又有哪幾個醫(yī)療公司可能會在未來受益呢,?早在去年11月,,《財富》雜志就總結(jié)過一輯“短期動蕩但長期看好”的美國醫(yī)藥股名單,其中包括BD公司(Becton Dickinson),、豪洛捷公司(Hologic),、碩騰公司(Zoetis)、默沙東公司(Merck)以及聯(lián)合健康集團(UnitedHealth Group)等,。
以2009年為參照,,波托克表示自己對醫(yī)藥股的未來“充滿信心”?!耙坏┻x舉結(jié)果出來,、政策得以落實,,投資者對醫(yī)療保健行業(yè)的不確定心態(tài)就會大大降低,。我們相信到那個時候,,他們一定會看到醫(yī)藥股再次穩(wěn)定且可靠的上漲,也會愿意賦予其更高的估值,?!彼a充道?!耙谎砸员沃?,我們期待醫(yī)藥股在今后能夠像奧巴馬的《平價醫(yī)療法案》發(fā)布后的那五年一樣,再創(chuàng)輝煌,?!保ㄘ敻恢形木W(wǎng))
編譯:陳怡軒
隨著美國總統(tǒng)大選臨近,考慮到“打壓藥價”一直都是特朗普用于拉票的核心競爭力,,素來“以金融思路做醫(yī)藥”的美國醫(yī)療保健業(yè)早在去年就陷入了焦灼期,。一般情況下,“市場會在大選前夕大量拋售醫(yī)藥股,,在大選結(jié)果出來之前,,醫(yī)藥公司的估值往往會被削弱?!比疸y集團(UBS)的美國醫(yī)療行業(yè)分析師艾瑞克·波托克在9月22日發(fā)布的一份報告中寫道:“近期市場對于醫(yī)藥股的反應(yīng)正是延續(xù)了這一慣例,。”
然而,,波托克并不認(rèn)為醫(yī)藥股在大選之后一定會走衰,。他指出,與現(xiàn)下情況最相似的例子發(fā)生在2008-2009年大選期間,,當(dāng)年奧巴馬也曾經(jīng)承諾要把“醫(yī)療改革作為首要立法任務(wù)”,,但其最終出臺的《平價醫(yī)療法案》(Affordable Care Act)所起到的作用仍然相當(dāng)有限,除去少數(shù)地區(qū)增加了有關(guān)限制條款,,整個醫(yī)療市場幾乎“完好無損”,,醫(yī)藥股和保險股并沒有產(chǎn)生多大的波動。相反,,由于《平價醫(yī)療法案》要求絕大多數(shù)美國人購買醫(yī)療保險,,隨著民眾對于醫(yī)療產(chǎn)品及醫(yī)療服務(wù)的需求不斷增加,這些股票反而更為利好了,。
換而言之,,根據(jù)瑞銀集團分析師的說法,美國醫(yī)療保健行業(yè)在2020年以后的走勢將大概率會和2009年如出一轍,,醫(yī)藥股投資者其實不必過分擔(dān)憂,。
那么在2009年以后的幾年中,,醫(yī)藥股的表現(xiàn)如何呢?事實上,,在整個2009年至2015年期間,,受益于穩(wěn)定后的政策及不斷增長的醫(yī)療需求,醫(yī)藥股的表現(xiàn)明顯勝于整個大盤,,在這五至六年的時間內(nèi),,醫(yī)療保健行業(yè)的市盈率從原來標(biāo)普500的0.8倍上升到了1.1倍。
值得注意的是,,到了2016年特朗普一屆總統(tǒng)大選之時,,這種上漲態(tài)勢便在頃刻間戛然而止了。隨著醫(yī)保政策再度走上舞臺成為聚光燈下的討論焦點,,醫(yī)藥股再次陷入了風(fēng)雨飄揚之中,。所以,從歷史的眼光來看,,自去年開始的醫(yī)療保健企業(yè)的估值下挫完全就是一場恰如其分的“歷史重演”,。波托克指出,該行業(yè)近期的市盈率比2009年還低,,還不到當(dāng)年標(biāo)普500的0.8倍,。
“但實際上,我們?nèi)匀徽J(rèn)為醫(yī)療保健業(yè)會重走2009年的老路,?!辈ㄍ锌苏f道:“如果我們對政治形勢的預(yù)測是正確的話,民主黨依然會在日后制衡總統(tǒng)及參議院,。特朗普所謂的承諾,,大概率是難以實現(xiàn)的夸夸其談?!彼巸r很難被真的降下來,,保險公司方面的改革阻力也很大,波托克預(yù)測“改革會以一個相對‘溫和’的方式告終,,屆時醫(yī)療保健行業(yè)的估值也會回升,。”
同樣的道理也適用于醫(yī)療保健業(yè)外的其他領(lǐng)域,,比如拜登也說過要在上任第一天就“提高企業(yè)稅率”,,但其實也只是雷聲大雨點小的哄人手段而已。就像摩根大通所指出的那樣,,拜登根本不可能真的這么做,,企業(yè)所可能承受的打擊也未必有現(xiàn)在所想象的這么大。
那么在微觀層面上,,具體又有哪幾個醫(yī)療公司可能會在未來受益呢,?早在去年11月,,《財富》雜志就總結(jié)過一輯“短期動蕩但長期看好”的美國醫(yī)藥股名單,其中包括BD公司(Becton Dickinson),、豪洛捷公司(Hologic),、碩騰公司(Zoetis)、默沙東公司(Merck)以及聯(lián)合健康集團(UnitedHealth Group)等,。
以2009年為參照,,波托克表示自己對醫(yī)藥股的未來“充滿信心”,?!耙坏┻x舉結(jié)果出來、政策得以落實,,投資者對醫(yī)療保健行業(yè)的不確定心態(tài)就會大大降低,。我們相信到那個時候,他們一定會看到醫(yī)藥股再次穩(wěn)定且可靠的上漲,,也會愿意賦予其更高的估值,。”他補充道,?!耙谎砸员沃覀兤诖t(yī)藥股在今后能夠像奧巴馬的《平價醫(yī)療法案》發(fā)布后的那五年一樣,,再創(chuàng)輝煌,。”(財富中文網(wǎng))
編譯:陳怡軒
Ever since 2019, the health care sector has been white-knuckling and preparing itself for what may be a volatile and uncertain election year for stocks. Historically, "the market reaction has been largely to sell much of the health care sector, lowering valuations until clarity arrives after the election," UBS's Americas health care analyst Eric Potoker wrote in a note on September 22. "The market’s current treatment of health care stocks falls into that familiar pattern."
Potoker argues the "most relevant" comparison for how the health care sector is shaping up today is the 2008–9 election, when, in early 2009, President Obama "made health reform a legislative priority, and a dark cloud enveloped the sector." But instead of massive, painful reforms to the sector that hurt health care and insurance stocks, he argues the passage of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) had a "relatively modest" impact on the sector, and, barring a few areas that saw increased regulation, "left health care markets largely intact" while actually increasing "overall demand for health care products and services" because of expanded health coverage.
But according to UBS, 2020 is shaping up to look a whole lot like 2009 for the sector—which could actually help put some investors' minds at ease.
That had a positive impact on health care stocks between 2009 and 2015, Potoker writes, as the health care sector "significantly outperformed the broader equity market, partly due to this added growth and the removal of policy uncertainty"—with health care trading up from a 0.8x relative price/earnings versus the S&P 500 up to a 1.1x relative P/E from late 2009 through mid-2015.
That outperformance, however, stopped short ahead of the 2016 election when health care was once more in the spotlight. This time around, as if "on cue," health care valuations started slumping last year, and the sector has even recently traded below its 2009 trough valuation compared to the S&P 500, he notes.
But today, "we actually think 2021 will play out very similarly to 2009 for the health care sector," UBS's Potoker argues. "If in fact the political prediction markets are correct and Democrats seize control of the presidency and the U.S. Senate...the rhetoric on changes to health care policy exceeds the reality of what can be accomplished," and in lieu of big reforms to drug pricing or insurers, he anticipates "modest reforms that will lift the overhang on health care valuations."
The “bark worse than the bite” argument for a Biden presidency is one that applies to other sectors beyond health care. JPMorgan, for one, has pointed out the hit to corporations may not be as bad because a President Biden likely won't raise the corporate tax rate on "day one," as he is currently declaring.
So what names are poised to benefit? Back in November of last year Fortune highlighted several health care stocks that may be more shielded from election woes and have since seen mixed but largely positive performance, like Becton Dickinson (down roughly 11% from November), Hologic (up 23%), Zoetis (up 32%), Merck (down 3.5%), and UnitedHealth Group (up 3.5%).
With 2009 as an example, Potoker says he remains "hopeful that the election outcome will begin the clearing process for the policy risk hovering over the sector," and with that clarity, "we think investors will reward the health care sector for its reliable growth with significantly higher valuations." Adds Potoker: "In short, we anticipate a period of strong health care stock performance similar to the five-year period following passage of the ACA."