
Boring banks outperform the Magnificent 7
March 6, 2025 | Global Alpha Capital Management
The US tech titans of the Magnificent 7 have long held the spotlight. Meanwhile, in the wings, “boring” European banks have been quietly outperforming.
Our bottom-up fundamental approach combines with management interviews to identify companies with features such as sustainable competitive advantage, clearly defined growth strategies, and a strong balance sheet. Detailed financial analysis is conducted to determine whether a good company is also a good investment opportunity. Discounted cash flow analysis is used to identify stocks that are trading at a significant discount to intrinsic value along with the catalysts expected to drive realization to their true value.
Research and analysis on smaller companies is often limited or not widely communicated, leading the investment community to misprice these securities.
This inefficiency creates fertile ground for uncovering companies with unrecognized growth, accelerating earnings, strong balance sheets, and significant management ownership.
We combine a bottom-up, research-based approach together with consideration of global themes to build conviction-based portfolios intended to produce sustainable added value.
We believe that concentrated portfolios, typically 50-70 stocks focused on our highest conviction investment opportunities, maximize our opportunity to generate added value. However, diversification and effective risk management are also critical.
We use a comprehensive risk management framework to effectively manage stock-specific
risk within our strategies.