Global Strategy: Quantamental Signal Ideas - Top & Bottom Ranked Stocks

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Global Strategy: Quantamental Signal Ideas - Top & Bottom Ranked Stocks

Global Research

16 June 2026ab

Global Strategy Global Strategy

GlobalQuantamental Signal Ideas - Top & Bottom

Ranked Stocks Nicolas Le Roux

Strategist

nicolas.le-roux@ubs.com

+33-14-953 2118

Details on the methodology/model can be found in our Q-Series report Bhanu Baweja

bhanu.baweja@ubs.com

What are the model's recommendations today? +44-20-7568 6833

Strong earnings growth and supportive macro data should continue to underpin equity

Gerry Fowler

momentum. While overall beta exposure remains broadly unchanged, our Strategist

quantamental framework is gradually rotating out of Energy and Utilities, reallocating gerry.fowler@ubs.com

risk toward Tech and Communication Services. Consumer-oriented sectors remain out +44-20-7567 5490

of favor. Regionally, the model is increasing its relative preference for Japan and the U.S.

Paul Winter

over China and Australia. Analyst

paul-j.winter@ubs.com

Digging into the details, what key message is each signal cohort suggesting? +61-2-9324 2080

• Global Manufacturing PMIs stabilized in May at 52.6, a solid reading. Dispersion Sean Simonds

widened, however: Tech new orders surged (+3.1pts to 57.7), while consumer-oriented Strategist

sectors softened (-2pts to 53). sean.simonds@ubs.com

• At the same time, difficult price action following the NFP release, combined with +1-212-713 2851

adverse base effects, has halved conviction in our price momentum algorithm. Energy Julien Conzano

and Utilities, the two leading sectors year-to-date, have been the most negatively Strategist

affected. julien.conzano@ubs.com

• In terms of earnings expectations & momentum, there has been little change since our +44-20-7567 2067

last update.