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The three main ratings correspond to the Excess Return, expected on 12-month forward horizon and defined as the difference between the Target Price and the Last Price as indicated by Bloomberg, divided by that Last Price, plus the expected Dividend Yield over the next 12 months, less the Cost of Equity. Concerning the Investment Rating system, the research producer assumes that the provided recommendation should satisfy the appropriate and reasonable threshold, which currently is equal to 10% for all equities under coverage. Therefore, the recommendations of Buy, Hold, and Sell have the following meanings: (as of the publishing date):
BUY: Excess Return exceeds the 10% threshold
HOLD: Excess Return is less than the 10% threshold, but greater than the 10% threshold multiplied by -1
SELL: Excess Return is less than the 10% threshold multiplied by -1
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The below table details the distribution of BCS Prime Brokerage Limited and its affiliates Research Investment Ratings on the basis of the three-tier recommendation system described above.
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The Investment Rating Distribution tables above account for the recommendations on all instruments covered, rather than the number of companies covered. In instances where we provide a recommendation for more than one instrument issued by a company, these are counted separately.
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