Tuesday, February 26, 2019

As Cyclical Headwinds Rise, Rexnord Not Getting Much Love

Between the rally in industrial stocks from December and what appears to be rising headwinds in many end-markets, I don’t think investors are exactly spoiled for choice for great ideas in the industrial sector, but Rexnord’s (RXN) case stands out a bit for me. I wasn’t crazy about the shares back in May of 2018, and the stock has lagged the sector by about 10% since then, but the shares seem oddly valued relative to a decent motion control business and growing water business. I am worried about a slowdown in factory capex spending as well as shrinking growth in U.S. commercial construction, but those concerns seem magnified in Rexnord’s valuation.

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As Cyclical Headwinds Rise, Rexnord Not Getting Much Love

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