Ticker: FBHS
Sector: Homebuilding & Building Products
Year-to-date performance: -16.15%
Credit Suisse’s take: “Fortune Brands is among the best-positioned names within our coverage as: (1) it leverages its base of established brands, especially in plumbing, to gain share, (2) seeks expansion in attractive, higher margin categories through acquisitions, and (3) maintains a balanced capital structure, including returning cash to shareholders. As such, the company has delivered industry-leading margins, which we expect to hold as we enter the middle to latter parts of the housing cycle.
Source: Credit Suisse