RE: 31December30 Dec 2020 11:08
This was posted on Advfn JSE by Mount Teide:
‘Profits will grow seven-fold' – why oil stocks are set for a bumper 2021 - Telegraph 'The oil sector is primed for a blowout 2021, with profits set to rise seven times compared with 2020. UBS, a bank, calculated which investment sectors would grow their earnings the most next year, according to the views of hundreds of stock analysts. The research focused on American stocks, but sectors across the world behave in similar ways. Surging profits at American oil companies would be caused by a higher oil price and rising international demand, which would also have a positive impact on British firms. UBS found that the energy sector, which is dominated by oil companies, would grow earnings per share by 625pc in 2021. London-listed Shell and BP are among the world’s biggest players.....As the oil price crawls over $50 (£37) on the hopes that the new vaccines will get economies moving again, oil firms will once again start making a lot of money and increasing dividends.” He added that Shell and BP would need to pivot from oil to renewables to be viable long-term holdings.....'