Confidence That Companies Will Continue to Manage Through

This week in the podcast, we run through the results of our quarterly RBC US equity analyst survey, which we conducted in late December 2021. The big things you need to know: First, our analysts’ outlooks for performance over the next 6–12 months remain optimistic, boosted by constructive views on fundamentals, valuations, cash deployment, and margins. Second, across all questions, our analysts tilt positive on Energy, Financials, Materials, and Information Technology, along with Utilities and Health Care. Third, key issues in focus for our analysts are demand, COVID, inflation, regulation, labor, supply chains, and pricing power. What jumped out the most on hot topics is that our analysts generally see their companies as able to manage through the major challenges ahead, including Omicron.