Morgan Stanley Not Worried About Equitable Holdings (EQH) Exposure To Private Credit

Equitable Holdings Inc. (NYSE:EQH) is one of the 13 extreme value stocks to buy now. On March 5, J.P. Morgan analyst Jimmy Bhullar maintained his Buy rating on Equitable Holdings Inc. (NYSE:EQH) stock and assigned a target price of $58. Two days prior to this, Morgan Stanley analyst Bob Huang had lowered the firm’s price target on Equitable Holdings Inc. (NYSE:EQH) from $59 to $54 while maintaining an Overweight rating on the stock.

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The firm said that the price target update is part of a broader update to its price targets for North American life and annuity insurance companies under its coverage. Despite adjusting the price target downward, Morgan Stanley said that it is not worried about life insurers’ exposure to private credit, but added that valuations across the broader industry could still come under pressure.

In addition to Morgan Stanley, Wells Fargo also cut its price target on Equitable Holdings Inc. (NYSE:EQH) on February 25. Wells Fargo analyst Elyse Greenspan lowered the firm’s price target on the stock from $60 to $57 while keeping an Overweight rating.

Equitable Holdings Inc. (NYSE:EQH) is a financial services holding company, operating in the following segments: Individual retirement, group retirement, investment management and research, protection solutions, and wealth management. The company is based in New York, New York, and was founded in 1859 by Henry B. Hyde.

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