underweight
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As the Wall Street firm fears moving away from what has been a Goldilocks environment, it’s now recommending being 5% underweight on stocks in a portfolio, from a previous recommendation of being 4% overweight.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 9, 2026
Out of the 37 ratings tracked by FactSet, 27 are a hold and 6 are either underweight or sell.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 6, 2026
The bank views any deals as more of an incremental positive and says it doesn’t change its underweight recommendation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
It’s underweight both U.S. stocks and bonds at the moment, giving more weight to cash and emerging-market stocks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026
A dangerously underweight corporal in threadbare fatigues comes for Werner on foot.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
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