underweight

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The strategists said they are negative on European equities and underweight cyclicals versus defensives.

From MarketWatch • May 29, 2026

Most of them are underweight and a majority are struggling to breathe on their own.

From BBC • May 18, 2026

Over the weekend, Oppenheimer analyst Ari Wald reiterated an underweight rating on the consumer discretionary sector, noting that on an equal-weight basis, the sector has fallen to a new multi-year low versus the S&P 500.

From Barron's • May 4, 2026

Dan Pickering, chief investment officer of Pickering Energy Partners, puts it this way: “The more visible energy gets, the riskier an underweight position gets.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

A dangerously underweight corporal in threadbare fatigues comes for Werner on foot.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr