European stocks have been staging a comeback this summer as the Continent shows new signs of recovery. But for investors still wary of prospects in the euro zone prospects, analysts say there is a safer way to play its nascent recovery: Buy shares of American companies that do a lot of business there.
U.S. public companies that generate 30 percent or more of their sales in Europe include Priceline, Philip Morris International, McDonald’s, International Flavors & Fragrance and Alexion Pharmaceuticals, according to Greg Harrison, an analyst at Thomson Reuters. On average, shares of these companies have beat the S&P 500 in the past three- and six-month periods, he said.
Many companies with large European exposure reported better earnings and sales growth in the second quarter from the first quarter. Harrison pointed out that earnings of these EU-centric businesses were up 4.8% in the second quarter, while revenues rose 1.8%.
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