The Australian Healthcare Sector has surged ~30% since late October, and although we are bullish over the coming years, a period of consolidation is overdue, and an 8-10% pullback wouldn’t surprise – at current levels, we aren’t looking to increase our exposure to the sector, pretty much in line with our view on the market in general. The sector has shown a strong inverse correlation to bond yields over the years, falling sharply when bonds rally/yields fall and vice versa. MM’s macro outlook is yields will fall through 2024/5 but not as fast as many hope, and the futures are pricing, another reason why we can see a pullback following the recent strong advance.
- We have been advocating a more defensive stance through 2024, with the Healthcare Sector fitting the bill perfectly with good entry levels.
This morning, we have briefly looked at five stocks in the ASX200 Healthcare Sector with a specific eye on levels we would like the risk/reward to start accumulating: