Valens Credit Weekly Insights for December 13, 2017
Credit and Market Mispricings
Most Compelling Credit v Equity Market Mispricings
AVP, BLDR, CYH, NAV, UIS
Most Compelling Credit Rating Dislocations
AMD, BLDR, CHK, EXPE, JCP, MNI, R, UIS, X, YRCW
Most Compelling CDS Market Mispricings
AVP, CHK, CYH, ESV, JCP, MNI, PKD, UIS, X, SVU
Most Compelling Bond Market Mispricings
AKS, AMD, AVP, BLDR, CHK, CVI, FCX, PKD, RCII, RIG
Highlighted Top Ideas
AMD – Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
CHK – Chesapeake Energy Corporation
MDR – McDermott International, Inc.
Other Recent Analyses
Healthcare
AGN – Allergan plc
Quantitative Credit Outlier Report Review
CYH tops our quantitative outlier report this week.
Aggregate Credit Market and Credit Fundamental Review
IG markets are currently fairly valued, as are HY markets. However, even after XO CDS has normalized in the last several months, it remains substantially above XO iCDS levels. This indicates that the XO market is overstating credit risk.