MS cuts Swisscom after rally, flags dividend sustainability risks
BUZZ-MS cuts Swisscom after rally, flags dividend sustainability risks ** Morgan Stanley cuts Swisscom SCMN.S to "underweight" from "overweight", citing challenges in its key markets and saying valuation implies overly optimistic dividend growth
** "We calculate the current valuation implies >3% dividend growth into perpetuity, above the outlook for FCF growth and therefore unsustainable," MS says
** "We now see much priced into the name despite challenges in both Swiss and Italian markets," it adds
** Swisscom shares are up 12% year-to-date
** The broker cuts its price target to 600 Swiss francs ($751.22) from 720 Swiss francs
** It prefers European peers Deutsche Telekom DTEGn.DE, BT Group BT.L and NOS SGPS NOS.LS
($1 = 0.7987 Swiss francs)
(Reporting by Danny Callaghan)
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