The market has moved up recently, implying the economy has improved. Although there may be small incremental gains, we are far from being out of the woods in our opinion. We are getting indications that demand is stable in the outsourcing group, but no indications of acceleration.
The net result may be a short-term opportunity to take profits. Overall our investment thesis that portfolio positioning should continue to have a defensive nature has not changed.
We will be looking for more data points in the upcoming weeks regarding spending patterns and how strong the end of the year will be. Our BUY-rated names are IBM, Accenture, Cognizant, Syntel, Virtusa, Genpact, WNS, and EXLService.
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Joseph D. Foresi
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About the Author: Ben Trowbridge is an accomplished Outsourcing Consultant with extensive experience in outsourcing and managed services. As a former EY Partner and CEO of Alsbridge, he built successful practices in Transformational Outsourcing, BPO, IT Outsourcing, and Cybersecurity Managed Services. Throughout his career, Ben has advised a broad range of clients on outsourcing and global business services strategy and transactions. As the current CEO of the Outsourcing Center, he provides valuable insights and guidance to buyers and managed services executives. Contact him at ben.trowbridge@outsourcingcenter.com.