Europe’s Top Stock Rolls-Royce Gets Rare Sell Rating on Engine Worries
- Berenberg downgrades amid concerns over XWB-97 engine
- Says still early days in terms of executing new CEO’s plans
A Rolls-Royce Trent XWB-97 engine.
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Rolls-Royce Holdings Plc got a rare sell rating on Tuesday as Berenberg downgraded last year’s biggest riser in Europe’s benchmark index, citing concerns around a key jet engine.
Analysts including Philip Buller cut the stock from hold, noting comments from Emirates President Tim Clark at November’s Dubai Air Show about the performance of Rolls-Royce’s XWB-97 engine in the hot and sandy environments of the Middle East.