EFTA00598382.pdf
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Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley Sales & Trading
Investment Grade Top Ideas
April 3, 2017
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EFTA00598382
U.S. CORPORATE CREDIT ANALYTICS
Morgan Stanley INVESTMENT GRADE MONTHLY TOP IDEAS APRIL 2017
Sector & Desk Analyst _AL Company Na
Fins Autos/Parts i Airlines i Rails / American International Group AIG 4.875% '22 Baal / BBB+ Long 118
Chems / Rentals Methanex Corp MXCN 5.65% '44 Baa3 / BB+ Long 285
Brandon Hole / Jared Zunent Sherwin-Williams Corp SHW 3.45% '25 A3 /A Short 108
212-761-2093 Progressive Corp PGR 2.45% '27 A2 /A Short 82
Energy / Pipelines Continental Resources CLR 3.8%'24 Ba3 / BB+ Long $94.50 / 4.71%
Jun McAuliffe / Cameron Thum Sabine Pass Liquefaction COP 5% '27 Bal / BBB- Long $104.487 / 4.41%
-/212-761-1464 Cenovus Energy CVECN 6.75% '39 Ba2 / BBB Long 256 / 5.60%
Enable Midstream Partners LP ENBL 4.4% '27 Baa3 / BB+ Long 206 / 4.47%
EnLink Midstream Partners LP ENLK 4.85% '26 Ba2 / BBB- Long 193 / 4.35%
MPLX MPLX 4.875% '25 Baa3 / BBB- Long 172 / 4.12%
Valero Energy Partners VLP 4.375% '26 Baa3 / BBB- Long 182 / 4.24%
Williams Cos WMB 7.75% '31 Ba2 / BB+ Long $118.75/5.79%
Enbridge Energy Partners EEP 5.875% '25 Baa3 / BBB Short 180 / 4.20%
Marathon Oil Corp MRO 3.85% '25 Bal / BBB- Short 1691 4.10%
Plains All American PM 4.9% '45 Baa3 / BBB- Short 232 / 5.36%
Spectra Energy Partners SEP 3.375% '26 Baa2 / BBB+ Short 158 / 4.00%
Valero Energy VLO 3.4'26 Baa2 / BBB Short 160 / 4.00%
Metals & Mining Newcrest Mining NCMAU 5.75%'41 Baa3 / BBB- Long 238
Jeff Cramer/ Vincent Molinari
/ 212-761-2267
Telecom / Cable / Media / Towers Cox Communications COXENT 4.5% '43 Baa2/BBB/BBB+ Long 233
David Hamburger Lindsay Tyler Viacom Inc. VIA 5.85% '43, VIA 4.375% '43 Baa3/BBB-/BBB Long 240,223
212-761-1580 The Walt Disney Co DIS 3% '46 A2/ANA Short 90
QVC Inc. QVCN 5.125 % '22, QVCN 5.45% '34 Ba2/BBB-/BBB- Short 228,325
AT&T Inc. T 5.45% '47, T 4.25% '27 Baal/BBB+/A- Short 228,167
Verizon Communications VZ 5.5% VZ 4.125% '27 Baal/BBB+/A- Short 216,152
Tech Seagate Technology STX 4.875% '27 Baa3 / BBB- Long $93.625 / 5.71%
Daniel Fuss / Lindsay Tyler
/ 212-761-1236
Healthcare Celgene Corp CELG 3.875% '25 // CELG 5% '45 Baa2 / BBB+ Long 11 Long 116.5/1163.5
John Lane Penigo Co PLC PRGO 2.3% '18 // PRGO 3.5% '21 Baa3 / BBB- Long // Long 75 // 102
/212-761-2540 Boston Scientific BSX 3.850% '25 Baa2 / BBB- Short 124
Gilead Sciences Inc GILD 2.95% '27 // GILD 4.15% '47 A3 /A Short // Short 119.5 // 152.5
Teva Pharmaceuticals TEVA 2.8% '23 // TEVA 3.15% '26 Baa2 / BBB Short // Short 176.5 // 176.5
Retail / Restaurants f Tobacco / Darden Restaurants Inc DRI 6% 35 / DRI 6.8% 37 Baa3 / BBB Long I/ Long 0+276 /19+250
Consumer Products The Gap Inc / Kohl's Corp GPS 5-year CDS / KSS 5-year CDS Baa2 / BB+ // Baa2 / BBB- Long 11 Short +310 // +235
Chase Lancaster Macy's Retail Holdings M 4.375% '23 /I M 6.375%'37 Baa3 / BBB- Long 11 Short g+225bps // g+345
/ 212-761-2877
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