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JPMORGAN: The biggest risk to stocks is from rising rates, but these 19 will be resilient

Dec 16, 2016, 22:42 IST

People dressed as Santa Claus (Samichlaus) and his companion Schmutzli pose on their stand-up paddles as they cross the Limmat river in Zurich, Switzerland December 4, 2016.Arnd Wiegmann/Reuters

The Federal Reserve did the expected this week and raised its benchmark interest rate.

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If there are no sudden shocks to the economy, the Fed plans to continue lifting rates, after leaving them near zero for about a decade.

In a note Friday, JPMorgan equity strategists said rising rates and a stronger dollar are the biggest risks to their bullish outlook for stocks in 2017.

"While the low interest rate environment has been a headwind for financials, it has been a boon for the remaining ten sectors that have $4 trillion in aggregate outstanding debt," said Dubravko Lakos-Bujas, head of US equity strategy. "We expect this benefit to gradually reverse with rising yields."

He added, "Industries more likely to be resilient to rising rate environment should be asset-lite and cash-rich (i.e., Financials, Software, Internet, and Healthcare Equipment.)." These companies would continue to have a low interest expense, or payments due on their lines of credit.

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"The companies screen as the having the highest average ranking across S&P 500 companies in the following three categories: 1) low average capex as % of revenue and low average PP&E as % of assets, 2) low average net debt as % of assets, 3) and high average net income margin."

The closer a company's ranking is to 500, the better.

Here are 19 of those companies that would benefit from rate hikes:

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