RBC Capital Markets lowers 3i Group to 'sector perform'

RBC said it views 3i Group as a "best-in-class business", with a "conservative but successful" model and a strong management team.

"This is evidenced by III's outperformance in the last few years, despite challenging macro backdrop," said RBC, which has a 3,425.0p target price on the stock.

The Canadian bank stated a "good chunk" of this outperformance had been driven by Action, which it views as "a very high-quality retailer".

However, RBC noted that 3i's share price has risen more than 140% in the last three years, and it now views the shares as more fairly valued.

Reporting by Iain Gilbert at Sharecast.com