Analyst Views: What did you make of SSE’s price freeze and business plan?
PETER ATHERTON | LIBERUM
SSE are battening down the hatches. The price freeze won’t cost them that much; the big variable is wholesale power prices that could eat into earnings.
ANGELOS ANASTASIOU | WHITMAN HOWARD
The price freeze will lock SSE into lower returns, but by being proactive the firm has reduced the fear of political interference that is scaring off investors.
JOHN MUSK | RBC CAPITAL MARKETS
SSE is fighting extremely hard to deliver flat earnings over the coming years. The disposals should alleviate balance sheet risk and prevent rating downgrades.