Italy - Top listings on US Markets

The Italian companies listed on US exchanges, NYSE, NASDAQ and OTC, highlight the country's strength in the luxury brands, represented by Ferrari  and renowned names in apparel and leather goods

The other well represented segment can be found in Industrial Goods - with strong presence in defense - Leonardo    - in industrial electrical infrastructure - Prysmian  or in machinery and robotics - Danieli -   

The diversified conglomerate Exor  belongs to a class apart with its sizable presence on international markets

It will be noted that Italy's balance of trade - positive at 3% of GDP from 2012 to 2021 - has collapsed into deficit at $31 billion (1.5% of GDP) in 2022

Italy Trade Balance 1970-2024. www.macrotrends.net. Retrieved 2024-01-12.

Poor performance of the luxury sector signals strong geopolitical headwinds ....

A number of firms - traded over-the-counter in the US - are not included in the selection because of poor trading activity, impacting performance and volatility ratio estimates. 

With sizable market cap and growth potential, direct investment on Milan exchange (in €) may be considered in the following firms

• BPER Banca - BPXXY
• Banca Mediolanum - BNCDY
• Banco BPM (Gruppo) - BNCZF
• Webuild S.p.A. - IMPJY
• Danieli & C.  - DNIYY
• Saras - SAAFY
• Safilo Group - SAFLY
• Reply S.p.A. - RPYTF
• Unipol - UFGSY
• Tod's - TDPAY
• Geox - GXSBY