The investment bank, JP Morgan, has reduced its recommendation on the global drinks force, Diageo, from “overweight” to “neutral” in anticipation of the publication of the group’s year-end results on Thursday.

The bank said that Diageo’s stock was currently trading at a “significant premium” to its principal competitors and added that the French wines and spirits group, Pernod Ricard, looked particularly undervalued.

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