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Name	Company	Bullish Sentiments	Bearish sentiments
Rob Jones	BNP Paribas Exane		He predicts that earnings will decline more than 30% in the next 2 years. It will see a rise in borrowing costs as it will fail to call its future hybrid bonds. This will negatively affect its earnings
	S&P Global Market Intelligence		Its shares have seen a rise in bearish “short” positions. As of March 24, 19% of its shares were out on loans, indicating short interest.
	Bloomberg		Its subordinated bonds are deeply distressed(under 50% of face value). It skipped early redemption of its bonds late last year citing high refinancing costs and even said that it will consider deferring coupon payments.
	Seeking Alpha		At the end of September 2022, its LTV was 40%. But this rises to 54% when hybrid bonds is included.