Value opportunities still exist in shift to stock-picker’s market Helen Burnett-Nichols Published April 27, 2021 Estee Lauder Companies Inc. saw its skin care sales increase during lockdown and margins improve with direct-to-consumer online sales, but the makeup, fragrance, and duty-free segments of its business are expected to come back as economies reopen and travel resumes. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson/Files LUCY NICHOLSON/Reuters Encouraged by rising interest rates on long-term bonds and optimism over global reopening plans, the rotation toward value and cyclical names took hold late last year and is expected to continue as economic activity picks up. But while opportunities are arguably not as plentiful as they were a few months ago, portfolio managers say there are still pockets of value to uncover in several sectors.