Goldman Sachs has named a number of European stocks to buy that it expects will outperform the market — and other investors may be absent. “The market has struggled to balance growth and inflation concerns [year to date]”, analysts led by John Sawtell said in a July 10 research note. “From here on, our strategists expect a ‘fat & flat’ return on equity, which is constrained by high valuations and higher interest rates for longer periods of time. That said, we see scope for alpha opportunities across sectors.” earnings per share and say that less than 50% of other analysts are rated buy on options. Analyst Michele Della Vigna likes the stock because of its strong growth prospects and focus on North America.Goldman also picked wind energy company Vestas, saying its stock could rise 48% % in the next year.”[Analyst] Ajay Patel sees Vestas as the company best positioned in its wind producer coverage, set to benefit from growing wind installation demand, with strong fundamentals (generating) cash flow, growth, balance sheet), thanks to its geographical diversification and size,” the bank said in a note. Its other options include Dutch bank ABN Amro and Swedish investment firm EQT, which offered both 56% potential, also chose chemicals company IMCD with 57% potential and beverage company Remy Cointreau with 54% potential In addition, Finnish telecommunications company Elisa also makes the list, with Goldman saying it could grow 42% in the next 12 months, as does auditing firm Bureau Veritas, with potential for a 48% increase – Michael Bloom of CNBC contributed to this report.