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BMO Capital downgraded Dollar Tree (NASDAQ:DLTR) from Market Perform to Underperform and trimmed its price target to $95 from $110, citing concerns about the retailer's investment and focus on digital capabilities and potential dis-synergies that could impede margin expansion. The stock trades well above BMO's revised target, and analysts differ on…
Logistea reported fourth-quarter results that were broadly in line with market forecasts. Income from property management slightly exceeded consensus, net operating income matched expectations, and the company proposed a dividend above analyst forecasts. Modest property revaluations and a small dip in occupancy were offset by an improved cost of fi…
Jenoptik AG reported preliminary full-year 2025 sales of about €1.05 billion, a 6% decline year-over-year, and preliminary EBITDA of roughly €192 million, down 13% versus 2024. Fourth-quarter orders were weak, leaving the full-year book-to-bill at 0.95x and the Q4 book-to-bill at 0.75x. Management expects a return to revenue growth and margin impro…
Tietoevry has increased its 2026 cost-savings target and is focusing on margin improvement despite a soft top-line outlook. The company reported a 2% organic revenue decline in Q4 2025, significant progress on adjusted EBITA margin, and substantial headcount reductions. Management expects modestly negative to flat organic growth in 2026 but is aimi…
Saudi-backed Midad Energy has signed a term sheet to acquire Lukoil’s targeted overseas assets, submitting an all-cash offer held in escrow. The agreement, finalized in late January, is subject to approvals from multiple regulators, including the U.S. Treasury, as the parties work through sanctions-related constraints. The move highlights continued…
Barclays moved Zscaler (NASDAQ: ZS) from Equalweight to Overweight even as it reduced its price target from $264.00 to $228.00. The revised target still implies meaningful upside from the current share price, which has fallen sharply over the past six months. Barclays cites both durable customer economics and potential AI tailwinds while flagging a…
Summit Insights analyst Kinngai Chan moved Applied Materials (AMAT) from Hold to Buy, pointing to sustained demand tied to AI and other technology transitions that should bolster logic/foundry and DRAM capital spending in 2026. Applied Materials reported fiscal Q1 2026 earnings that beat consensus, yet its shares fell in after-hours trading as inve…
National Bank Financial upgraded Advantage Energy Ltd from Sector Perform to Outperform and raised its target to C$15.00 from C$14.00. The move follows the company’s board concluding a strategic review and keeping management’s plan in place. Key operational metrics, including rising production and cost-focused capital moves, underpinned the change.…
Aedifica reported rental income of €361 million for fiscal year 2025, a 6.8% increase year-over-year driven by external growth and steady like-for-like performance. EPRA earnings came in at €244.8 million and clean EPS rose to €5.15. The company also increased its dividend and maintained balance-sheet metrics, while reporting mixed occupancy trends…
Discussions over Sky’s potential £1.6 billion ($2.18 billion) acquisition of ITV’s broadcast channels and streaming platform have slowed in recent weeks. The talks - intended to create a top-three UK streaming service able to compete with global platforms - are being hampered by the complexity of separating ITV Studios and by distraction from the o…
Elkem ASA will divest its silicones business in a cashless share swap with major shareholder Bluestar, receiving about 383.3 million Bluestar shares. The move reduces reported net debt and leaves the remaining group with higher leverage metrics and a lower implied valuation multiple. Fourth-quarter results showed silicones outperformed expectations…
Safran CEO Olivier Andries said CFM will attempt to supply additional engines to Airbus this year if possible, while emphasizing that the company's primary obligation is to fulfill its pre-existing contractual commitments. CFM's forecast for a 15% rise in LEAP engine deliveries this year does not include assumptions about expanding its market share…
Registration figures and interviews indicate tens of thousands of foreign-brand cars are reaching Russia through China via gray-market routes. Many are produced in China with international partners or are reclassified zero-mileage vehicles sold in China then exported, enabling dealers to evade export restrictions introduced after Russia's 2022 inva…
Fastighets AB Trianon reported a strong fiscal 2025 showing, with profit from property management per share rising 27% and adjusted net asset value up 8% year-over-year. The company reinstated a dividend of SEK 0.25 per share, exceeded consensus expectations by 27%, and has guided for another year of double-digit profit growth in 2026.
In the week through February 11, global equity funds recorded a fifth consecutive weekly inflow of $25.54 billion, driven largely by substantial purchases of European and Asian equities. European funds logged $17.53 billion - the strongest weekly intake since at least 2022 - while Asian funds took in about $6.28 billion. U.S. equity funds experienc…
European equities fell on Friday as lingering worries over how new AI models may disrupt traditional business models weighed on sentiment. Mixed corporate reports from L’Oreal, Delivery Hero and Safran, together with disappointing gross margins at Cisco Systems, contributed to a cautious tone. The STOXX 600 was down about 0.3% and looked set to fin…
Barclays has moved Hennes & Mauritz AB (H&M) from Equalweight to Underweight and set a SEK162 price target, citing limited signs of a consumer rebound for the brand and a valuation that looks rich versus peers. While H&M has trimmed costs, improved margins and reduced inventory, Barclays says evidence is lacking that sales will recover, and it view…
Stifel has reiterated a Buy rating on DexCom and maintained an $85.00 price target after the company’s fourth-quarter report, a level Stifel says is closely aligned with InvestingPro’s Fair Value assessment. The brokerage pointed to management’s upbeat commentary on sell-through trends that extended into early 2026, steady financial metrics and ups…
Indonesia's equity benchmark ended the session lower, slipping 0.70% as losses across Infrastructure, Financials and Agriculture sectors pressured the market. Several small-cap stocks posted strong gains while others retreated sharply. Commodity prices and local currency pairs showed modest daily moves.
Illinois Tool Works (ITW) looks set to outpace the market as automotive and industrial demand normalizes and the company extracts more operating leverage from restructuring and pricing. Valuation is not cheap, but free cash flow generation, a 2%+ dividend, and strong ROE support a disciplined long trade with a clear stop and target.
Sana (SANA) is a speculative long setup that pays to be small and patient. The company’s fusogen in vivo gene-editing work (published in Nature Biotechnology) is a real scientific milestone; the stock is cheap relative to upside if that program wins, but Sana faces cash burn, prior dilution and active litigation. Trade size accordingly and use a ha…
Morgan Stanley upgraded Allegro MicroSystems from Equalweight to Overweight and assigned a $51.00 price target, implying roughly a 21.9% upside from the current $41.83 share price. The firm points to the company’s positioning at the intersection of a cyclical recovery and secular tailwinds in automotive electronics, alongside industrial and emergin…
ConocoPhillips and its consortium will commit roughly 20 billion Norwegian crowns ($2.11 billion) to bring three fields in the Greater Ekofisk area back into production under the Previously Produced Fields (PPF) project. The plan targets gas and condensate recovery from Albuskjell, Vest Ekofisk and Tommeliten Gamma, which have been shut since 2019 …
European equity markets traded unevenly on Friday as investors processed another round of corporate results and an overnight selloff in U.S. technology shares ahead of flash eurozone growth data and U.S. inflation figures. Major benchmarks showed modest moves in both directions while energy markets reacted to forecasts of a sizeable supply surplus.
British equities ticked slightly higher at the Monday open as the pound weakened modestly against the dollar. NatWest Group reported a 24% rise in annual profit for 2025, beating internal consensus and raising its return on tangible equity goal. European indices were mixed and geopolitical developments, including planned defence procurement proposa…
