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Berenberg has cut its recommendation on Unilever Plc from buy to hold, arguing the consumer goods group's multi-year restructuring and recent operational improvements are largely captured in the current share price. The bank reduced its FY26 EPS forecast slightly following Unilever's full-year 2025 results, while highlighting stronger-than-expected…
Celestica (CLS) is trading below its recent moving averages after a pullback tied to customer allocation headlines. The company has strong free cash flow ($398.2M), an attractive ROE (35%+), and a new SD6300 storage platform that positions it directly into AI/enterprise datacenter builds. This trade idea targets a mid-term swing capture to $360 wit…
JP Morgan's research suggests a reinstated Help-to-Buy program focused on first-time buyers could lift private sales and completions modestly, with Persimmon identified as the principal beneficiary due to its pricing profile and customer mix. Other listed housebuilders would also see gains, while higher-priced developers and firms with limited open…
Exail Technologies reported full-year 2025 sales of €479 million, a 28% increase year-on-year, with Q4 revenue of €153 million. The Navigation & Maritime Robotics unit led quarterly performance, while full-year order intake jumped 87% to €844 million, driven by a single €400 million contract secured in February. Management expects another year of d…
The U.S. dollar ticked slightly higher Wednesday as traders waited for the minutes from the Federal Reserve's latest policy meeting. The modest advance followed a run of constructive U.S. economic releases and was accompanied by heightened geopolitical and diplomatic news. Sterling gained marginally even after U.K. consumer inflation slowed to 3.0%…
Emeis delivered full-year 2025 results marked by stronger profitability metrics and a reduction in leverage, while revenue came in slightly below consensus. Management highlighted continued recovery in occupancy and tariff-driven price effects, and reiterated medium-term growth targets for revenue and EBITDAR.
Flowers Foods has been sold off on fears around dividends and shifting consumer behavior. The stock now trades at an attractive FCF multiple, sits near its 52-week low, and shows oversold technicals. This trade idea lays out an entry at $9.50, a stop at $8.75 and a mid-term target of $13.00, with clear catalysts and risk controls.
Scandic Hotels Group posted fourth-quarter 2025 results showing net sales roughly in line with market expectations, while adjusted EBITDA on a pre-IFRS16 basis came in below analyst forecasts. Revenue per available room (RevPAR) rose modestly, driven by a mix of like-for-like recovery, new hotel openings and the reopening of temporarily closed prop…
EFG International reported healthy asset-gathering in the second half of 2025, with CHF5.9 billion of net new money and CHF185 billion of assets under management. However, a CHF59.5 million legal provision and other valuation adjustments drove pre-tax profit below consensus and contributed to a marked decline in the bank's CET1 capital ratio to 14.…
Havas delivered 3.7% organic growth in the fourth quarter and reported adjusted EBITA margins of 12.9% for 2025, a 50 basis point increase year-over-year. The company reiterated guidance for 2026 of 2-3% organic growth and projected adjusted EBITA margins of 13.2-13.5%, citing recent account wins, client retentions and efficiency gains from generat…
Mediobanca shares rallied after Monte dei Paschi di Siena (MPS) confirmed plans to acquire the remaining minority stake and remove the merchant bank from the stock exchange. MPS, which built an 86% holding last year through a roughly $19 billion transaction, will merge Mediobanca into the enlarged group and create an unlisted vehicle to run private…
Citizens upgraded Rush Street Interactive (RSI) to Market Outperform from Market Perform and kept a $24.00 price target, pointing to a resilient online-gaming model, a favorable iGaming revenue mix and accelerating monthly active user growth in 2025. Benchmark reiterated a Buy and the same $24.00 target after factoring in Colombian tax changes; Cit…
Citizens moved Workday (WDAY) from Market Outperform to Market Perform following founder Aneel Bhusri's immediate return as CEO and a same-day preannouncement that fourth-quarter results were in line with prior guidance. The downgrade, driven by business checks conducted by Citizens analyst Patrick Walravens, comes as the shares trade near a 52-wee…
Citizens downgraded Similarweb Ltd to Market Perform from Market Outperform after the company reported fourth-quarter results that missed consensus on revenue and non-GAAP EPS. Revenue of $72.8 million and non-GAAP EPS of $0.03 fell short of expectations, while current remaining performance obligations rose to $199 million. The stock dropped sharpl…
AeroVironment (AVAV) tumbled after a government stop-work order on its BADGER antenna contract. The pullback wiped out roughly 30% of market value and left the stock trading at $263 with a $13.1B market cap. We upgrade to BUY and recommend a tactical swing entry at $255.00 with a $360.00 target and a $225.00 stop. The company remains the leading UA…
U.S. stock futures rose modestly as investors awaited the Federal Reserve’s January meeting minutes and digested corporate results. Technology names provided mixed signals, with gains in some mega-caps offset by weakness elsewhere and fresh concerns about the payback from large AI investments. Oil ticked higher on reports of progress in U.S.-Iran t…
Valeo will invest in excess of €200 million in India to grow its footprint and capabilities, targeting roughly €700 million in sales in the country by 2028. The company plans to deepen new-technology product expertise, increase localization, and serve both passenger vehicle and small mobility segments. Valeo has also been chosen to supply electric …
As the Lunar New Year holiday unfolds, Chinese artificial intelligence firms have rushed to unveil new models and upgrades, a response to last year’s disruptive entry by DeepSeek. Multiple companies across consumer apps, cloud services and robotics have released or updated models spanning chatbots, video generation, agent-based systems and robot co…
Mixed U.K. inflation prints leave the Bank of England poised to stay data-dependent rather than pivot. For the iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF (EWU) that implies upside in a steady reflation trade rather than a violent rally. Enter a measured long with a mid-term (45 trading days) horizon, defined stop and target.
Baird upgraded Itron to Outperform from Neutral and lifted its price target to $128 from $118 after the company’s fourth-quarter report emphasized a multi-year opportunity tied to utility grid modernization. The firm noted conversion of pipeline into orders may not mirror past patterns but sees near-term book-and-ship work as an interim opportunity…
Alkami (ALKT) looks wrongfully punished: revenue growth remains strong, the company is integrating a strategic $400M acquisition, and institutional analyst targets sit near $30. Technicals and short activity have driven price into oversold territory around $16.27. For traders who want a defined asymmetric trade tied to M&A speculation and mean-reve…
The pan-European STOXX 600 climbed modestly as defence stocks outperformed following strong full-year results from BAE Systems. Market attention was also drawn to reports of a potential leadership change at the European Central Bank, though asset moves remained limited as investors did not foresee imminent policy shifts. Elsewhere, Carrefour shares…
Orange Polska reported a 6% year-on-year increase in fourth-quarter core profit, delivering EBITDAaL of 861 million zlotys versus analyst expectations of 843 million. The company issued 2026 revenue and core-profit guidance and raised its 2028 organic cash-flow target, while announcing a 15% higher dividend per share.
Indonesia's benchmark IDX Composite Index closed up 0.96% on Wednesday, driven by strength in the Infrastructure, Financials and Agriculture sectors. Small-cap winners posted double-digit percentage gains, while several names including Link Net and PT Hillcon finished lower. Commodity and currency moves were mixed, with crude and Brent oil higher a…
SQM is a low-risk way to trade a recovering lithium cycle. The company's diversified portfolio, completed Kwinana refinery, and a market cap of ~$20.2B give it scale. With lithium pricing showing early signs of recovery and Chinese supply disruptions resurfacing as a catalyst, SQM is the trade to own for a mid-term rebound while retaining downside …
