Με θετικό πρόσημο ολοκλήρωσαν την συνεδρίαση σήμερα τα περισσότερα ευρωπαϊκά χρηματιστήρια, με τα μεγαλύτερα κέρδη να πραγματοποιεί ο κλάδος των βασικών καταναλωτικών αγαθών και τις μεγαλύτερες απώλειες αυτός της ενέργειας.
Ανοδικές τάσεις επικράτησαν σήμερα στα περισσότερα ευρωπαϊκά χρηματιστήρια, έπειτα από την αύξηση των εργοστασιακών παραγγελιών στην Γερμανία, αλλά και τα καλά εταιρικά νέα που ανακοίνωσαν ευρωπαϊκές εταιρείες.
Οι μετοχές της BP (NYSE:BP) αυξήθηκαν κατά 5,7% στο Λονδίνο, αφού ο γίγαντας του πετρελαίου και του φυσικού αερίου ανακοίνωσε καλύτερα από τα αναμενόμενα κέρδη του τέταρτου τριμήνου και επιτάχυνε τις επαναγορές μετοχών. Για το τέταρτο τρίμηνο, η εταιρεία ανακοίνωσε προσαρμοσμένα κέρδη ανά μετοχή (EPS) 17,77c, από 26,44c πέρυσι και έναντι 16,27c που προέβλεπε η κοινή γνώμη.(περισσότερα εδώ)
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Οι εργοστασιακές παραγγελίες στη Γερμανία αυξήθηκαν απροσδόκητα κατά 8,9% τον Δεκέμβριο του 2023, έναντι εκτιμήσεων των οικονομολόγων για μείωση 0,1% αμετάβλητων τον προηγούμενο μήνα.
Πρόκειται για την ισχυρότερη αύξηση από τον Ιούνιο του 2020, η οποία προήλθε κυρίως από τις μεγάλες παραγγελίες στην κατασκευή οχημάτων (110,9%), δηλαδή αεροσκαφών, πλοίων και τρένων, στη μεταποίηση μεταλλικών προϊόντων (18,0%) και στον ηλεκτρικό εξοπλισμό (38,7%).
Οι εγχώριες παραγγελίες αυξήθηκαν κατά 9,4%. Επίσης, οι παραγγελίες από το εξωτερικό σημείωσαν άλμα 8,5%, με τις παραγγελίες από την Ευρωζώνη να εκτοξεύονται κατά 34,5%, ενώ οι παραγγελίες από χώρες εκτός Ευρωζώνης συρρικνώθηκαν κατά 7,5%. Οι νέες παραγγελίες εξαιρουμένων των παραγγελιών μεγάλης κλίμακας μειώθηκαν κατά 2,2% τον Δεκέμβριο. Σε μια λιγότερο ευμετάβλητη σύγκριση 3 μηνών, οι εισερχόμενες παραγγελίες από τον Οκτώβριο έως τον Δεκέμβριο του 2023 αυξήθηκαν κατά 0,1% σε σχέση με την προηγούμενη περίοδο. Για το σύνολο του έτους, οι εισερχόμενες παραγγελίες μειώθηκαν κατά 5,9% σε ημερολογιακά προσαρμοσμένη βάση, ενώ οι λοιπές κατασκευές οχημάτων σημείωσαν άνοδο. πηγή: Ομοσπονδιακή Στατιστική Υπηρεσία.
Στην Βρετανία, ο δείκτης PMI Κατασκευών για τον μήνα Ιανουάριο πραγματοποίησε αύξηση στις 48,8 μονάδες έναντι εκτιμήσεων των οικονομολόγων για 47,2 μονάδες και 46,8 μονάδων τον προηγούμενο μήνα.
Ο δείκτης Stoxx 600 έκλεισε στις 487,14 μονάδες με άνοδο 0,71%.
Στην Φρανκφούρτη ο δείκτης DAX έκλεισε στις 17.034,04 μονάδες με άνοδο 0,77%, με το σήμα να παραμένει σε strong buy, και με την στήριξη να βρίσκεται στις 16.790 μονάδες.
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Στο Λονδίνο ο δείκτης FTSE 100 έκλεισε στις 7.683,51 μονάδες με άνοδο 0,89%, παραμένοντας με σήμα strong buy, με την αντίσταση να βρίσκεται στις 7.733 μονάδες και την στήριξη στις 7.531 μονάδες.
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Στο Παρίσι ο δείκτης CAC 40 έκλεισε στις 7.640,56 μονάδες με άνοδο 0,67%, με το σήμα να παραμένει σε strong buy, και με την στήριξη να βρίσκεται στις 7.587 μονάδες.
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Recommendations
Beiersdorf: Bernstein analyst Bruno Monteyne maintains his Neutral opinion on the stock. The target price is unchanged and still at EUR 130.
LVMH: In a research note published by Luca Solca, Bernstein advises its customers to buy the stock. The target price is unchanged and still at EUR 849.
Kering: In his latest research note, analyst Luca Solca confirms his recommendation. The broker Bernstein is keeping its Neutral rating. The target price remains unchanged at EUR 436.
Krones: In his latest research note, analyst Peter Rothenaicher confirms his positive recommendation. The broker Baader Bank is keeping its Buy rating. The target price is unchanged at EUR 135.
Continental: In a research note, Berenberg analyst Romain Gourvil has maintained his recommendation on the stock with a Buy rating. The target price is increased from EUR 83 to EUR 86.
BAT: In a research note published by Owen Bennett, Jefferies advises its customers to buy the stock. The target price remains unchanged at GBX 3300.
Beiersdorf: UBS reiterate its Sell rating. The target price is unchanged at EUR 103.
Shell: Jefferies is positive on the stock with a Buy rating. The target price remains unchanged at GBX 3000.
Εταιρικά νέα
Infineon Technologies lowered its sales forecasts for fiscal 2024 as the group reckons with months of weak demand for chips in personal electronics such as computers and smartphones.
The German chip maker said Tuesday that it is aiming for around 16 billion euros ($17.19 billion) in sales for the year ending in September, down about 2% from fiscal 2023. Its segment result margin–a key profitability metric–is expected in the low to mid-20s percentage range compared with 27% in fiscal 2023. The group had previously guided for roughly EUR17 billion in revenue and a segment result margin of about 24%.
Infineon and the wider chip industry have been grappling for months with low demand for their semiconductors in computers, smartphones and other consumer devices. In contrast, the automotive industry has provided a lifeline to the sector as car makers seek smaller and more energy-efficient chips in their push for electric vehicles. “In consumer, communication, computing and IoT[Internet of Things] applications, we are not anticipating a noticeable recovery in demand until the second half of the calendar year,” said Chief Executive Jochen Hanebeck. “Our expectations for the automotive sector remain virtually unchanged from November, despite a slowdown in demand in electromobility outside China.”
Hanebeck’s remarks echo recent commentary from other chip makers. STMicroelectronics said last month that automotive demand was stable, though it said there was a deterioration in industrial demand and no significant improvement for personal electronics. Texas Instruments also warned of growing weakness across industrials. While forecasts for personal-electronics demand played a key role in bringing down sales guidance, Infineon said that about half of the expected decline in revenue is due to an adjustment in exchange rates. The group is now assuming an exchange rate of $1.10 to the euro compared with $1.05 when it originally set out fiscal 2024 guidance in November.
Infineon also lowered its investments in plants, equipment and other assets this fiscal year to roughly EUR2.9 billion from EUR3.3 billion previously.
The company posted revenue of EUR3.70 billion for the three months to the end of December compared with EUR3.95 billion in the previous year’s fiscal first quarter. Its automotive division contributed EUR2.09 billion to sales, up 11% on year. However, revenue at its power and sensor systems unit contracted 27% to EUR765 million.
Net profit slipped to EUR587 million from EUR728 million, while its segment result contracted to EUR831 million from EUR1.11 billion, generating a 22.4% margin. Analysts had forecast revenue of EUR3.82 billion and a net profit of EUR549 million, with a segment result of EUR826 million, according to FactSet. Infineon had expected quarterly revenue of around EUR3.8 billion and a segment result margin of around 22%. For the current quarter through March, Infineon expects revenue of roughly EUR3.6 billion and a segment result margin of about 18%. Revenue at its automotive, green industrial power and connected secure systems businesses should stay at about the same level as in the previous quarter, while sales in the power and sensor systems unit is expected to decline noticeably.
Renishaw reported a lower pretax profit for the half year due to lower demand from semiconductor equipment manufacturers amid a challenging environment, but it remains confident in its organic growth model aiming for high single digit organic growth rates. The London-listed technology company said Tuesday that for the six months ended Dec. 31 pretax profit was 56.5 million pounds ($70.8 million) compared with GBP77.8 million for the same period a year earlier. Revenue fell 5% to GBP330.5 million from GBP347.7 million. Within this, EMEA revenue was lower by 6%, with weaker demand for position measurement and additive manufacturing products, the company said. Americas revenue was lower by 13%, reflecting weaker sales despite an improved order book, Renishaw added. Renishaw said that it expects full-year revenue to be in the range of GBP675 million to GBP715 million. Pretax profit is expected to be in the range of GBP122 million to GBP147 million. The board declared an interim dividend of 16.8 pence a share for the period. “We expect an improvement in our trading performance in the second half of the financial year as market conditions improve, and as we continue to pursue a range of growth opportunities,” Chief executive William Lee said.
UBS Group posted its second quarterly net loss in a row, hit by expenses related to its takeover of Credit Suisse, but plans to restart share buybacks this year after completing the first integration phase of the deal. The Swiss bank said Tuesday that it reported a net loss of $279 million in the three months to the end of December. This was narrower than the net loss of $785 million the quarter before, but compared with a net profit of $1.65 billion in the same period a year earlier. Revenue was $10.855 billion compared with $8.03 billion in the fourth quarter of 2022. The Zurich-based bank beat analysts’ estimates of a net loss of $285 million but missed analysts’ estimates of a revenue at $11.04 billion, according to consensus figures provided by the bank.
The company said it had completed the first phase of the strategic integration of its once-rival Credit Suisse and that it plans to reinstate share buybacks, distributing up to $1 billion to shareholders in the second half. The repurchase will commence after the legal merger of subsidiaries UBS AG and Credit Suisse AG by the second quarter of 2024, with the aim of surpassing pre-takeover levels by 2026. UBS last year paused a $5 billion buyback after the Credit Suisse deal. Along with the share buyback, the Swiss bank increased its 2026 cost-saving goal to $13 billion. As part of its three-year strategic plan, UBS backs its return on equity target–a key profitability metric for banks- of around 15% to end 2026. Executives still expect the cost-to-income ratio to fall below 70% at the end of 2026. UBS booked $21.8 billion in net new assets into its global wealth management business in the fourth quarter, it said. The company said it would propose a dividend of $0.70 a share for 2023, up from $0.55 the year prior.
BP posted higher-than-expected annual profit, joining other oil-and-gas giants in showing resilience despite volatile energy prices, although results still dropped from the prior-year’s record highs. The British energy major on Tuesday reported $13.84 billion in full-year underlying replacement cost profit–a similar metric to net income that the U.S. oil companies report–down significantly from $27.65 billion in the year before when soaring energy demand supercharged prices following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The result, which edged above a consensus forecast of $13.83 billion compiled by Visible Alpha, was due to lower realizations, portfolio changes, lower refining margins and lower oil trading, the company said.
Oil majors have faced volatile energy prices during the year, especially in the fourth quarter, but strong gas trading and persistent demand for oil helped U.K. rival Shell and U.S. peers Exxon and Chevron to post healthy profits last week. Shell reported $20.28 billion, while Exxon and Chevron posted $36 billion and $21.37 billion, respectively. For the quarter, BP booked $2.99 billion in underlying replacement cost profit, down from $3.29 billion in the preceding quarter, but above a consensus forecast of $2.77 billion compiled by the company. The quarterly result reflects strong gas trading and higher oil realization, offset by lower refining margins and weak oil trading, the London-based company said. “2023 was a year of strong operational performance with real momentum in delivery right across the business,” Chief Executive Murray Auchincloss said. In addition, BP said it intends to buy back $1.75 billion worth of shares in the first three months of the year, aiming for a total of $3.50 billion in the first half. Dividends were kept at 7.27 cents, matching the preceding quarter’s payout.
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