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NatWest Group PLC shares climbed 4.6% after UBS increased its earnings forecasts for 2026-28 and kept a 'buy' rating with a 780p target. UBS flagged stronger-than-expected fourth-quarter results, better net interest income and lower-than-anticipated impairments, while NatWest's CET1 ratio reached 14.0% including a £750 million buyback tied to the E…
In its 2026 sector note, UBS identifies five European transport-infrastructure companies it regards as particularly well placed to withstand potential economic disruption from AI-driven changes to travel and employment. The selections emphasize regulated revenue, durable assets and solid capital discipline as anchors for earnings stability.
Saudi Arabia's equity benchmark closed lower on Monday, with the Tadawul All Share finishing down 0.40%. Losses were concentrated in the Hotels & Tourism, Energy & Utilities and Building & Construction sectors. Market breadth was negative, with 241 stocks falling versus 92 advancing and 19 unchanged. Several individual issues registered large intra…
Deutsche Bank strategists say investor views of artificial intelligence have moved from an idealized future to concrete deployment, prompting a sharp reassessment of valuations in software and related sectors. The changes have helped push major indexes and individual mega-cap stocks lower as market participants sort between firms likely to benefit …
Yum China reported a quarter and fiscal year that reinforced durable consumer demand, margin resilience and rapid digital adoption. At roughly $55.45 and a market cap near $19.6B, the shares trade at ~21.7x earnings with an EV/EBITDA of ~10.8 and free cash flow of $941M. Low leverage, steady FCF and the prospect of a dividend make this a high-convi…
Goldman Sachs continues to project Sterling underperformance for the year even as recent UK growth and activity indicators have shown resilience. The bank says broader drivers including global risk sentiment, regional macro themes and currency valuations inform its view, but recent GBP moves have been driven mainly by domestic developments. Goldman…
Deutsche Bank upgraded KONE Corporation to a buy rating from hold and lifted its price target to €71 from €62, with analyst John Kim pointing to a modernization-driven growth trajectory, stronger performance outside China, and an expected acceleration in service revenue by 2027. The stock last closed at €60.40.
AI-driven headlines have pressured logistics names, but C.H. Robinson's scale, high returns, and strong free cash flow make the pullback an entry opportunity. We upgrade to a buy and lay out an actionable trade with clear entry, stop and target tied to valuation and catalysts.
Goldman Sachs analysts report that companies most exposed to fears over AI disruption have delivered generally solid fourth-quarter earnings, with revenue growth and margin expansion supporting positive near-term results. At the same time, mounting hyperscaler capital expenditure and decreased share buybacks are intensifying debate about the pace a…
Goldman Sachs client data shows global hedge funds bought a record amount of developed and emerging market stocks in Asia in the week to Friday 13, concentrating bullish positions in Korea, Taiwan and China. The flows came amid volatile markets and a tech-driven selloff that pressured global indices on Friday, while several Asian bourses finished t…
Latham Group (SWIM) looks actionable on a pullback. Positive momentum, structural cost cuts and modest free cash flow give the stock a foundation, while a reasonable enterprise valuation (EV/sales 1.84; EV/EBITDA 12.5) leaves room for a re-rating if top-line stabilizes. This is a tactical long for traders willing to accept cyclicality and volatile …
Kepler Cheuvreux downgraded Interpump Group to hold from buy and reduced its target price to €45, citing weak guidance for fiscal 2026 that signals little to no growth. The broker lowered its 2026 EPS and EBITDA forecasts after Interpump reported fiscal 2025 results that missed estimates, with hydraulics largely driving the shortfall and water jett…
Freeport-McMoRan (FCX) is a leveraged way to play the ongoing copper supercycle. With Q4 2025 beat, 2026 production guidance pointing to recovery, and Grasberg expected to phase back in Q2 2026, the stock can re-rate if metal prices remain firm. This trade idea lays out a defined long with entry, stop and target, while sizing operational and macro …
Kepler Cheuvreux upgraded Norwegian IT consultancy Bouvet to a 'buy' rating and kept a NOK60 target, even after the company reported fourth-quarter revenues below estimates and its share price slid to near 52-week lows. The broker trimmed near-term revenue and earnings forecasts to reflect lower utilization and salary inflation outpacing hourly rat…
B2Gold is trading at $5.40 with a market cap near $7.2B while producing meaningful free cash flow and ramping a new Canadian asset. With fourth-quarter and full-year 2025 results due 02/18/2026 and a number of operational catalysts ahead, the risk/reward for a short-term long looks favorable. This trade idea lays out entry ($5.40), stop ($4.60) and…
UBS economists Mark Haefele and Vincent Heaney argue that evidence of cooling tariff-driven inflation in U.S. goods prices, alongside slowing shelter costs and softer consumer inflation expectations, supports a case for the Federal Reserve to resume cutting rates from around mid-year. The bank expects two 25-basis-point cuts between June and Septem…
Goldman Sachs has raised its euro outlook, forecasting additional gains for the currency over coming months even as EUR/USD trades close to the bank's three-month target of 1.18. The firm points to a continued relationship between EUR/USD and the broader Dollar index, expects the euro to benefit from a weakening dollar rather than lead moves as it …
Agnico Eagle (AEM) is a high-quality gold producer with a large, diversified asset base and balance sheet heft. After a powerful run in gold and miners, AEM looks positioned to extend gains over the next 45 trading days if metal prices hold and risk appetite remains. This trade idea lays out a concrete entry, stop and target with rationale from val…
European Union finance ministers are set to discuss a set of 11 measures proposed by the European Commission designed to increase the international use of the euro. The proposals range from removing internal trade barriers and harmonising corporate law to issuing more joint debt, launching a digital euro, and expanding euro-denominated digital asse…
Kepler Cheuvreux lowered its rating on HelloFresh SE to "hold" from "buy" and reduced the 12-month target price to €5.50 from €10.50 after preliminary fiscal 2025 results showed revenue declined 11.8% to about €6.76 billion, missing the company's guidance range. The broker trimmed profitability and revenue forecasts for 2026 and 2027, raised its WA…
Official figures obtained via a freedom-of-information request show inmate deaths in Ecuador climbed sharply in 2025, reaching levels not seen since the 2021 unrest. Of 1,220 deaths reported last year, at least 206 were attributed to violence during gang clashes, while the remainder were recorded as illness, suicide or undetermined causes amid a tu…
Shares of 3D design software maker Dassault Systemes SE (EPA:DAST) fell more than 8% after AlphaValue downgraded the stock to "reduce" from "buy," citing uncertainty over how the company and the software sector will monetize artificial intelligence and signaling a slowdown in growth expectations. AlphaValue set Dassault's 2026 growth forecast at 3-…
Tenaris (TS) looks set to outperform over the next 45 trading days as a $1.2B buyback program, improving technicals, and a still-fragile but positive oil services backdrop combine to tighten float and support a multiple expansion. This is a mid-term trade aimed at capturing re-rating and tactical upside while respecting event and macro risks.
Investors face a condensed U.S. trading week with a dense slate of economic releases and a few high-profile corporate reports. Key data include the personal consumption expenditures price index and an advance reading on fourth-quarter GDP, while the Federal Reserve’s minutes should offer more detail on policymakers' thinking after their recent paus…
Orsted shares climbed more than 4% on Monday after Kepler Cheuvreux upgraded the Danish offshore wind developer to a buy rating and increased its target price to DKK175 from DKK150. The upgrade, led by analyst Ingo Becker, reflects an expectation that a steep reduction in capital expenditure from 2028 will reveal stronger free cash flow from renewa…
