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Tokyo markets closed lower with the Nikkei 225 falling 1.83% as sector losses in Paper & Pulp, Transport and Communication weighed on the market. Advancers were outnumbered by decliners across the Tokyo Stock Exchange, while Furukawa Electric reached a five-year high. Commodities and currency moves included gains for crude and Brent oil and a weake…
Basic-Fit NV has reiterated its 2025 financial outlook and issued guidance for 2026. The company expects 2025 revenue of about 001.415 billion and underlying EBITDA less rent near 00344 million, both within previously stated ranges. For 2026, Basic-Fit projects revenue between 001.64 billion and 001.69 billion, underlying EBITDA less rent of 00405 …
Morgan Stanley lowered its rating on Varonis Systems from Overweight to Equalweight and reduced its price target to $41 from $44, citing growing competition in the AI security market. The move follows survey feedback and broader analyst revisions to earnings estimates, even as Varonis expands platform capabilities and announces new cloud and data-s…
KeyBanc upgraded Solventum (NYSE:SOLV) from Sector Weight to Overweight and set a $97.00 price target, pointing to the company's strong start since separating from 3M, recent acquisition activity and a valuation below peers. The firm highlighted a path to meeting or exceeding a 4-5% organic growth target ahead of its 2028 timeline and noted a chang…
National HealthCare (NHC) has surged to new 52-week highs, but the stock still looks reasonably valued against its cash generation and improving fundamentals. With bullish technicals, low leverage, and a business tied to durable senior-care demand, this sets up as a mid-term trade where you’re paying for quality, not hype.
JPMorgan has initiated coverage of Exponent (NASDAQ: EXPO) with an Overweight rating and a $100 price target, signaling roughly 35% upside from current levels. The bank bases its view on Exponent's position in science and engineering consulting, a cash-positive balance sheet and expected acceleration in revenue and margins, while other firms have a…
JPMorgan has launched coverage of Compass Inc. with an Overweight rating and a $15.00 price target, implying roughly 12.5% upside from the current share price of $13.33. The firm highlights Compass’s consolidation strategy, unified technology platform, and margin momentum, and identifies the completed Anywhere Real Estate acquisition as a primary c…
U.S. Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Elbridge Colby and South Korean Defence Minister Ahn Gyu-back agreed to strengthen collaboration on Seoul’s pursuit of a nuclear-powered submarine during meetings in Seoul. Both sides framed cooperation as a means to enhance South Korea’s capacity to lead peninsula defence and to elevate the bilateral secu…
JPMorgan has initiated coverage of Verra Mobility (NASDAQ: VRRM) with a Neutral rating and a $25.00 price target, implying roughly 17% upside from current levels. The bank's view follows a site visit to the company's Mesa headquarters and highlights market leadership, predictable recurring revenue and healthy margins. JPMorgan also flagged customer…
France's M6 broadcaster and its significant shareholder CMA CGM are advocating changes to long-standing French media regulations that effectively freeze ownership structures and limit consolidation. Sources say the move would enable French broadcasters to participate in wider European mergers and acquisitions, a shift prompted by rising competition…
Jefferies has highlighted seven UK industrial names it prefers heading into 2026, emphasizing company-specific fundamentals and recent earnings clarity rather than relying on a broad cyclical rebound. The group includes Bodycote, Chemring, Elementis, Volution Group (FAN), IMI, Rotork and Spirax Group, each carrying a buy rating and distinct valuati…
Piper Sandler reduced its rating on IO Biotech from Overweight to Neutral and cut the price target to $0.50 from $3.00 after the company announced a strategic review. The move follows concerns about the company’s cash runway despite positive five-year follow-up data for its IO102-IO103 vaccine program and recent leadership changes.
Ryanair said it now expects average fares for the financial year ending March 31 to exceed its prior +7% guidance by 1 to 2 percentage points, citing fares in the first quarter of 2026 that are running ahead of last year. The carrier is guiding pre-exceptional after-tax profit of 2.13-2.23 billion euros, up from 1.61 billion euros a year earlier, a…
Envista (NVST) is trading near its 52-week high with improving momentum and a market that still seems hesitant to pay up for a cleaner FY25 setup. With valuation no longer “cheap” on headline P/E but still reasonable on sales and cash flow metrics, the trade hinges on a continuation move through resistance as investors lean into a potential FY25 be…
Since the finance minister's November budget statement, indicators suggest a modest improvement in UK economic activity: purchasing managers' surveys show the strongest business performance in months, consumer confidence has risen to levels not seen since mid-2024, and retail volumes posted an unexpectedly robust annual rise in December. However, t…
UBS has downgraded Clearwater Analytics Holdings (CWAN) from Buy to Neutral and cut its price target to $24.55 following the company's agreement to be acquired by an investor group led by Permira and Warburg Pincus. The cash deal values Clearwater at $24.55 per share, equating to roughly 7.7 times UBS's sales estimate, and the transaction is expect…
UBS has cut its recommendation on British Land Company Plc from Buy to Neutral and trimmed its price target slightly to GBP4.40 (440p). The bank cited narrowing upside since its November upgrade and two principal concerns - the potential impact of artificial intelligence on office demand and a difficult UK macroeconomic outlook - while still viewin…
Several institutional investors in LVMH are publicly pressing for clearer disclosure about how Bernard Arnault intends to pass leadership of the luxury conglomerate to the next generation. With Arnault still at the helm and no named successor, shareholders say the lack of transparency has become a material governance concern that could weigh on the…
Cohen & Steers has sold off from its 52-week high near $91 to about $66, pushing the dividend yield to roughly 3.7% and resetting expectations. For an asset manager tied to real assets and income strategies, that’s an appealing mix if the market rotates back toward yield and defensiveness. The trade: buy the dip near $65.91 with a stop below recent…
Taiwan's benchmark index ended higher on Monday, with the Taiwan Weighted rising 0.68% to reach a new all-time high. Strength in Biotech & Medical Care, Chemical/Bio & Medical care and Electronic Parts/Components powered the advance. Several mid-cap names posted double-digit percentage moves, while some stocks recorded steep declines. Commo…
Canaccord Genuity reduced its rating on Lifetime Brands (NASDAQ: LCUT) from Buy to Hold and cut the price target to $3.50 from $4.00, pointing to a pattern of underperformance since coverage began in March 2023. The firm highlighted disappointing organic growth, limited M&A activity, weak product innovation, and macro challenges including tariffs. …
Spot gold surged to a record $5,092.70 per ounce amid heightened geopolitical and economic uncertainty, and analysts say the metal has room to climb toward $6,000 this year. Ongoing central-bank accumulation, strong ETF inflows and robust retail interest in bars and coins underpin bullish forecasts, though observers flag potential short-lived corre…
Asian equity markets traded unevenly as investors awaited this week’s Federal Reserve policy decision and an important slate of technology earnings. Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 dropped sharply after the yen strengthened markedly against the U.S. dollar, increasing pressure on exporters. Other regional markets showed smaller moves, with South Korea easing fr…
The Japanese yen has dominated market attention after abrupt moves over the past sessions revived talk of coordinated U.S.-Japan currency intervention for the first time in 15 years. A pronounced intraday reversal left the yen near a four-month strong point against the dollar, unnerving investors and influencing Asian FX, Japanese equities and prec…
A potent winter storm dropped snow, sleet and freezing rain across large portions of the United States, leaving more than 847,000 homes and businesses without electricity late on Sunday. Utilities in the mid-South and beyond reported the largest losses of service, federal emergency disaster declarations were approved for multiple states, and crews …
