Swiss stocks - Factors to watch on January 28

COLTENE Holding AG

28/01/2021 05:55

ZURICH/BERLIN, Jan 28 (Reuters) - Here are some of the main
factors that may affect Swiss stocks on Thursday:
    
    SGS  SGSN.S  
    The Swiss inspections group reports 2020 revenue fell 15% to
5.6 billion Swiss francs.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nFWN2K21GR
    
    
    COMPANY STATEMENTS
    * Zuger Kantonalbank  ZUGER.S  reports net operating profit
down 2.5% to 104.5 million Swiss francs and says Hanspeter
Rhyner to become new chief executive.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nFWN2K21Q9
    * Bucher  BUCN.S  said it expects the operating profit
margin for 2020 to be slightly higher than at mid-year and
profit for the period to be correspondingly lower versus 2019.
 urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nTENc44fpa
    * Coltene said it expects 2020 net sales of 248.4 million
Swiss francs and an EBIT margin - before one-time effects from
the disposal of Vigodent - of 12.9%.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nEQ3ZFvv0a
    * Bergbahnen Engelberg Truebsee Titlis  TIBN.S  reports
2019/20 operating income fell 51% to 38.2 million Swiss francs.
 urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nFWN2K21LY
    
    
    ANALYSTS' VIEWS
    ADECCO GROUP AG  ADEN.S : JEFFERIES CUTS TO UNDERPERFORM
FROM HOLD
    LAFARGEHOLCIM LTD  LHN.S : EXANE BNP PARIBAS CUTS TO NEUTRAL
FROM OUTPERFORM
    DUFRY AG  DUFN.S : GOLDMAN SACHS RAISES TO BUY RATING;
RAISES TARGET PRICE TO CHF 61
    SWISS RE AG  SRENH.S : JP MORGAN CUTS TARGET PRICE TO CHF 94
FROM CHF 97
    SIKA AG  SIKA.S : CREDIT SUISSE RAISES TARGET PRICE TO CHF
264 FROM CHF 260
    LANDIS+GYR GROUP AG  LANDI.S : JP MORGAN RAISES TARGET PRICE
TO CHF 60 FROM CHF 56
    ZUR ROSE GROUP AG  ROSEG.S : JEFFERIES RAISES TARGET PRICE
TO CHF 550 FROM CHF 450
   
    
    ECONOMY
    Swiss December trade due at 0700 GMT
    

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