** Berenberg initiates coverage on French defence supplier Exosens EXENS.PA with a "buy" rating, citing undervalued growth and a targeted acquisition strategy
** The brokerage highlights Exosens as a strategic image-intensifier tubes supplier to NATO
** It believes the current share price does not fully capture the growth potential of the night-vision market or the company's strong positioning within it
** A targeted mergers and acquisitions strategy is also expected to fuel growth in segments outside of the company's core defence business, the brokerage adds
** Out of 10 analysts that cover Exosens, seven rate the stock "strong buy" or "buy," two rate "hold" and one rates the stock "strong sell" - LSEG data
(Reporting by Hugo Lhomedet)
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