Saab hits top of STOXX after double-upgrade by MS

Kongsberg Gruppen ASA

07/07/2026 08:56

** Shares in Swedish defence firm Saab SAABb.ST rise 4.4% to the top of pan-European STOXX .STOXX 600 index after a double-upgrade to "overweight" from "underweight" by Morgan Stanley
** The brokerage raises its PT on Saab by 30% to SEK 700 citing a "compelling earnings upgrade story" that is not yet fully reflected in market consensus estimates
** MS adds the firm is well positioned to benefit from accelerating European rearmament, NATO expansion and defence funding from the European Union
** It notes recent contract momentum lifts estimated backlog to over SEK 300 billion ($31.13 billion) by 2026, showing medium-term demand remains underappreciated by the market
** The broker downgrades Norwegian peer Kongsberg KOG.OL to "underweight" from "equal weight" as its recent Capital Markets Day showed that upside is already priced in
     
     
($1 = 9.6379 Swedish crowns)

(Reporting by Marta Frackowiak)
((marta.frackowiak@thomsonreuters.com))