Citigroup starts Maire with 'buy', sees upside from gas spending
BUZZ-Citigroup starts Maire with 'buy', sees upside from gas spending ** Citigroup initiates coverage of Maire MTCM.MI with "buy" rating, seeing the Italian engineering group as the best-placed of European equities to benefit from increased global spending on natural gas projects
** It further sees its technology business becoming a second, more profitable driver of growth
** The brokerage's 2029 EBITDA forecast is 13% above consensus
** It sets Maire's PT at €18.00, saying the stock trades at a discount compared to European Service peers
** Maire's stock closed at €12.09 on Friday
** Out of 10 analysts covering Maire, six rate it "strong buy" or "buy," two "hold" and one "sell" — LSEG data
(Reporting by Mirko Miorelli)
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