Top of the Street: Nestle, Siemens, Johnson Matthey, Bouygues
BUZZ-Top of the Street: Nestle, Siemens, Johnson Matthey, Bouygues A round-up of notable broker activity this morning from Europe's top-ranked* analysts:
** J.P. Morgan upgrades Swiss food and drinks group Nestle NESN.S to "overweight" from "neutral", saying that "FY27 is shaping up as a vintage year" as the broker expects sales volumes and margins to bounce back
** Jefferies cuts German engineering group Siemens SIEGn.DE to "hold" from "buy", warning that its strong backlog visibility is increasingly priced in after recent share outperformance
INITIATIONS AND REINSTATEMENTS
** Citigroup renews coverage on UK chemicals company Johnson Matthey JMAT.L with a "buy" rating, noting the recent portfolio reset has created a "simpler group with a clearer path to earnings growth and cash returns"
** UBS initiates coverage on French conglomerate Bouygues BOUY.PA with a "buy" rating, saying that the recent pullback in the stock provides a "compelling buying opportunity" given the upside in data centres
(*Analyst rankings from Thomson Reuters StarMine. The scale is from 1-star to 5-star with 5 being the best. Analysts are ranked on earnings accuracy as well as relative performance of recommendations over trailing 12-month & 24-month periods.)
(Reporting by Rafal Nowak and Corcoran Ronan in Gdansk)
((RafalWojciech.Nowak@thomsonreuters.com; +48 58 769 66 63;))
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