Orange up after raising earnings forecast

Orange SA

23/04/2026 11:15

** Orange ORAN.PA up 4% after the French telecoms group tops quarterly expectations and raises its 2026 earnings forecast, which JPMorgan describes as an “impressive start to the year”

** Berenberg notes strong performance in the Middle East & Africa, while service revenue in France was the weakest among the group’s major European markets

** NewStreet Research adds that French telecoms dealmaking should also be supportive

** Out of 19 analysts covering the stock, nine rate it “buy” or “strong buy” and ten rate it “hold”, with no “sell” ratings, according to LSEG data

 (Reporting by Leo Marchandon in Gdansk)

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