German stocks - Factors to watch on February 22

Pfeiffer Vacuum Technology AG

22/02/2022 06:13

BERLIN/FRANKFURT, Feb 22 (Reuters) - The following are some
of the factors that may move German stocks on Tuesday:
    
    Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered the deployment of
troops to two breakaway regions in eastern Ukraine after
recognising them as independent on Monday, accelerating a crisis
the West fears could unleash a major war.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N2UW2DD
    
    CORONAVIRUS
    Germany reported 125,902 new infections and 306 more deaths.
        
    ALLIANZ  ALVG.DE 
    Allianz has dismissed two asset managers who oversaw a group
of investment funds that collapsed after racking up massive
losses when the spread of coronavirus triggered wild market
swings, according to regulatory filings.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL1N2UW1AD
    
    FRESENIUS SE & CO KGAA  FREG.DE 
    Fresenius said on Tuesday it expected earnings to keep
climbing this year amid cost inflation and persisting COVID-19
impact on its dialysis unit, as it sees earlier and higher
savings from its ongoing cost cutting programme.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N2UX0U1
    
    FRESENIUS MEDICAL CARE AG & CO KGAA  FMEG.DE 
    Fresenius Medical Care on Tuesday reported
weaker-than-expected net income for the final quarter of 2021,
due to the accumulated impact of COVID-19 and despite the
decline in its patients' excess mortality in the fourth quarter.
 urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N2UX0SL
    
    BIONTECH  22UAy.DE , MEDIGENE  MDG1k.DE 
    Biontech and Medigene announced global collaboration to
advance immunotherapies against cancer.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nFWN2UW0SN
    
    TELEFONICA DEUTSCHLAND  O2Dn.DE 
    Telefónica Deutschland said it extended its contract with
CEO Markus Haas.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nASN0025AH
    
    STRATEC  SBSG.DE 
    The founder of Stratec is looking for options for the German
medical technology company, Bloomberg reported on Monday.
 urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2UW382
    
    ALSTRIA OFFICE REIT AG  AOXG.DE 
    Fourth quarter results due.
    
    PFEIFFER VACUUM TECHNOLOGY AG  PV.DE 
    Preliminary full year results due.
    
    ANALYSTS' VIEWS
    BEIERSDORF AG  BEIG.DE : RBC CUTS TARGET PRICE TO EUR 81
FROM EUR 82
    THYSSENKRUPP  TKAG.DE : CREDIT SUISSE RAISES TARGET PRICE TO
EUR 17.7 FROM EUR 16.6
    KLOECKNER & CO SE  KCOGn.DE : CREDIT SUISSE RAISES TARGET
PRICE TO EUR 9.4 FROM EUR 9.2
    SALZGITTER AG  SZGG.DE : CREDIT SUISSE RAISES TARGET PRICE
TO EUR 33 FROM EUR 20
    ALLIANZ SE  ALVG.DE : HSBC RAISES TARGET PRICE TO EUR 285
FROM EUR 281
    UNITED INTERNET AG  UTDI.DE : JEFFERIES CUTS TARGET PRICE TO
EUR 35.2 FROM EUR 35.9
    1&1 AG  1U1.DE : JEFFERIES CUTS TARGET PRICE TO EUR 23 FROM
EUR 24.3
    RWE AG  RWEG.DE : BARCLAYS RAISES TARGET PRICE TO EUR 52
FROM EUR 42
    KLOECKNER & CO SE  KCOGn.DE : JEFFERIES RAISES TARGET PRICE
TO EUR 14.9 FROM EUR 14.35
            
    OVERSEAS STOCK MARKETS  
    !RIC {.DJI} is invalid    .N 
    Nikkei  .N225  -1.8%, Shanghai stocks  .SSEC  -1.4%.  .T 
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    Time: 6:13 GMT
    
    ECONOMY
    German February Ifo due at 0900 GMT. Business climate seen
at 96.5, current conditions at 96.6, expectations at 96.5  
    
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