Sonova rises on strong outlook ahead of new platform launch
18/05/2026 08:46
** Shares in Swiss hearing aid maker Sonova SOON.S rise 3.4% on a solid 2026/27 outlook, as it plans a new platform launch for the second half of the year ** The company expects its sales to rise 5-8% in the year through March 2027, compared with 5.9% analyst consensus in a Vara poll ** The outlook slightly beats market expectations, Zuercher Kantonalbank says ** The stock is among top performers on the pan-European STOXX 600 index .STOXX (Reporting by Anastasiia Kozlova and Amir Orusov) ((Anastasiia.Kozlova@thomsonreuters.com; Amir.Orusov@thomsonreuters.com))