Swiss stocks - Factors to watch on February 20

Sulzer

20/02/2025 06:18

ZURICH/GDANSK, Feb 20(Reuters) - Here are some of the
main factors that may affect Swiss stocks on Thursday:
    
    ZURICH INSURANCE GROUP AG  ZURN.S  
    Europe's fifth largest insurer reported slightly higher than
expected annual operating profit on Thursday.
    
    GARMIN LTD  GRMN.BN  
    Swiss navigation device maker Garmin forecast full-year
results above Wall Street estimates on Wednesday, banking on
continued momentum in its outdoor and auto OEM segments.
      
    COMPANY STATEMENTS
    MEYER BURGER  MBTN.S  
    Extends bridge facility to Feb. 28 and calls bondholders'
meetings to defer interest payments.
    
    CEMBRA MONEY BANK AG  CMBN.S  
    Reports FY 2024 net income of CHF 170.4 million.
    
    ZUG ESTATES HOLDING AG  ZUGN.S  
    Says board proposes dividend increase to CHF 47.00 per
share.
    
    AVOLTA AG  AVOL.S  
    Says co expands operations at John F. Kennedy International
Airport with 15-year F&B contract.
    
    ALCON AG  ALCC.S  
    Announces U.S. launch of Voyager Dslt, first-of-its-kind
treatment for glaucoma and ocular hypertension.
        
    SULZER AG  SUN.S 
    Full year results due.    
    
    ANALYSTS' VIEWS
    * UBS GROUP AG  UBSG.S  - MORGAN STANLEY CUTS TO
EQUAL-WEIGHT FROM OVERWEIGHT; CUTS TARGET PRICE TO CHF 34 FROM
CHF 35
    * STRAUMANN HOLDING AG  STMN.S  - MORGAN STANLEY RAISES TO
EQUAL-WEIGHT FROM UNDERWEIGHT; RAISES TARGET PRICE TO CHF 130
FROM CHF 115
    
    ECONOMY
    Swiss January trade due at 0700 GMT.

 (Reporting by Zurich newsroom and Gdansk newsroom)
 ((+41 58 306 7336; zurich.newsroom@thomsonreuters.com))
 
((For Top News in a multimedia Web format on Eikon visit: https://bit.ly/2NDFd6g
FOR RELATED PRICES, NEWS AND OTHER TOPICS, DOUBLE-CLICK ON:
Daily Swiss stock market report in German  .SDE 
All SMI constituent stocks  0#.SSMI 
DJ STOXX index  .STOXX 
Top 10 STOXX sectors  .PGL.STOXXS 
Top 10 EUROSTOXX sectors  .PGL.STOXXES 
Swiss mid-cap index  .SSMI 
Swiss all-share index  .SSHI 
Swiss market digest  .AD.S 
Sector overview  CH/SECTOR1 
All Swiss news  CH 
Swiss research news  CH-RCH   
All equity news  E 
SPEED GUIDES:   EQUITY   EQUITY/NEWS1   EUR/EQUITY   SWITZERLAND   REUTERS  ))