Top of the Street: Endesa, Givaudan, Lufthansa, Maersk
A round-up of notable broker activity this morning from Europe's top-ranked* analysts:
** UBS cuts A.P. Moeller-Maersk MAERSKb.CO to "neutral" from "buy," saying the Danish shipping group's lower valuation reflects concerns about mid-term overcapacity and the logistics transformation costs
** Citigroup cuts Swiss fragrance and flavour maker Givaudan GIVN.S to "neutral" from "buy" on peak performance in 2024 that leaves little growth for next year
** Deutsche Bank cuts London-based industrial product distributor and service provider RS Group RS1R.L to "hold" from "buy" on consistent subdued demand, adding it previously hoped RS could potentially beat FY25 guidance through increased stability and improving markets into year-end, but weak PMIs and poor peer trading increase downside risk
** Stifel raises Deutsche Lufthansa LHAG.DE to "hold" from "sell", anticipating reassuring trading outlooks and appreciating the airline's response to recent yield weakness by slowing down winter capacity growth to 1.4%, bringing supply/demand back into balance
INITIATIONS AND REINSTATEMENTS
** Jefferies initiates coverage of Spanish utility Endesa ELE.MC with "hold" rating as most of the better regulatory framework for the group is already included in consensus numbers
(*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 Marta Serafinko
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