Nestle shares reverse course, analysts point to management comments
Updates share move, adds analyst comments throughout
** Shares in Nestle NESN.S reverse course to rise 2.4%, among top performers of the Swiss blue-chip index .SSMI, after falling as much as 2.7% earlier in the session
** Analysts point to management comments on calls after the Swiss group cut its FY sales outlook and reported worse-than-expected nine-month organic sales growth
** "Would point to the comments of the CFO that a 'margin reset',(vs. 2023) would be less than the 100-200bp some investors feared," Andreas von Arx from Baader Helvea says
** "That puts somewhat a floor on the estimates and allows investors to think about a 'fair' mid-term valuation," he adds
** "Very convincing CEO. Story of mid-single digit growth is not over," writes Jean-Philippe Bertschy from Vontobel, also pointing to more disposals ahead
** In a note earlier in the day, Bertschy had deemed the release a "very painful reset for Nestle, unprecedented in recent history"
** Nestle also said it is revamping senior leadership and its operating structure
** But it did not give any information on how much the planned turnaround will cost in terms of restructuring spending and additional capex, von Arx says
** "A margin stabilization at a specified level is a positive; but without investors knowing the related costs it is difficult to judge," he adds
Reporting by Linda Pasquini
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