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The Corner has a team of on-the-ground reporters in capital cities ranging from New York to Beijing. Their stories are edited by the teams at the Spanish magazine Consejeros (for members of companies’ boards of directors) and at the stock market news site Consenso Del Mercado (market consensus). They have worked in economics and communication for over 25 years.
Puig

Relevant News Item 3rd May 2024

Puig opens on stock exchange this Friday with €24.5/share placement price, discount of 15.6% compared to sector average

Bankinter: Trading starts this Friday at 12.00h. The placement price has been €24.5/share. The group, valued at €14,000 M, has placed 32% of its capital among qualified investors. Preliminarily, based on available information, we estimate that the exit price represents a discount of 15.6% versus the sector average (L’Oreal, Estee Lauder, Shiseido, Coty, Interparfums) in terms of EV/EBITDA 2023 and -34.4% versus the sector leader, L’Oreal. We believe that a…

globalizacion construccion

World economy 3rd May 2024

OECD revises 2024 growth forecast upwards by 2/10 pp to +3.1%: activity remains resilient

Renta 4: European stock markets open flat on a day that will be dominated by the official US employment report (14:30h), where moderation is expected (in line with Wednesday’s ADP private employment survey and JOLTS job openings), but showing a still solid labour market and tightening in wages (yesterday 1Q24 unit labour costs +4.7% year-on-year vs +4% estimated). Consensus expects 240,000 estimated non-farm payrolls versus 303,000 estimated previously, unemployment rate…

China stocks markets

World economy 3rd May 2024

The dual objective of China’s competition quest: mitigating structural deceleration and great power rivalry

Alicia García Herrero (Natixis) | The Chinese economy has been decelerating for over a decade and will likely continue to do so, given the structural forces pushing it in this direction, such as an increasingly low return on assets but also aging. China’s single ‘silver bullet’ to mitigate such structural deceleration is innovation. To counter the downward pressures to development, and to increase domestic productivity, the central government is doubling…

BBVA Sabadell

Spanish economy 3rd May 2024

BBVA + Sabadell – In the Making

Jefferies | BBVA (Buy) submitted an offer for Sabadell (Restricted) less than 24 hours after BBVA’s interest was leaked to the press. The deal implies c4% EPS enhancement and a 30bps capital cost for BBVA, in line with our baseline published yesterday (3% and -20bps respectively) as the higher premium (30%) is offset by larger cost synergies (€850m vs. our €550m estimate). Deal logic is sufficiently clear and valid for…

Acciona

Markets, Relevant News Item 3rd May 2024

Acciona: downward adjustment for Acciona Energy valuation, but value remains at these levels

Bankinter : We make a fine-tuning downward valuation adjustment for Acciona Energia (ANE), but we continue to see value at these levels. We slightly adjust our estimates and the group’s target price downwards, but we maintain our Buy recommendation. The main reason is the cut in estimates and valuation on Acciona Energía due to lower electricity prices than initially estimated. Weak demand, a high weight of renewables in the electricity…

BBVA Sabadell

Spanish economy 1st May 2024

BBVA takes aim at Sabadell again

Jefferies | A press leak earlier this morning seems to have unveiled renewed merger talks between BBVA (Buy) and Sabadell (Restricted). We provide some food for thought and outputs under different scenarios. We can see the merits for such a deal from the vantage of BBVA, but we remain expectant on whether both parties can agree on sensible terms. Our baseline scenario suggests 3.5% EPS accretion on just 20bps CET1…

economia espana

Relevant News Item 1st May 2024

Inflation in Spain accelerates 1/10 of a point in April to 3.3%, but core continues to moderate to 2.9%

CdM | Inflation accelerated by one tenth of a percentage point in April, to 3.3%, mainly due to higher gas and food prices, according to the advance CPI data published on Monday by the National Statistics Institute (INE). If confirmed on 14 May, core inflation, i.e. once the most volatile items in the shopping basket (unprocessed food and energy products) are removed, will have moderated by 0.4 percentage points to…

Caixabank

Relevant News Item 30th April 2024

Caixabank reports attributable profit of €1,005 million (+17,5%) for 1Q24

Jefferies | Caixabank | BUY | CABK SM | €5.12 | PT: €5.80 | % to PT: +13% | CaixaBank 1Q24 – In-line Prin and Guidance | 1Q24 in line at net income level. The 3% beat on NII is perhaps the major highlight (offset by small miss on others/LLCs), but very much confirming the dynamics already observed elsewhere hitherto. Upgraded FY24 NII guidance to MSD growth year-on-year (consensus already…

Iberdrola guapa

European economy 30th April 2024

Iberdrola reaches agreement with Premier Energy Group to sell renewables business in Romania for €88 million

Norbolsa | Iberdrola (IBE) has reached an agreement with energy company Premier Energy Group to sell its renewable business in Romania for €88 million (80 MW of wind power), thus advancing in its plan to divest non-strategic assets. The company thus takes another step towards focusing on key countries, such as Spain, the United Kingdom, Brazil and the United States.