Norbolsa | The bank has approved the distribution of a dividend of 16 cents/share, +33% vs 2022. The news came a day after Santander’s dividend announcement (+39% vs 2022), although in this case the dividend will be 100% in cash. Thus, the bank’s payout remains in the 40-50% range of its strategy and in line with the objective of remunerating shareholders, supported by the bank’s good results. Shareholders will receive…
The increase in electricity and fuel prices has raised the general inflation rate in September to 3.5%, which is nine tenths of a percentage point higher than in the same month last year and its highest level since April.For its part, the underlying rate moderated by three tenths, to 5.8%, the lowest value since June 2022, according to the leading indicator of the National Statistics Institute (INE). As the INE…
Link Securities| The government is considering imposing conditions on the entry of the Saudi group STC in Telefónica (TEF), according to information from Bloomberg and as reported on Tuesday by the Expansión newspaper. These would include limiting the sale of assets or limiting the payment of dividends. The possibility of applying some of the restrictions that were applied when the IFM fund became a shareholder of Naturgy (NTGY) is also…
Banca March : Global trade falls to its lowest level since the pandemic. CPB World Trade Monitor data yesterday revealed the largest year-on-year decline (-3.2%) in global net exports in the post-pandemic period. In terms of monthly rates, the decline was 0.6%. The main reasons associated with these levels are last year’s interest rate hikes in several economies, as well as the sharp deterioration in China’s trade (imports: -5.2%, exports:…
Alphavalue / Divacons| The heat wave now sweeping Europe, and Spain in particular, is causing excessive energy consumption as a result of the increased use of air conditioning systems, driving up electricity prices. The spot price in Spain on Wednesday rose by 15% to €135/MW. This will undoubtedly benefit power generators present in the Iberian Peninsula such as Iberdrola, Acciona, EDP and ERG, with a spot exposure of 15-20%. Acciona…
Morgan Stanley: The consensus narrative has been improving thanks to the resilience of US macro data and the expectation of a soft-landing, but in an environment of still high rates and with the hasty deterioration of data in the Chinese economy, uncertainty remains around where we are in the economic cycle. In this context, it is important to find stocks that offer Alpha through self-help initiatives such as improved governance,…
Ana Racionero (Intermoney )| In Europe, the PMIs showed the bill that is being paid for the ECB’s rate hikes. The downturn was of great magnitude and, what is worse, anticipates recession in the eurozone, specifically, a contraction of around -0.2%/-0.3% in the third quarter, after having grown by 0.3% in the previous quarter. Although France’s manufacturing rose in August from 45.1 in July to 46.4, when a decline to…
Renta 4| The company has informed the CNMV that QatarEnergy has awarded it the additional engineering, procurement and construction (EPX) works for the off-plot Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) facilities of the North Field South project. The contract is worth $560 million (€520 million), the fourth contract awarded by QatarEnergy to Técnicas Reunidas in the last 24 months. Assessment: Positive impact on the share price given the amount of the contract,…
Link Securities | According to data from the European Central Bank (ECB), the eurozone recorded a current account surplus of €36.8 billion in June, compared with a deficit of €4.4 billion in the same month a year earlier. June’s surplus is the largest current account surplus achieved by the region since September 2021. This surplus was driven by the goods account, which went on to generate a surplus of €42.7…
Banca March | Weather conditions in recent months have led to a drought that is hampering the supply of the artificial lake that connects the Pacific and Atlantic oceans. As early as 30 July, measures were taken to reduce traffic from 38 vessels in normal conditions to 32. The waiting time estimated by the canal itself is between 9 and 11 days. The restrictions on both the depth and daily…