Companies

Amadeus

Citigroup ups stake in Amadeus to 4.02%

Alphavalue / Divacons | Citigroup increased its total stake in Amadeus IT Group’s share capital to 4.02%, according to a notification sent to the Spanish National Securities Market Commission (CNMV). CitiGroup’s current position breaks down into 1.593% in direct and indirect voting rights and 2.427% in financial instruments. In other news, Bank of America downgraded its recommendation for Amadeus, believing that it will perform ‘worse than the market’ due to…


puig preciosa

Supply and demand for Puig Brands stable within tedious range since May

Renta 4 | By the lows of last April, it had accumulated a 49% drop from its IPO highs. Since May, supply and demand have stabilised in a tedious range, with support at €15.7 and resistance at €17.45. Although this range could break downwards, we would be paying particular attention to the upper end, which is the transition zone of the main downtrend and a tactical turning point upwards. The…


Airtificial

Airtificial enters space sector with collaboration agreement with PLD Space for development of “Miura 5” rocket

CdM | Airtificial has taken another step forward in its business diversification process and has entered the space sector after its Aerospace & Defence division signed a collaboration agreement with PLD Space for the development of the “Miura 5” rocket, an orbital launcher that, according to the company, will place Spain and Europe ‘at the forefront of the new space race’. Airtificial has explained that it will manufacture composite panels…


ACS nuevo

ACS wins £7.5 million pre-construction contract to coordinate design and planning of LA Metro Southeast Gateway Line

Alphavalue / Divacons | The Spanish construction company and Herzog have been selected for the pre-construction services phase of the LA Metro Southeast Gateway Line project. The goal is to relocate heavy freight rail lines and congested utilities. This project, valued at over $500 million, will usher in a new phase that will bring light rail along a 23-kilometre corridor in southeast Los Angeles County. The pre-construction contract, valued at…


Indra novedad

Bernardo Villazán, independent director of Indra, leaves committee for managing conflicts of interest in possible acquisition of Escribano

CdM | Bernardo Villazán, independent member of Indra’s board of directors, has resigned as a member of the committee created by the company to manage conflicts of interest arising from the possible merger with Escribano Mechanical & Engineering (EM&E), according to a statement sent by the company to the Spanish National Securities Market Commission (CNMV). In this context, the company has decided to reduce the number of committee members from…


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Iberdrola begins work on expanding ‘Arecleoch’ and ‘Kilgallioch’ Scottish wind farms to 485 MW

Alphavalue/ Divacons | The Spanish utility company, through its British subsidiary ScottishPower, has begun work to expand its Arecleoch and Kilgallioch wind farms in Scotland. The projects, located in the councils of South Ayrshire and Dumfries and Galloway, will increase the combined installed capacity to 485 MW. Meanwhile, analysts at a leading US bank raised Iberdrola’s target price from €15.5 to €16.7 per share, as they like the company’s ‘consistently…


bbva sabadell

BBVA to adjust exchange ratio for Sabadell takeover bid again: one share plus €0.70 for every 5.5483 shares in Catalan bank

Link Securities | BBVA will once again update the exchange ratio for its takeover bid for Banco Sabadell after the Catalan bank paid its shareholders a new cash dividend of €0.07 per share, according to the newspaper Expansión. The bank will therefore change its offer from one BBVA share plus €0.70 for every 5.3456 Sabadell shares to one newly issued share of the acquiring bank plus the aforementioned €0.70 for…


Solaris CAF

CAF subsidiary Solaris wins contract for 180 electric buses worth €150 million for city of Malmö

Link Securities | As announced yesterday by the company, Nobina Sverige AB, one of Scandinavia’s largest public transport operators, has confirmed a new contract with its subsidiary Solaris for the delivery of 180 zero-emission Urbino electric buses that will operate in the Swedish city of Malmö. The contract is worth around €150 million. CAF notes in its statement that this is one of the largest orders for electric buses in…


Santander EEUU

Santander’s ROTE could approach 20% if lack of profitability in US retail business addressed

Morgan Stanley | Our analyst Álvaro Serrano reiterates Santander as his Top Pick, raising his target price from €8.30 to €9.50, while analysing what could lead to a ROTE of 20%. With capital stabilised and excess capital redistributed, Serrano believes that Santander’s global platform and the normalisation of profits in Brazil will drive the next phase of growth. He revises his profit estimates upwards by 7-8% for 2026/27, remaining 9%…


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Iberdrola to install electric vehicle charging points at Alimerka supermarkets in Asturias, Castile and León, and Galicia

Link Securities | Alimerka and the electricity company have reached an agreement to install charging points of different power ratings for electric vehicles in the three autonomous communities where the Asturian distribution group currently has supermarkets (Asturias, Castile and León, and Galicia), according to the newspaper Expansión. According to the joint statement issued by both companies, the agreement provides for the installation of 238 ultra-fast chargers, located in the car…