Alphavalue/DIVACONS | The Spanish bank and Amazon have launched their new “Amazon Visa” credit card in Germany. The card has no annual fee and does not require opening a new bank account. In addition, it allows customers to earn rewards that can be redeemed for purchases on Amazon. Santander: Buy, Target Price €5.75/share.
Link Securities | ACS (ACS), through ACS Infra (Iridium) and Flatiron-Dragados announced that it has been selected by the Atlanta Airport Community Improvement Districts (AACID) to design, build, finance, operate and maintain the Automated Transit Network (ATN) Project that will improve connections at the world’s busiest airport. No financial details of the contract have been disclosed, according to Cinco Días newspaper on Monday. This pilot project extends approximately 800 metres…
Alphavalue/DIVACONS | The Catalan bank has executed 9.68% of its share buyback in the two weeks since it started this programme on 31 July, with a total amount of €500 million as reported on Friday to the National Securities Market Commission (CNMV). Caixabank: Add, Target Price €5.62/share.
Bankinter | Cellnex (CLNX) has reached an agreement to sell 100% of its business in Austria, its subsidiary On Tower Austria, for €803 million. Part of the payment (€272 million) will be deferred in December 2028. Opinion of the Bankinter analysis team; Good news for Cellnex. This divestment is part of the process of selling non-strategic assets and will allow Cellnex to continue reducing debt, with the objective of reaching…
Banc Sabadell | Acciona (ANA) has reportedly reached an agreement to acquire Darby’s network business in Peru, which would include 1,200 km of high-voltage lines and 30 substations in a 30-year concession project. The deal is reportedly worth €220 million. Acciona currently manages 820 km of high-voltage lines and more than 20 substations in Peru. Assessment: Positive news with limited impact due to the size of the transaction (~1.1% of…
Link Securities) | Telefónica (TEF) and Vodafone have reached a strategic agreement with Meta (META-US) for the owner of Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram to reduce its data consumption. Meta has implemented a new encoding in its videos that allows it to reduce its traffic by 20%.
Link Securities | The Libyan National Oil Corporation (NOC) confirmed on Tuesday the reduction in crude oil production due to a blockade by protests at the Sharara oil field, the most important in Libya operated by the Spanish company Repsol (REP), as elEconomista reported. The social leader of the Libyan region of Fezán, Bashir Sheikh, who has claimed responsibility for blockades in the past, disassociated himself two days ago from…
Link Securities | British private equity fund Marshall Wace has increased its bearish bet on Telefónica (TEF) to 1.21% from 1.12%, according to Bolsamania.com. Never before has Marshall Wace had such a large bearish position. According to the National Securities Market Commission (CNMV), the bearish fund first took a short position of 0.5% in April 2024, but has been increasing in recent weeks. Marshall Wace’s entry coincides with the increase…
Intermoney | Indra (IDR) has acquired the Deimos company from Elecnor, a subsidiary specialised in the development of space missions and satellite integration, according to several media. It has subsidiaries in the UK, Portugal, Italy and Romania. The price has not been made public, but could be in the region of €20-25 million, according to the press. Deimos has a strong position with space institutions, participating in national and European…
Bankinter | Telefónica is buying frequencies in the 3.5 GHz band , which is the standard for the bulk of 5G traffic, from Masorange. Both companies have submitted the formal request for the transfer to the Ministry of Digital Transformation. Opinion of Bankinter’s analysis team: The sale of frequencies by Masorange falls under the “remedies” or conditions imposed by the EC for the authorisation of the merger between Orange and…