Renta 4 |Vodafone could be waiting to receive offers for its stake in Vantage Tower in which it controls 81%, according to Reuters. Vantage manages 83,000 towers in 10 countries and currently has a market cap of 12.5 billion euros. According to the press, Cellnex and American Tower would be weighing up the idea of presenting an offer for the above-mentioned stake. Valuation: In acquisition transactions of this kind, Cellnex…
Bankinter | The State budgets include estimates for the results of the big state-owned companies. One of them is Aena, for which the NAP forecast is for 380 million euros in 2022 and 650 million in 2023. Bankinter analyst team’s opinion: Bad news. The estimates for 2023 are below our own for NAP of 787 million euros. It’s probably a conservative figure, but once again it shows the company’s vulnerability…
Morgan Stanley | We are expecting a positive surprise in NII (+3.6% QoQ), which will allow for upgrades in consensus estimates for 2023. Meanwhile, in terms of provisions we are expecting stable figures. We see the best momentum in terms of profits for BBVA and Caixabank (both Overweight) and there could be a catch up in Banco Santander, as the political uncertainty lessens. Santander – Good numbers in Spain. The…
Link Securities | Enagás has signed a strategic cooperation agreement with AlbGaz, involving its potential entrance as a stake holder in the operator of Albania’s gas transport system. The two entitities will also study joint projects within the Albanian and European regulatory frameworks, and in line with the Albanian government’s directives, according to Europa Press. The agreement has been signed in Tirana (Albania) by Enagás’ CEO Arturo Gonzalo Aizpiri and…
Intermoney | Aena (Hold, Target Price 140 euros/share) plans soon to put the management of its duty free shops out to tender, the daily Cinco Dias reports. This tender is considered to be the largest of these characteristics in the airports industry, with 85 sale points and a global area of 55.000 m2, including Spain’s main airports. Aena’s current main tenant is Dufry, with whom the airports’ operator has been involved,…
Link Securities | On Monday, Iberia (IAG) chairman Javier Sánchez-Prieto warned about the implementation of asymmetric sustainable policies in Europe, which could be a drag on Spain’s tourism business, the daily Expansion reported. Specifically this could mean the loss of up to 11 million tourists and 450,000 jobs, according to Deloitte. Imposing taxes on flights within the European Union (EU) would be prejudicial for those companies which operate in the…
Renta 4 | On Monday afternoon, after the Spanish market closed, Grifols announced that Víctor Grifols had retired as non-executive chairman, after 50 years in the company, including more than 30 as CEO. In his place, the Spanish manufacturer of blood plasma-based products has appointed Steven F. Mayer as new executive chairman. Mayer has been a member of Grifols’ board for over 10 years. He also has extensive experience in…
Intermoney | The figures from consultancy firm Cushman & Wakefield (C&W) indicate that investment in property in Spain during the first 9 months of this year stood at 12.718 billion euros. This is already more than that for the whole of 2021, which stood at 11.926 billion, according to the daily Expansión. The data to September also beats the total figure for both 2017 and 2018. It is worth highlighting that…
Bankinter | Lula da Silva’s victory in the first round of Brazil’s presidential elections does not significantly alter Banco Santander’s risk profile, at least for the time being. Lula, Brazil’s president between 2003 and 2010, has obtained 48.4% of the votes vs current president Bolsonaro with 43.2%. The second round of voting takes place on 30 October. Bankinter analyst team’s view: Brazil is the main source of Santander’s results with…
Alphavalue/DIVACONS | The chairman of Caixabank, José Ignacio Goirigolzarri, flagged on Thursday that the financial sector must obtain a level of profitability which is higher than the cost of capital, a challenge with which the normalisation of interest rates will help. That said, he believes this hike “will not be sufficient” to achieve this. So the banking sector will have to redouble the transformation efforts made during the last few…