Markets

European banks

Mystery behind European Banks vs Utilities PER differential

In April 2018 both banks and utilities had practically the same PER, around 12.5.  Since then there has been an extreme relative movement between them, with electricity companies getting more expensive and banks cheaper, analysts at M&G Valores point out.






telecommunications towers sector in Europe

Cellnex: valuation of TDF around 18x its EV/EBITDA

Renta4 | Cellnex (CLNX) has contracted Goldman Sachs for the acquisition of a holding in the French company TDF. The news limits the posible holding to 60%, in a company in which Brookfield, which holds 45%, has announced the sale of its holding.




Renewables

ACS studies floating its renewable business, basically solar power

Renta4 | ACS is studying the possibility of floating its renewable business. The company, through Cobra (subsidiary of industrial services) counts on a portfolio of assets of 2,000 MW between installed and adjudicated projects, which according to this information could secure a valuation of 2 billion euros.