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iberdrola megachuli

Spanish economy 6th May 2024

Two largest international proxy advisors recommend voting in favour of all items Iberdrola submits to AGM

Alphavalue/DIVACONS | The two largest international proxy advisors, ISS and Glass Lewis, recommend voting in favour of all the items that Iberdrola (IBE) will submit to its General Shareholders’ Meeting, to be held on 17 May. Specifically, both US voting advisors, which have a share of more than 70% in advising large investors, such as fund managers, pension funds and insurance companies, advise the more than 600,000 shareholders of the…

Spain tourism

Spanish economy 6th May 2024

Spain received 16 million tourists (+17%) in 1Q24

Spain received 6.3 million international tourists in March, 21% more than in the same month of 2023. In the first three months of 2024 (1Q2024), the number of tourists visiting Spain increased by 17.7% year-on-year to more than 16.1 million. According to data from the National Statistics Institute (INE), The United Kingdom was the main country of origin, with more than 1.2 million tourists and an increase of 13.3% compared…

Ferrovial

Spanish economy 6th May 2024

Ferrovial plans Nasdaq debut for May 9

In a statement sent to the Spanish Securities and Exchange Commission (CNMV), the company has informed that after completing the regulatory review process, it has filed an acceleration request asking the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to declare the registration form effective on 8 May 2024. As a result, Ferrovial expects the shares to debut on the Nasdaq on or about 9 May. The ordinary shares will be listed…

Puig

Spanish economy 3rd May 2024

Puig opens on stock exchange this Friday with €24.5/share placement price, discount of 15.6% compared to sector average

Bankinter: Trading starts this Friday at 12.00h. The placement price has been €24.5/share. The group, valued at €14,000 M, has placed 32% of its capital among qualified investors. Preliminarily, based on available information, we estimate that the exit price represents a discount of 15.6% versus the sector average (L’Oreal, Estee Lauder, Shiseido, Coty, Interparfums) in terms of EV/EBITDA 2023 and -34.4% versus the sector leader, L’Oreal. We believe that a…

BBVA Sabadell

Spanish economy 3rd May 2024

BBVA + Sabadell – In the Making

Jefferies | BBVA (Buy) submitted an offer for Sabadell (Restricted) less than 24 hours after BBVA’s interest was leaked to the press. The deal implies c4% EPS enhancement and a 30bps capital cost for BBVA, in line with our baseline published yesterday (3% and -20bps respectively) as the higher premium (30%) is offset by larger cost synergies (€850m vs. our €550m estimate). Deal logic is sufficiently clear and valid for…

BBVA Sabadell

Spanish economy 1st May 2024

BBVA takes aim at Sabadell again

Jefferies | A press leak earlier this morning seems to have unveiled renewed merger talks between BBVA (Buy) and Sabadell (Restricted). We provide some food for thought and outputs under different scenarios. We can see the merits for such a deal from the vantage of BBVA, but we remain expectant on whether both parties can agree on sensible terms. Our baseline scenario suggests 3.5% EPS accretion on just 20bps CET1…

economia espana

Spanish economy 1st May 2024

Inflation in Spain accelerates 1/10 of a point in April to 3.3%, but core continues to moderate to 2.9%

CdM | Inflation accelerated by one tenth of a percentage point in April, to 3.3%, mainly due to higher gas and food prices, according to the advance CPI data published on Monday by the National Statistics Institute (INE). If confirmed on 14 May, core inflation, i.e. once the most volatile items in the shopping basket (unprocessed food and energy products) are removed, will have moderated by 0.4 percentage points to…

Caixabank

Spanish economy 30th April 2024

Caixabank reports attributable profit of €1,005 million (+17,5%) for 1Q24

Jefferies | Caixabank | BUY | CABK SM | €5.12 | PT: €5.80 | % to PT: +13% | CaixaBank 1Q24 – In-line Prin and Guidance | 1Q24 in line at net income level. The 3% beat on NII is perhaps the major highlight (offset by small miss on others/LLCs), but very much confirming the dynamics already observed elsewhere hitherto. Upgraded FY24 NII guidance to MSD growth year-on-year (consensus already…

santander puerto rico

Spanish economy 30th April 2024

Santander reports attributable profit of €2,852 million (+11%) for 1Q24

Jefferies | Banco Santander | BUY | SAN SM ! €4.75 ! PT: € 5.10 | % to PT: +7% A 1% miss versus cons at bottom-line level albeit some variations by geos. But decent print at PBT level (+1% beat). Revenue dynamics trending well, with Spain particularly strong. Brazil NII and asset quality trends also supportive, alongside good performance in fees in the US. Across the Group, OpEx and…

BBVA vela atardecer

Spanish economy 29th April 2024

BBVA reports 1Q24 profit after tax of €2,307m, 10% above Visible Alpha consensus of €2,100m

Jefferies | BBVA reported a solid 1Q24 print, with a 10% PAT beat versus consensus, driven by strong revenues, partly offset by costs. The quarter confirmed solid dynamics across most geographies, with beats coming from both Spain and Mexico. The FY24 outlook for revenues is improving on the back of better NII dynamics in Spain, and NAP for the group now guided to grow double-digit versus FY23 (consensus at 7%…