Continental rises after brokers see margins improve in Q2
Moves JP Morgan paragraph up, adds Bernstein comments in paragraph 4, updates share move in lead
July 4 (Reuters) -Shares in German auto parts maker Continental CONG.DE rose as much as 12% on Thursday after several brokers took a positive view on the future margins of the company's automotive and tire units.
Citiupgraded the company to "buy", followingContinental's pre-close call on Wednesday. It pointed to a potential margin improvement to about 4% in the auto-tech division in the second quarter, up from -4% in Q1, mainly driven by cost cuts and price increases.
Shares were up 8% at 0951 GMT.
Brokerage JP Morgan also said it expected margins in the automotive business to improve in the second quarter, leaving its rating at "overweight".
Bernstein brokers added that a profitability swing in the division will probably come from pricing re-negotiations, R&D reimbursements and currency tailwinds. It said more than 100 million euros of the EBIT swing could come from R&D reimbursements in the second quarter.
Citi added that positive timing effects on volumes as well as favourable raw material conditions will also support Continental's tire division.
Reporting by Chiara Holzhaeuser
Editing by Madeline Chambers
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