Analysts stay bullish on DSV, see gains amid job jitters
** Analysts remain bullish on Danish logistics co DSV DSV.CO after the 14.3 bln-euro ($15.93 bln) DB Schenker acquisition agreement, expecting synergies and share accretion from the deal
** Estimate the combined co to hold 6-7% of the global market share post deal
** Co likely to cut up to 1,900 Schenker jobs in Germany
** DSV up 1.9% at DKK 1,398
** Bank of America ("buy", raises TP to DKK 1,900) notes DSV's synergy-extraction skills, expects transaction to be EPS accretive in year 2 after closing
** Bernstein ("outperform", raises TP to DKK 1,800) says deal makes DSV world's largest freight forwarder, but notes slower synergies due to Schenker's over 15,000 German employees
** "DB Schenker is bigger than all DSV's previous acquisitions combined. Yet the strategy is fundamentally the same"
** Stifel ("buy", raises TP to DKK 1,600) also highlights DSV's strong record in M&As
** Sees combined entity's EBIT margin to be at least at DSV's current level in three years
** Jyske Bank ("buy", raises TP to DKK 1,650) anticipates synergies of DKK 8 bln ($1.19 bln) and projects 47% increase in EPS by 2028
** In Aug., stock climbed 13.8%, outperforming the pan-European 600 index .STOXX, which fell 1.9%
($1 = 0.8974 euros)
($1 = 6.6987 Danish crowns)
Reporting by Jesus Calero
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