Top of the Street: Kingfisher, Naturgy, paper & packaging firms
A round-up of notable broker activity this morning from Europe's top-ranked* analysts:
** RBC raises Naturgy NTGY.MC to "sector perform" from "underperform" following a stock price correction after TAQA and Criteria dropped a plan to jointly bid for the Spanish utility
** Deutsche Bank raises British home improvement retailer Kingfisher KGF.L to "buy" from "hold", citing "robust" income growth, increased consumer confidence, political stability, and inflation coming under control
** Exane BNP Paribas raises Voestalpine VOES.VI to "outperform" from "neutral" as it views the Austrian specialty steelmaker as well-positioned with its leading contract exposure, resilient value-add mix and large non-steel businesses
INITIATIONS AND REINSTATEMENTS
** Wolfe Research initiates credit data firm Experian EXPN.L with "peer perform" rating, citing its fair valuation and noting more upside potential in other sector firms
** KBC Securities initiates coverage of Aalberts AALB.AS with "accumulate" rating saying the semiconductor end-market holds the highest organic growth potential for the Dutch industrial group
** Stifel starts coverage of pulp, paper and packaging sector on an upbeat view, assigning nine "buy" and six "hold" ratings, as it expects a marked recovery in apparent demand following 12-18 months of destocking
** It starts Swedish paper products maker Holmen HOLMb.ST, Swedish forestry firm SCA SCAb.ST, and Finnish forestry firm Stora Enso STERV.HE with "hold" rating
** It gives its "buy" rating for British paper and packaging firms DS Smith SMDS.L and Mondi MNDI.L, Finnish forestry firm UPM UPM.HE and French glass packaging producer Verallia VRLA.PA
(*Analyst rankings from Thomson Reuters StarMine. The scale is from 1-star to 5-star with 5 being the best. Analysts are ranked on earnings accuracy as well as relative performance of recommendations over trailing 12-month & 24-month periods.)
Reporting by Marta Serafinko, Anastasiia Kozlova
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