EUROPE RESEARCH ROUNDUP-Danske Bank, Lotus Bakeries NV, Vesuvius Aug 13 (Reuters) - Securities analysts revised their ratings and price targets on several European companies, including Danske Bank, Lotus Bakeries NV and Vesuvius, on Tuesday. HIGHLIGHTS * Abrdn Plc ABDN.L : Morgan Stanley raises target price to 160p from 149p * Danske Bank DANSKE.CO : Morgan Stanley initiates coverage with overweight rating * Lotus Bakeries NV LOTB.BR : Berenberg raises target price to EUR 10,300 from EUR 9,000 *

UPDATE 2-Outokumpu beats Q2 core profit estimates, warns 'difficult' Europe environment Rewrites with Europe outlook, add details on unit performance and outlook, context on rivals By Jagoda Darlak Aug 8 (Reuters) - Finland's Outokumpu OUT1V.HE on Thursday reported second-quarter core profit above expectations, citing normalized operations after a strike earlier this year, but warned that the operating environment in Europe remains difficult.

Finland's Outokumpu beats Q2 core profit view on normalizing operations Aug 8 (Reuters) - Finland's Outokumpu OUT1V.HE reported second-quarter core profit above expectations on Thursday, as its operations normalized after an industrial action in Finland, but said slow market recovery in Europe is expected to continue. The stainless steel maker reported adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) of 56 million euros ($61.2 million) for the April-June period.

BRIEF-Outokumpu Expects Stainless Steel Deliveries In Q3 To Remain Stable Aug 8 (Reuters) - Outokumpu Oyj OUT1V.HE : OUTLOOK FOR Q3 2024: GROUP STAINLESS STEEL DELIVERIES IN Q3 ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN STABLE COMPARED TO Q2 OUTLOOK FOR Q3 2024: SLOW MARKET RECOVERY IN EUROPE IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE WHILE MARKET ENVIRONMENT FOR BUSINESS AREA AMERICAS

DIARY-Nordic corporate earnings week ahead Aug 2 (Reuters) - Diary of Nordic (OMXS30-SK, OBX-OS, OMXHPI-HE, OMXC20) corporate earnings for the week ahead NORDIC EARNINGS Start Date Start Time (GMT) RIC Company Name Event Name 08-Aug-2024 NTS NOD.OL Nordic Semiconductor ASA Q2 2024 Nordic Semiconductor ASA Earnings Release Start Date Start Time (GMT) RIC Company Name Event Name 06-Aug-2024 NTS REKA.HE Reka Industrial Oyj Q2 2024 Reka Industrial Oyj Earnings Release 06-Aug-2024 05:00 EQV1V.HE eQ O

UPDATE 2-Finland's Neste cuts margin target again as biofuel prices fall Adds detail on prices in paragraph 3, comment and background on renewables market from paragraph 6 July 25 (Reuters) - Finnish oil refiner and biofuel maker Neste NESTE.HE narrowed down its annual renewables margin guidance on Thursday, its second cut to the target this year, after low biofuel prices hit its quarterly results.

RPT-INSIGHT-Western miners push for higher metals prices to ward off Chinese rivals Repeats to fix format issues By Ernest Scheyder, Pratima Desai SALMON-CHALLIS NATIONAL FOREST, Idaho, July 22 (Reuters) - The only U.S. cobalt mine sits fallow in the northern Idaho woods, a mothballed hunk of steel and dirt that is too expensive for its owner to operate because Chinese rivals have flooded global markets with cheap supplies of the bluish metal used in electric vehicle batteries and electronics.

INSIGHT-Western miners push for higher metals prices to ward off Chinese rivals By Ernest Scheyder and Pratima Desai SALMON-CHALLIS NATIONAL FOREST, Idaho, July 22 (Reuters) - The only U.S. cobalt mine sits fallow in the northern Idaho woods, a mothballed hunk of steel and dirt that is too expensive for its owner to operate because Chinese rivals have flooded global markets with cheap supplies of the bluish metal used in electric vehicle batteries and electronics.

EUROPE RESEARCH ROUNDUP-Britvic, Burberry, Prudential July 16 (Reuters) - Securities analysts revised their ratings and price targets on several European companies, including Britvic, Burberry, and Prudential, on Tuesday. HIGHLIGHTS * Auction Technology Group ATG.L : RBC initiates coverage with sector perform rating; PT 540p * Britvic BVIC.L : HSBC raises target price to 1290p from 1100p * Burberry BRBY.L : JP Morgan cuts target price to 800p from 1050p * Prudential PRU.L : JP Morgan cuts target

UPDATE 1-Outokumpu appoints Kati ter Horst new CEO Adds detail on new CEO in paragraph 2, background in paragraph 3 COPENHAGEN, July 9 (Reuters) - Finnish steelmaker Outokumpu OUT1V.HE said on Tuesday it had appointed Kati ter Horst as new CEO and that she will take on the position Oct. 9 at the latest. It said in a statement ter Horst will join Outokumpu from Belgian water management company Aliaxis BE0941243520.BR where she has been head of the EMEA division since 2022. O utokumpu's previous C

BRIEF-Outokumpu Appoints Kati Ter Horst As President And CEO July 9 (Reuters) - Outokumpu Oyj OUT1V.HE : INSIDE INFORMATION: OUTOKUMPU APPOINTS KATI TER HORST AS PRESIDENT AND CEO OF OUTOKUMPU BEFORE ALIAXIS, MS. TER HORST HAD A LONG CAREER AT STORA ENSO, MOST RECENTLY LEADING PAPER DIVISION HAS TODAY APPOINTED KATI TER HORST AS PRESIDENT AND CEO A

EUROPE RESEARCH ROUNDUP-Huhtamaki, Ryanair and Wizz Air June 21 (Reuters) - Securities analysts revised their ratings and price targets on several European companies, including Huhtamaki, Ryanair and Wizz Air, on Friday. HIGHLIGHTS * B&M European Value Retail BMEB.L : Morgan Stanley cuts to underweight from equal weight * Huhtamaki HUH1V.HE : Barclays raises to overweight from equal-weight * Ryanair RYA.I : Barclays cuts to equal-weight from overweight * Wizz Air WIZZ.L : Barclays cuts to underw