BUZZ-Symrise slips, analysts points to lack of beat, guidance hike ** Shares in Symrise SY1G.DE slip around 2% after it posted in-line H1 results and confirmed its guidance, with analysts noting that investors were likely expecting more ** "We believe the market was looking rather for a slight beat to the consensus," Konstantin Wiechert at Baader H

UPDATE 2-Symrise's half-year sales rise on fragrance business growth H1 sales rise 6.3% year-on-year to 2.57 billion euros H1 EBITDA rises 11.5% to 529.8 million euros Sees 2024 organic growth at upper end of 5-7% guidance Adds CFO quote in paragraphs 5-6, share reaction in paragraph 8, analyst comments paragraph 9, division detail paragraph 11 By Antonis Pothitos Aug 1 (Reuters) - German flavour and fragrance maker Symrise SY1G.DE posted a 6.3% rise in its half-year sales on Thursday, in line w

UPDATE 2-Dsm-firmenich shares jump after core earnings forecast hike Adds CEO quote from analyst call in paragraphs 6-8, share move in paragraph 2 By Dimitri Rhodes and Anna Peverieri July 30 (Reuters) - Dutch chemicals maker dsm-firmenich DSFIR.AS raised its core earnings forecast for 2024 on Tuesday, banking on savings from the restructuring of its vitamin business and continued integration of DSM and Firmenich's legacy businesses.

Dsm-firmenich raises forecast on vitamin business July 30 (Reuters) - Dutch chemicals maker dsm-firmenich DSFIR.AS raised its annual core earnings forecast on Tuesday, helped by the vitamin transformation programme and improving business conditions. The company now sees adjusted earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) of around 2 billion euros ($2.16 billion) in 2024, up from the 1.9 billion euros previously forecast.

EUROPE RESEARCH ROUNDUP-B&M, LVMH, Ocado July 24 (Reuters) - Securities analysts revised their ratings and price targets on several European companies, including B&M, LVMH and Ocado on Wednesday. HIGHLIGHTS * B&M BMEB.L : JP Morgan cuts target price to 469p from 471p * LVMH LVMH.PA : Jefferies cuts target price to EUR 690 from EUR 710 * Ocado OCDO.L : HSBC raises target price to 305p from 285p * SAP SE SAPG.DE : Jefferies raises target price to EUR 225 from EUR 210 * Tharisa Plc THST.L : Peel Hu