Top of the Street: Kering, Hays, B&M, Nordic mining tools makers
A round-up of notable broker activity this morning from Europe's top-ranked* analysts:
** BofA cuts French luxury goods company Kering PRTP.PA to "neutral" from "buy", pointing to weak demand from China and predicting muted revenue growth for the sector through 2025
** Exane BNP Paribas cuts UK recruitment firm Hays HAYS.L to "underperform" from "neutral" citing the lack of improvement in market conditions through Q3 and structural challenges for the business beyond cyclical momentum
INITIATIONS AND REINSTATEMENTS
** Jefferies says it expects mining equipment makers to enter an aftermarket-driven upcycle on the back of higher production, as it initiates coverage of three Nordic companies
** It starts FLSmidth FLS.CO with "buy", saying the Danish group could be the first 100% pure play in the mining equipment sector with the possible disposal of its cement division
** It initiates Sweden's Epiroc EPIRa.ST with "buy" as cyclical headwinds reverse in the high-margin aftermarket segment
** It initiates Metso METSO.HE at "hold", saying softening top-line impacts the Finnish company's ability to expand margins with ongoing working capital headwinds
** UBS initiates British discount chain B&M BMEB.L at "sell", saying its price gap vs Tesco TSCO.L and Sainsbury SBRY.L has narrowed to the lowest level since at least 2016, raising concerns of its mid-term competitiveness especially in the fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) segment
(*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 Ozan Ergenay and Elviira Luoma
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