Maersk fall on negative momentum after outlook hike, prelim Q3 beat
Updates share move, adds analyst comment
** Shares in Danish shipping group Maersk MAERSKb.CO reverse course to being down 1%,after rising 2.5% at the market open
** The co raised its 2024 forecasts on Monday citing strong Q3 results, robust demand and continuing disruption to shipping in the Red Sea
** While Q3 results beat expectations, DNB believes the implications for long-term estimates are limited, as the updated guidance indicates about $2 billion quarter-on-quarter decline for Q4
** "The point is the negative momentum and implied guidance for Q4, which has now led to the stock being down, rather than the too simplistic headlines of 'guidance hike'," DNB analyst Jørgen Lian says
** Maersk expects FY underlying EBITDA of between $11.0 billion and $11.5 billion, vs $9 billion to $11 billion previously
** It revises outlook for global container market volume growth to around 6% in 2024, from a range of 4-6% seen previously
** It reports preliminary underlying EBITDA of $4.8 billion for Q3, above analysts' forecast of $3.7 billion, according to LSEG data
Reporting by Elviira Luoma
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