Sales growth set to accelerate

Solid Q1 should trigger positive reaction

Kone (Hold, TP: EUR55.00) - Limited surprises

Q1 provided few surprises: total orders were a touch better than expected; orders received margins continued to decline; China orders matched our estimates; cash flow was strong; and the 2025 guidance was broadly in line with consensus. Having raised our 2025–2027e clean EPS by c2% on average, we have increased our target price to EUR55 (52) but reiterate our HOLD.

Pareto Bank (Buy, TP: NOK84.00) - Solid start to the year

Helped by still-solid core revenues and firm cost efficiency, PARB reported a Q1 ROE of 13.5%, despite some provisions. With deposit volumes rising by ~8.1% QOQ, the bank somewhat increased its bond holdings in the quarter, resulting in a ~5bp lower CET1 ratio at quarter-end, offset by strong earnings generation. We have made only minor changes to our 2026–2027e EPS. With the stock trading at a 2026e P/E of ~8.0x, we still find the valuation attractive, and reiterate our BUY and NOK84 target price.

Sparebanken Møre (Hold, TP: NOK95.00) - Higher margin pressure and costs

With elevated margin pressure and higher costs YOY, Q1 ROE was 11.2%, despite modest loan losses. Given the composition of the lending growth, MORG increased its risk-weight assets, leading to a ~ 20bp lower CET1 ratio QOQ. That said, the bank guided for a net positive effect of ~1.5%-points from the pending implementation of Basel IV in Q2 and Q3, leaving an ample buffer to its 16.15% requirement (including P2G), boding well for solid distributions. We have lowered our 2026–2027e EPS by ~5% on lower NII and higher costs, and our target price to NOK95 (100), but reiterate our HOLD.