Atea (Buy, TP: NOK160.00) - Set up for a strong run
While we have cut our estimates, we expect improving margins on recently launched frame agreements, continued hardware refresh cycles, and a potential shift in customer preferences for IT infrastructure deployment models to contribute to a return to double-digit EBIT growth, in line with or above its historical track record. Although there is clearly risk inherent in the ongoing trade war and recent competitive dynamics, Atea’s heavy exposure to the Nordic public sector should cushion it from such headwinds, making the stock attractive at the current price, in our view. We are materially above Q1e and 2025–2027e consensus on operating profit, and have upgraded to BUY (HOLD) and raised our target price to NOK160 (150).Atea is a Nordic and Baltic supplier of Information Technology (IT) infrastructure. Co. delivers IT products from vendors. Co.'s business can be divided into three separate product and service areas: hardware, software and services. Co.'s hardware, software and services offerings are divided into four areas: Communication, which consists of communication and networks; Collaboration, which consists of video and web conferencing, IP telephony, AV solutions, Unified Communication solutions, mobility and chat; Clients, which consists of PCs, tablets, smartphones; as well as Data centres, which consists of servers, data storage, virtualization and management.
DNB Markets is the investment banking arm of DNB Bank ASA and is focused primarily on the Nordic region, as well as internationally on niches such as global shipping, energy and related services, and seafood. DNB Markets offers services in FICC, Equities and Investment Banking advisory from offices in Oslo, Stockholm, London, Singapore and New York. Equity research coverage is offered on c250 Nordic companies. DNB was ranked no.2 in Extel Nordic Research 2017. The DNB Markets’ Credit and FICC Macro & FX Research teams are repeatedly highly rated by Prospera Nordic Institutional Investor Surveys.
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