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Guy Sips ... (+6)
  • Guy Sips
  • Mathijs Geerts Danau
  • Michiel Declercq
  • Thibault Leneeuw
  • Thomas Couvreur
  • Wim Hoste
Wim Hoste
  • Wim Hoste

Heineken FIRST LOOK: FY25 operating profit +4.4%, FY26 guidance of 2-6...

Heineken's FY25 top line and operating profit figures were slightly better than our forecasts with operating profit in absolute terms in line with consensus. Heineken guides again for sizeable savings efforts in FY26 with operating profit growth guidance calling for a 2-6% range (vs our and consensus forecasts of c. 5%). We still appreciate Heineken for the sizeable self-help initiatives which should support organic earnings growth in the coming years, but acknowledge that the bumpier volume evo...

Mathijs Geerts Danau
  • Mathijs Geerts Danau

Pharvaris To present clinical data at the AAAAI 2026

Pharvaris will present multiple datasets at AAAAI 2026, including topline RAPIDe-3 results, final CHAPTER-1 data, supporting evidence for the extended-release formulation, AMRA endpoint validation, and results from a new kinin biomarker assay. We look forward to the prophylactic phase 3 (CHAPTER-3) readout in 3Q26 and reiterate our Buy and $ 36 TP.

Guy Sips
  • Guy Sips

Lotus Bakeries Three Continents, One Momentum: Lotus Turns Up the Heat

We updated our model after Lotus Bakeries delivered in FY25 a 10% revenue increase to a very nice € 1,355m (KBCSe 1,355m, CSS 1,346m), driven by continued strong volume growth in 2H25 for both Lotus Biscoff (57% of branded revenues, +13% y/y) and Lotus Natural Foods (25% of branded, +17% y/y). Lotus Bakeries highlighted that the partnerships with Mondelez advanced strongly, contributing positively to the 2025 revenue. By the end of 2025, Biscoff production expanded to three continents. We welco...

Guy Sips ... (+2)
  • Guy Sips
  • Michiel Declercq
Alan Vandenberghe ... (+2)
  • Alan Vandenberghe
  • Thomas Couvreur

RISING INTEREST RATES: FEAR OR PRAISE? Thematic Report

Rising interest rates are becoming a hot topic, triggered by a significant uptick in US 10-year treasury yields through February and March. In this note we revisit this topic from several angles. We dig into the empirical side of what we can reasonably expect from the market as a whole when interest rates start to rise. Secondly we review our coverage, putting forward a number of impacted sectors and stocks.

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