Dynamic Top Pick List Update April 2025: Removing Gimv – Adding Adyen

In this April 2025 update of the KBC Securities' Dynamic Top Pick List, we are removing Gimv and adding Adyen. Since adding Gimv to the Dynamic Top Pick List in mid-December 2024, Gimv's performance has remained flat. However, month-to-date, it has increased by nearly 7%, while the indices have all declined. Given the backdrop of a tariff war brewing, we think it's time to remove Gimv from the Dynamic Top Pick List as medium-sized businesses are more likely to feel the pinch of lower demand and higher price uncertainty. However, we note that Gimv has consistently compounded its portfolio whil...

ODDO BHF SECURITIES LARGE CAPS MORNING NEWS 04/01/2025

Morning Notes : UMI BB

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Umicore Will the real cash flow generator please stand up?

Last week's long awaited strategy update highlighted Umicore's ambition to try to monetize past investments in Battery Materials, acknowledging that some additional capex and equity investment into the Ionway JV are still necessary to achieve this. In the meantime, the company will actively explore partnerships in Battery Materials. The financial targets for Battery Materials were above our expectations and the same can be said for the foundation businesses, particularly Catalysis, which is to be supported in the next few years by recent contract wins in the gasoline LDV segment. The 2028 adju...