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Nicolas David

ODDO BHF Small & MIDCAP MORNING NEWS - 06/24/2022

In a challenging macroeconomic climate, we prefer Argan and confirm our Outperform rating on the stock with a target price of € 120 (total return of +30%) We see it benefiting from solid fundamentals in the logistics segment and gaining visibility. - ...
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Accell Group N.V.

Accell Group NV is a holding company active in the bicycle market, based in the Netherlands. The Company and its subsidiaries divides its business into two segments: bicycle & bicycle parts, active in the design, development, production, marketing and sales of bicycles, bicycle parts and accessories; and fitness, providing fitness equipment for home market. It offers bicycles under the Batavus, Carraro, Ghost, Haibike, Koga, Lapierre, Loekie, Nishiki, Sparta, Staiger, Torker Bicycles, Tunturi, Van Nicholas, Winora, XLC and Raleigh brands, which are sold via specialist bicycle retailers, as well as bicycle parts under the Juncker and E. Wiener Bike Parts brands, and fitness equipment under the Tunturi brand. The Company's main markets are the Netherlands, Germany, North America, and European countries. The Company has production facilities in the Netherlands, Germany, France, Hungary, Turkey and China. It operates through over 20 wholly owned subsidiaries.

AKKA Technologies SE

Akka Technologies is an engineering and technology consultancy company. Co. bases its service around two areas which enable it to cover the full life cycle of a product: information and systems technology and engineering. Co.'s activities can be divided into six areas: Mechanical Engineering, Process Engineering, Document Engineering, Industrial Information Technology and Embedded Systems, Information Systems and Consulting. Co. operates mainly in France, Belgium and Germany. Co also operates in Italy, Romania, Switzerland, Spain, England and Canada.

Alten SA

Alten is a holding company. Through its subsidiaries, Co. operates in three areas: Engineering and Technology Consulting (ETC), Telecoms Networks and Multimedia, and Information Systems (NTIS). Through the Engineering and Technology Consulting (ETC) segment, Co. studies and designs technology products for technical divisions in industry and telecoms. The Telecoms Networks and Multimedia segment focuses on Product design, Architecture, deployment, and operation of networks. Lastly, the IT systems segment comprises Applications and software development, and Infrastructure and Telecoms (Applications, systems and networks Corporate telecommunications).

AMG Advanced Metallurgical Group N.V.

AMG Advanced Metaurgical Group NV is a holding company. Through its subsidiaries Co. creates and applies metallurgical solutions to the global trend of sustainable development of natural resources and CO2 reduction. Co. operates in three business segments: the Advanced Materials segment is engaged in the production of specialty metals and alloys; the Engineering Systems segement consists of proprietary technologies for the design and engineering of vacuum furnaces and related equipment used in the production and treatment of metals and alloys; and the Graphit Kropfmuhl's segment extracts, processes and refines natural crystalline graphite

Assystem SA

Assystem SA is a France-based company that is principally engaged in engineering and innovation consultancy. The Company offers solutions within a number of sectors, such as Aerospace, Defence, Energy, Nuclear, Life Sciences, Infrastructure, Automotive and Transport. The Company develops the infrastructural engineering and externalized R&D services. It's activities include managing infrastructural investments, from conception to dismantling; aerospace mechanical engineering, providing technical services to aerospace, engine and automotive manufacturers and technology & product engineering, providing services in transport, defense, product hardware and software development. The Company is present Europe, North America and Asia. The main shareholder of the Company is HDL Developpement SAS. It operates through Onyx Promavi, Batir Group, Edison Technical Recruitment Ltd, Radicon Gulf Consult, Engineering Partner Automotive Nordic AB and The Biotech Quality Group, among others.

Atos SE

Atos is an international information technology services company operating in 52 countries. Co.'s customers are sectors like Public Sector and Utilities, Telecoms and Media, Financial Services, Process Industries and Discrete Manufacturing and Consumer Products and Retail. Co. operates in seven geographical segments: Germany; France; Benelux and The Nordics; U.K. and Ireland; Atos Worldline; Central & Eastern Europe; North America; Iberia; and Other Countries. Co. delivers IT services through the following five segments: Managed Services, Systems Integration, Consulting, Worldline: ePayment Services, and Cloud & Enterprise Software.

Bechtle AG

Bechtle is engaged in the business as an information technology (IT) dealer. Co. provides IT services combining with online marketing of IT products. Co. provides vendor-independent, IT portfolio to its customers from the fields of industry and trade, the public sector and the financial industry. Co. operates within two segments: IT system house & managed services segment, which provides its customers with IT strategy consulting services, hardware and software, project planning and implementation, system integration, IT services, training and IT operation; and the IT e-commerce segment, which comprisesCo.'s Internet, catalogue and telesales trading activities.

CANCOM SE

Cancom is an information technology ("IT") systems vendor. Co. is engaged in the provision of information technology (IT) products and services. Co. divides its products and services in four divisions: IT solutions, providing security, network and system solutions, communication, storage, backup and archive services, and IT management; IT services, offering rollout, installation, move, add, change (IMAC) of IT solutions, support and repair, and managed services; IT operations, providing remote management, outtasking and outsourcing, and Hard and Software, supplying hardware, software and accessories.

Capgemini SE

Capgemini is a consulting and IT services provider. Co. works closely with technology partners at the cutting edge of innovation in major trends such as: Cloud, Big Data and mobility. Co. offers its clients skills in a variety of fields, such as digital transformation and digital customer experience, Cloud, Big Data, mobility, testing, cyber security, application management. In addition, Co. helps its clients enhance their performance and sharpen their competitive edge by offering them a range of skills grouped around four major businesses: Consulting Services through Capgemini Consulting, Technology Services (TS), Local Professional Services through Sogeti, and X Outsourcing Services (OS).

CS Group SA

CS Communication et Systemes is a contractor in the design, integration and operation of mission critical systems, and is focused on sectors such as: Defense, Space and Security (By combining information, systems interoperability and operations command, Co. leverages the deployment of mission-critical defense), Aeronautics (Co. conducts projects and develops and maintains technical information and real-time systems), Transportation (Co. offers solutions, spanning from roadside equipment to back-office systems, from integration to operation and maintenance support), and Energy and Industry (simulation, high performance computing, safety, risk management, and production data processing).

CTAC N.V.

Ctac is an Information and Communication Technology (ICT) service supplier based in the Netherlands. Co. specializes in setting up, maintaining and updating its clients' ICT infrastructure, offering them customized products and services at the interface of business and ICT. In addition, Co. offers business consultancy services and Composed Solutions (modular cross-industry solutions). Co. is also a Systems Applications Products (SAP) Gold Partner and Microsoft Gold Partner, engaged in SAP reselling to medium-sized companies in the Netherlands. Co. spreads its business activities across four focal areas: SAP services, Managed services, Microsoft services, and other services.

Devoteam SA

Devoteam is an Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) consulting group. Co. specializes in technologies of IT infrastructures, middleware and telecommunication networks. Co. covers the technical, organizational and financial aspects of its clients' projects. It is subdivided into two business line segments. The Technology Consulting segment handles the design and implementation of solutions. This segment operates in three areas: expertise, systems integration and outsourcing under the DVO and DVS brands. The Business Consulting segment can be defined as the provision of skills to companies and organizations, under the Devoteam Consulting brand.

Econocom Group SE Class D

Econocom Group specializes in the management of IT and telecom infrastructures for businesses throughout Europe, U.S. and China. Co. designs and implements products and services for SMEs, corporations or public authorities. It operates through four complementary businesses: IT products and solutions, distributed infrastructures (outsourcing, maintenance and consulting), telecom services and administrative and financial management of ICT assets. Co.'s business segments are as follows: IT Financial Services; Managed Services; Products and Solutions; and Telecom Services.

FlatexDEGIRO AG

Flatex AG, formerly known as Fintech Group AG, is a Germany-based company engaged in the financial technology sector. The Company divides its business into two operational segments: Securities Trading and Financial Services (ST & FS) and Transaction Processing and White-Label Banking Services (TP & WLBS). The ST & FS segment includes online brokerage in the business-to-consumer (B2C) sector in Germany (on trading platforms such as flatex.de, vitrade.de) and Austria (flatex.at). The operations are conducted by the subsidiaries flatex GmbH and ViTrade GmbH. The TP & WLBS segment includes the business-to-business (B2B) activities of subsidiaries XCOM AG and FinTech Group Bank AG that focus on research and development in the area of financial technology and provide back-end execution of securities transactions for the Company's own platforms and for other banks, as well as offer business process outsourcing services.

Groupe Open SA

Groupe Open distributes and installs computer servers. Co. also provides associated computer technology services such as web integration and design, production and implementation of interactive information systems for companies.

Indra Sistemas S.A. Class A

Indra Sistemas is engaged in the design, development, manufacture, assembly, repair, and installation of computer software and applications. Through its subsidiaries, Co. is engaged in consulting, graphic design and multimedia, web design and marketing, internet development and electronic trade, systems integration and hosting geared business to business and business to consumer, as well as in internet financing and electronic marketing. Co. serves defense and security, transport and traffic, energy and industry, telecom and media, finance and insurance, and public administration and healthcare markets. Co. operates primarily in Europe, the United States, Canada, and Latin America.

Infotel SA

Infotel is a group of consulting companies and a global software vendor. The Group has developed a complete service offering and a range of software for enterprise servers. Co. provides consultancy, analysis, IT system audits, third-party application maintenance and software testing solutions. Co. designs and implements, as service contracts or service desk, management projects by implementing advanced methods and technologies, from mobile technology to databases. Co. has developed software to assist customers in areas such as DB2® (security, performance and management), data management and archiving, web-enables or quality applications and relational database performance.

Koninklijke Boskalis Westminster N.V.

Royal Boskalis Westminster is a service provider operating in the dredging, dry and maritime infrastructure and maritime services sectors. Co. is involved in dredging activities and provides a range of maritime services for the offshore energy sector. In addition, Co. provides towage services as well as emergency response and salvage related services. Co.'s main clients are oil, gas and power companies, port operators, governments, shipping companies, international project developers, insurance companies and mining companies. Co. operates on behalf of its clients in over 75 countries across six continents.

Ordina N.V.

Ordina offers Consulting, IT and Application Outsourcing services. Co. is organized in the IT Services and Business Process Outsourcing segments. The IT Services segment performs activities relating to business consulting, system development and integration, and application management and maintenance. Within the Business Process Outsourcing segment, Co. assumes full responsibility for backoffices (i.e. business processes and IT) of clients operating in the banking and insurance sectors. It was decided, in the second half of 2008, not to continue the BPO activities under Co.'s umbrella on a permanent basis.

Reply S.p.A.

Reply is engaged in the provision of consulting, system integration and digital services, dedicated to the creation, design and implementation of solutions based on new communication channels and digital media. Co. is consisting of a network of specialist companies, supports European industries belonging to the Telco & Media, Manufacturing & Retail, Bank & Insurances and Public Administration segments, in defining and developing new business models utilizing Big Data, Cloud Computing, CRM, Mobile, Social Media and Internet of Things paradigms.

Sopra Steria Group SA

Sopra Steria Group is a global player in IT services, with operations in consulting, software development, and integration. In addition to France, Co. operates in the United Kingdom, Spain, Italy, Switzerland, Germany, and Belgium, assisting its clients in managing the transformation of their businesses and information systems. Co. divides its operation into three categories: Consulting, Systems and Solutions Integration, and Software Development; which it spreads among eight major verticals: Financial Services, Insurance and Social Welfare, Public Sector, Telecom Operators, Aerospace and Defense, Energy, Transport and Courier Services, and Retail.

SQLI SA

SQLI SA is a France-based company that specializes in the design and creation of Information Technology (IT) systems. The Company specializes in implementing information systems based on new technologies. It operates in Business Information Systems sector, Digital Enterprise sector, E-commerce division, Communication and Organisation and management divisions. SQLI SA works with its clients from the consulting stage, through the design and installation processes, to the training and monitoring phase. The Company operates a network of offices in France, Benelux, Switzerland, Morocco and Canada, among others. It operates through brands: Wax Interactive and SQLI Enterprise. The Company has such subsidiaries as LSF Interactive, digital agency of marketing and communication, InventCommerce Ltd, a London-based Internet service provider and Star Republic, among others.

Sword Group SE

Sword Group is a service company specializing in computer engineering, offering consulting and integration services to its customers. Co. is engagedin the implementation of innovative solutions that meet the strategic needs of its clients and adaptation requirements of their information systems. Co.'s business covers three main areas: IT Service, Solutions and Communication Technologies. In addition, Co. also provides Government Risk Management (GRC) solutions to its customers in the industries of energy, transportation, healthcare, insurance, banking, telecommunications, and international and governmental organizations. Co. offers two product lines and four solutions.

TietoEVRY Oyj

Tieto is an IT services company in the Nordics providing full lifecycle IT services. The reportable operating segments in service line dimension are Managed Services, which is an IT infrastructure and cloud provider that provides enterprise platform services and end user solutions; Consulting and System Integration, which provides consulting and system integration services, application management and transformation consulting; Industry Products, which provides industry-specific software products and productized solutions; and Product Development Services, which provides services in the field of communications and embedded technologies for a global customer base.

Valneva SE

Valneva, together with its subsidiaries, is focused on vaccine development and antibody discovery. Co. generates revenue from both its marketed product, a vaccine for the prevention of Japanese encephalitis (IXIARO®/JESPECT®), commercial partnerships around a portfolio of product candidates and licensed technology platforms (EB66® cell line, VIVA,Screen antibody discovery technology, and the IC31® adjuvant) developed by Co. Related business activities include product research and development, regulatory and clinical activities, manufacturing of commercial product and advanced clinical product candidates, as well as administrative, corporate development, and marketing and sales activities.

Verneuil Participations

Verneuil Finance SA Formerly known as Verneuil Participations. Verneuil Finance SA, formerly known as Verneuil Participations SA, is a France-based investment company. The Company acquires shares in companies operating in a number of sectors, including the wood, real estate hotel promotion food processing and the leisure sectors. The Group operates its businesses through Societe Francaise de Casinos and Financier Duc. Through Societe Francaise de Casinos the Company offers a number of services, such as slot machines, games, shows & entertainment and restaurant and private reservation services, among others. The Company reports the leisure sector as its main activity.

Wavestone SA

Wavestone SA, formerly Solucom SA, is a France-based company active in the information technology (IT) sector. It provides infrastructure consultancy services in the fields of telecommunications and networks, Strategy & management, IT transformation, IT Governance, IT architecture and Security & risk management. The Company operates through subsidiaries: Arcome, which offers marketing and technological innovation services for global companies in the information technology industry; Idesys, offerring consultancy services in the management and governance fields; New'Arch, which provides consultancy services in technical architecture of information systems; KLC, which offers consultancy services in information system and industrial investments for corporate clients; Cosmosbay-Vectis that offers business development and transformation consulting, and Xceed Group Ltd, which provides computer related services, among others.

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