The AEX is set to expand from 25 to 30 constituents starting on 23rd September, announcement on 9th September after close. This marks a significant change since its last expansion in 1994. The new rule book was published on 22/08/25 and leaves some room for interpretation for companies that have another primary listing (WDP). We believe that WDP meets the requirement for “reference market”. The expansion will be based on Free Float Market Capitalization, with a buffer zone to manage transitions....
We believe the Prosus bid on Just Eat Takeaway.com will succeed. The offer appears fair when balancing out the attractive long-term opportunity with short-term headwinds and investment needs. We reiterate our HOLD. Our target price is unchanged and equal to the offer price of €20.30.
1H25 results were softer than expected with group GTV remaining flat at € 9.4bn (css: € 9.5bn) driven by a 7% decline in orders to € 308m (css: € 314m). Excluding the RoW, GTV growth at CCY of 2% was broadly in line. Revenues decreased 1% at ccy to € 1747m (kbcse: € 1771m), with lower order volumes partially offset by improved monetization and higher advertising revenues. Adj. EBITDA growth of 4% to € 147m came in below expectations (css: € 167m), driven by logistics investments and marketing in...
Aedifica: Strong results, guidance reiterated; dsm-firmenich: Symrise 1H25 results; IMCD: Stagnating gross profit leads to disappointing 2Q25 EBITA; JDE Peet's: Full of beans; Just Eat Takeaway: 1H25 results, weak update no impact on takeover; Lotus Bakeries: Peer Mondelez 1Q25 results; Melexis: 2Q25 results, gross margin under pressure; Solvay: 2Q25 in line, subdued outlook no surprise after pre-release; TKH Group: Preview: Under a magnifying glass; Universal Music Group: Spotify 2Q25 ...
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We refresh our Benelux Tech coverage following the 1Q25 reporting season. In this note we downgrade Just Eat Takeaway from Buy to HOLD as we believe the takeover offer is fair. Most companies reported largely in line results and, across the board we make relatively modest changes to our estimates. Our highest conviction longs in the Benelux Tech universe are ASM International, Barco, BE Semiconductor Industries and RELX. Our biggest increase in target price is for Prosus which saw strong perfor...
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