The European Telecoms continues to outperform: up 17% YTD vs. the market up 10%. While this is great to see, adding to the 12pp outperformance in 2024 and supporting our investment thesis of improving regulation, it does mean the equity upside story from here is becoming more selective.
Telia reported solid 2Q25 results which were in line with expectations. However, the most interesting news was its bid for Bredband2, a large Swedish provider of broadband services. Although we think the intended acquisition comes somewhat expensive, we like the potential improvement of Telia's broadband market share to c.41.5% in Sweden. Regulatory approval for the transaction is very well possible when comparing Sweden with other European countries. Telia's credit profile continues to look sou...
It has been a busy few days for Telia: it reported a good set of Q2 results last week and announced a deal to sell its Latvian business and a deal to buy Swedish fibre provider Bredband2. We look at these events in this report, and upgrade Telia to a Buy.
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