The tariff war between US and China has eased, but with the Iran conflict and an erratic Trump, uncertainty will continues unabated. Energy prices have gone ballistic, with gas prices doubling in Europe and has hit the cyclical stocks hard. KBC macro-econimists have hiked the inflation expectation for 2026 from 1.9% to 3.3%. While the macro-economic impact has been limited so far, a prolonged uncertain situation will result in economic damage. We continue our defensive stance in our Benelux Dyna...
D'Ieteren: Boyd 4Q25 and conference call confirm gradual improvement in claims. Fugro: FY26 has its own challenges. Van Lanschot Kempen: Investment Strategies outflows may lead to a partnership. Vonovia: Better FY25 results, simplified dividend policy, LTV down to 40% by 2028. Zabka: Peer Biedronka FY25 results
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On Tuesday, D'Ieteren reported a strong set of FY25 results, driven by an impressive performance at Belron. We were particularly encouraged by management's confirmation that the claims avoidance situation in N-A is normalising. While the outlook was somewhat softer than expected, we believe the underlying assumptions are still rather conservative and therefore see room for D'Ieteren to comfortably deliver on its guidance. Following the rollover of our model, we arrive at a new SOTP valuation of ...
AEGON: Launch of Aegon Insurance Asset Management Company in China (tidying up). Basic-Fit: Solid final FY25; strong membership ingrowth in 1Q26 comfort on energy prices. CVC Capital Partners: Steady delivery. D'Ieteren: 2H25 beat on Auto, Belron delivering, PBT group guidance 7% below. UCB: Bimzelx demonstrates superiority to Skyrizi. Wereldhave: c.€5.6m acquisition of supermarket in Ville2, full ownership of the centre
D'Ieteren reported good FY25 results, with the adj. PBT (gs) of € 956m exceeding expectations (kbcse: € 943m, css: € 921m). This implies a 3.8% increase on a comparable basis, or in line slight increase that was guided at the start of the year. The performance was predominantly driven by an exceptionally high Belron margin of 24.4% in 2H25, hereby offsetting analyst concerns after a softer 1H25. While the LSD to MSD growth outlook for the Adj. PBT (gs) somewhat disappointed, driven by margin pre...
Aedifica and Cofinimmo: Exchange offer complete and new board members appointed. D'Ieteren: Change in CEO at Moleskine, preview FY25. Euronext: Positive volume momentum continues. Retail Estates: €27m retail park development. Staffing: French January trend softer on tough comps, February outlook better
The tariff war between US and China has eased, but with the Iran conflict and an erratic Trump, uncertainty will continue into 2027. Energy prices have gone ballistic, with gas prices doubling in Europe and has hit the cyclical stocks hard. The highly anticipated AI productivity gains also will have to transpire sooner or later or a US market correction becomes unavoidable. While the macro-economic impact has been limited so far, a prolonged uncertain situation will result in economic damage. We...
According to Bloomberg, D'Ieteren Group has appointed Rotschild to explore strategic options for its controlling stake in Belron, people familiar with the matter said. Options considered include an IPO in the US or in the EU, with a valuation of upwards of $30bn and close to $40bn. Deliberations are preliminary and D'Ieteren could decide to keep its stake in Belron, people said. Any IPO plan would need to be agreed by the entire ownership of Belron, including CD&R, H&F, GIC and Blackrock. In thi...
Aedifica and Cofinimmo: Aedifica acquires c.80% of the shares in Cofinimmo. ASM International: 4Q25 results; strong FY26 guidance. D'Ieteren: Bloomberg reports on Belron IPO, valuation above $30bn, close to $40bn. dsm-firmenich: Symrise 2025 results and guidance. Kinepolis: Feb reassures - US box office revenue up +1% YoY, France visitors up +25% YoY. KPN: Odido data breach
Allfunds Group plc: Business as usual. Basic-Fit: Good news - senior unsecured convertible bonds due 2028 put option waiver. D'Ieteren: Belgian February new car registrations down 7.7%, VW down 13.1% EVS: Analyst meeting feedback. Sif Group: Preview - order intake window rapidly closing. Wereldhave: €250m refinanced
We update the performance of our ING Benelux Favourites list as well as all valuation and ranking tables for our coverage universe. Performance on the front page is dated from the 28 January 2026, while historical performance is included on the second page. The methodology for our favourites selection is based on a bottom-up approach with a focus on absolute performance with clear near-term triggers. It is a rolling list, ie, stocks can enter/exit whenever we think opportune. The ING Benelux Fav...
Aedifica: Results slightly better, guidance for the combined entity to come in Sept. CM.com: 4Q25 results – no turning point yet. D'Ieteren: Allstate reports bumper 4Q25, touts premium cuts, consensus prudent. Heijmans: Construction cool cat. Proximus: CPaaS peer Twilio 4Q25 results better than expected. Talabat: 4Q25 results, doubling down on investments. Theon International: Preview – a busy year it was.
After today's changes (ASMi out, UCB in), we maintain a balanced approach in our Dynamic Top Pick List, with a particular emphasis on value stocks that have been overlooked. Our defensive holdings are overweight, including real estate, which stands to benefit from lower interest rates. We remove ASMi from our Dynamic Top Pick List as the recent share price performance has driven the valuation meaningfully ahead of fundamentals. Since early December, FY27 diluted EPS expectations have risen by a...
Aalberts: Preview: Another quarter in no man's land? / Ahold Delhaize: Confirms the acquisition of Delfood / AGEAS: China – state to inject capital into insurers / AkzoNobel: Tepid 4Q25 results and FY26 outlook / D'Ieteren: Belgian car registrations down 19%, 65% of 2019 level, VW down only 5% / Xior Student Housing: Sound organic trends continue, two-year guidance revealed
We refresh our ING Benelux Favourites list. We apply a fundamental bottom up approach in which we select stocks which provide the best upside within our Benelux coverage universe and these stocks need clear catalysts. Additions/deletions: We add the following names to the ING Benelux Favourites list: Ageas: Ageas has done multiple deals; its most recent purchase of the 25% stake BNP Paribas had in its Belgian ops, is an accretive deal and we believe makes the Belgian operations ready for a pot...
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