ODDO BHF SECURITIES Small & MIDCAP MORNING NEWS – 09/02/2026

ODDO BHF SECURITIES Small & MIDCAP MORNING NEWS – 02/09/2026

Morning Notes : DSFIR NA, CMBT BB, GBLB BB, PROX BB, NXFIL NA

: DSFIR NA, CMBT BB, GBLB BB, PROX BB, NXFIL NA

Umicore : Preview 2025: EBITDA target to be achieved, cautiously optim...

Vermilion Compass: Weekly Equity Strategy

Monitoring for a Pullback We maintain our near-term bullish outlook on the S&P 500 (SPX), Nasdaq 100 (QQQ), and Russell 2000 (IWM), which has remained in place since 4/22/25, aside from one week (11/19/25-11/25/25) when we went to neutral. We will stay near-term bullish as long as crucial support levels of 6824 on SPX, $610 on QQQ, and $257 on IWM (up from $245) continue to hold. We continue to see deterioration in market dynamics, and while we expect a period of consolidation/pullback, the afo...

Umicore/Metals prices melt-up drives earnings upgrade/HOLD

We raise our 2025F-26F estimates for Umicore on the back of higher precious and platinum group metals prices, with our estimates for the battery materials business broadly unchanged. We raise our target price from €10 to €19 per share, driven by higher estimates and peer multiples, yet maintain our HOLD recommendation. Umicore shares have rallied +85% over the last year, largely driven by the melt-up in metals prices, although its earnings power in 2026F is likely moderated by elevated hedging l...

Umicore S.A.: 1 director

A director at Umicore S.A. bought 1,000 shares at 18.460EUR and the significance rating of the trade was 52/100. Is that information sufficient for you to make an investment decision? This report gives details of those trades and adds context and analysis to them such that you can judge whether these trading decisions are ones worth following. Included in the report is a detailed share price chart which plots discretionary trades by all the company's directors over the last two years clearly s...

Morning Notes : ASRNL NA, BAR BB, CMBT BB

: ASRNL NA, BAR BB, CMBT BB

CMB.Tech Intelligent asset disposal showcasing skill to time the cycle

CMBT struck the iron while it was hot and in line with its fleet rejuvenation strategy has been offloading 6 older VLCCs and two Capesizes. We estimate the aggregate disposal value at $500m. We expect the block sale to have occurred at firm prices absent discount -perhaps even exceeding our and Clarksons fair market values- considering the booming VLCC rates witnessed in 4Q25. Market rates in this segment were well above $100.000/day at numerous times past months. Half of the capital gain of $26...

Morning Notes : ACKB BB, ARGX BB, ATEB BB, UMI BB, SYENS BB

: ACKB BB, ARGX BB, ATEB BB, UMI BB, SYENS BB

Umicore Walking on Sunshine - increasing target price to € 21

We upgrade our forecasts for the coming years with our 2030E adjusted EBITDA estimate upped by c. 8%. Loosening EU standards on CO2 emission regulation for cars & vans provide some additional support to the Catalysts business, whilst we have kept our forecasts for Battery Materials unchanged as these were already below the company's CMD targets and upside to our numbers will have to come from new supply arrangements/partnerships. The very strong metal price environment will most likely allow Umi...

Umicore EU looks set to abandon combustion engine ban in 2035

Based on various press articles, it seems increasingly likely that the European Union is to abandon the earlier agreed ban on new combustion engine-based passenger cars by 2035, whilst new legislation would still require a significant reduction of tailpipe emissions. Any loosening of legislation would probably be good news for Umicore's Catalysts business, with European ICE Light duty Automotive Catalysts' revenue representing c. 28% of total ICE light duty Automotive Catalysts' revenue. We awai...

Morning Notes : CMBT BB, DEME BB

: CMBT BB, DEME BB

CMB.Tech Investment in Chinese ammonia supply

CMB.TECH is investing in the Chinese ammonia supply chain and signed an off-take agreement for green ammonia produced by CEEC in the Jilin Province and will own a minority share in privately owned Andefu, one of China's largest ammonia supply chain companies. While CMB.TECH did not disclose any financials on the deal we estimate linked financials are relatively small. CMB.TECH has a sensible but disciplined investment approach towards decarbonisation. Through the offtake agreement and terminal o...

Benelux Morning Notes

Adecco: Introduces the agility advantage to grow, adapt and lead in the intelligent era. Belgian telcos: DAZN announces immediatele end for Belgian football broadcasting. CMB.TECH: Good 3Q thanks to its tankers. D'Ieteren: CFO buys more shares, State Farm seeks 6% California Auto Rate cut. Staffing: Belgium October Temp volume stable at -3.4% YoY despite tougher comps.

CMB.Tech First look - 3Q25 release and 4Q to date fixtures confirm sce...

CMB.TECH already provided the market with a 3Q25 business update on October 20th in which it disclosed TCE rates and 4Q fixtures. Since then the company has been able to further lock in its crude and dry bulk tankers at rates well above break-even (fixtures going from ca. 44% to ca. 80% in 4Q to date). Over 3Q25, CMB.TECH reported a net profit of $17m ($0.07 p.s.). Corrected for $39m capital gains on vessel disposals, the adjusted EBITDA was $199m above our $189m forecast. The contract backlog r...