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...
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...
Moving away from dependence on Asian earnings (now c.30%), while carefully managing its M&A path, we believe AGEAS is well positioned to see an earnings acceleration in the coming years. China upstreams are coming through, while the share price of its Chinese partner CTIH has doubled in 12 months. BNP PARIBAS has increased its stake in the Group (from c.15% to c.23%) at the same time moving out of the Belgian entity AG, and the Belgian government is looking at options to increase its 6.3% stake....
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...
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...
Ageas announces Net Operating Result guidance update Ageas announces Net Operating Result guidance update Today China Taiping Insurance Holding (CTIH) published a pre-announcement on its full year 2025 results related to the announcement made by The Chinese Ministry of Finance and the State Administration of Taxation concerning the corporate income tax treatment in relation to the transition to IFRS17/9. This new regulation requires an update to the deferred taxes reported for the financial years 2023 and 2024. This update will result in a positive one-off impact on the deferred taxe...
Ageas annonce une mise à jour de la guidance du Résultat Opérationnel Net Ageas annonce une mise à jour de la guidance du Résultat Opérationnel Net Aujourd’hui, China Taiping Insurance Holding (CTIH) a publié une préannonce concernant ses résultats pour l’exercice 2025, liée à l’annonce faite par le Ministère chinois des Finances et l’Administration d’État de la Fiscalité concernant le traitement de l’impôt sur les sociétés dans le cadre de la transition vers les normes IFRS17/9. Cette nouvelle réglementation nécessite une mise à jour des impôts différés déclarés pour les exercices 2023 et...
Ageas kondigt bijstelling aan van het verwachte Netto Operationeel Resultaat Ageas kondigt bijstelling aan van het verwachte Netto Operationeel Resultaat Vandaag publiceerde China Taiping Insurance Holding (CTIH) een kennisgeving voorafgaand aan haar resultaten over het volledige jaar 2025 gelinkt aan de aankondiging van het Chinese Ministerie van Financiën en de Staatsadministratie van Belastingen over de behandeling van de vennootschapsbelasting in verband met de overgang naar IFRS17/9. Deze nieuwe regelgeving vereist een bijstelling van de uitgestelde belastingen die werd gerapporteerd...
EUR 227 million share buyback begins Schiphol, January 12, 2026 - Aegon today begins a EUR 227 million share buyback, which includes EUR 200 million of the EUR 400 million on December 10, 2025. This tranche has been expanded to include EUR 27 million to meet Aegon’s obligations resulting from its share-based compensation plans for senior management. The share buyback is expected to be completed by June 30, 2026, barring unforeseen circumstances. Aegon has entered into an agreement with its largest shareholder, Vereniging Aegon, to participate in the new EUR 227 million share buyback. Ver...
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