Weekly bulletin - 10 March - 14 March 2025

The Bulgarian stock market remained volatile over the past week, as the benchmark SOFIX dropped 0.8% and all other major indexes closed down, ranging from -0.5% to -1.4%. The trading activity was weak, as block deals with some unpopular names boosted the volumes (+105.1% YTD) and the turnover (+51.6% YTD) higher than average numbers. The worst performer in our list of selected securities was Telelink Business Services Group (TBS, BGN 9.65, -12.3%), followed by SOFIX members Agria Group (AGH, BGN...

Morning Bulletin - 5 March 2025

The Bulgarian market started the shorter working week on a downbeat note following the world economy sentiment. The decliners led the advancers by 2-to-1 margin, which settled the main indexes on negative territory. SOFIX (893.80) underperformed the most by 1.16% as the heavy Shelly Group (SLYG, EUR 36.50, -2.67%), Sopharma (SFA, BGN 5.74, -1.71%) and First Investment Bank (FIB, BGN 3.68, -3.16%) met the selling pressure below the current market levels. Positive consolidated financial data gave ...

Morning Bulletin - 4 March 2025

The Bulgarian market had a rough showing on Friday though the initial selling pressure in the early hours was replaced by more optimistic price actions at the end on the session. The major indexes settled mixed as Agria Group (AGH, BGN 20.40, -2.86%) and the heavy member Shelly Group (SLYG, EUR 37.50, -0.53%) weighed on the indexes, while M+S Hydraulic (MSH, BGN 9.35, +2.19%) and Smart Organic (SO, BGN 26.20, +2.34%) recovered the losses on the opposite side. SOFIX (904.25, -0.13%) slipped below...

Morning Bulletin - 28 January 2025

The Bulgarian market moved in a narrow range since it registered a 16-year high in beginning of the year, while the trading activity weakened. SOFIX (887.84) settled on a note higher as the positive bias came from the heavy member Shelly Group (SLYG, EUR 35.00 +0.57%). The broad indexes BGTR30 (857.49, +0.31%) and BGBX40 (171.44, +0.32%) were additionally powered by the reaction of the retail on the released financial data of Wiser (WISR, BGN 5.00, +4.17%) and the price actions with M+S Hydrauli...

Bulgaria Outlook 2025

OUTLOOK 2025 – 6 VALUE STOCKS FOR YOUR PORTFOLIO  Bulgaria's economy showed resilience despite the world and domestic challenges. In the first three quarters of 2024, the country posted steady annual GDP growth of 1.9% in Q1, 2.3% in Q2 and 2.6% in Q3 (non-seasonally adjusted data). The main drivers behind the growth were the individual and government consumption, which accelerated their contribution throughout the three quarters.  Inflation has been on a downward trend, aligning with global ...

WOOD Flash – Alkaloid AD Skopje/ Hellenic Bank/ ONE United Properties/...

We discontinue our coverage of the following stocks, with immediate effect: Alkaloid AD Skopje Hellenic Bank ONE United Properties Photon Energy Sirma Group Holding Sopharma AD Telecom Egypt We caution against using the forecasts, ratings and price target guidance issued previously on these stocks.

Weekly bulletin - 2 December - 6 December 2024

The Bulgarian stock market ended the week with no clear direction, as the local benchmark SOFIX added 0.1% to settle at 847.67. The broader BGBX40 (166.63, +0.3%) and BGTR30 (846.93, -0.4%) performed in different directions, while the sector BGREIT (213.60,+0.6 %) gained the most, supported by the strong movement of Sopharma Buildings (SFB, BGN 16.50, +19.57%). The weekly top performer within our selected companies was Trace Group Hold (T57, BGN 6.0,+6.2%), followed by Telematic Interactive Bul...

Morning Bulletin - 9 December 2024

Friday’s trading was mostly mixed with moderate activity on a narrow base as BGBX40 (166.63, -0.02%) blended all volatile price actions within the BSE, underperforming SOFIX (847.67, +0.15%). Chimimport (CHIM, BGN 0.695, -4.14%), Eleven Capital (11C, BGN 16.00, -3.61%) and Stara Planina (SPH, BGN 9.00, -2.17%) led the decliners, while First Investment Bank (FIB, BGN 3.88) and Hydraulic Element and System (HES, BGN 5.50) took some breath and recovered by 3.74% and 2.80%, respectively. The daily v...

Weekly bulletin - 25 November - 29 November 2024

The Bulgarian stock market managed to end the week slightly lower on Friday, as the benchmark SOFIX (846.60, +0.0%) remained flat, while all other major indexes closed down, ranging from -0.2% to -0.4%. It was another great week for shares of Telematic Interactive (TIB, BGN 20.80, +6.1%), which led the gainers in our list of selected securities, followed by industrial Alcomet (ALCM, BGN 6.80, +4.6%) and Trace Group Hold (T57, BGN 5.65, +2.7%). The decliners led the advancers by 12-to 10, as the ...

Morning Bulletin - 3 December 2024

The major indexes started December with gains while BGREIT (211.60, -0.34%) reflected the negative price actions in the real estate and alone settled with losses. BGBX40 (166.82, +0.44%) reflected the investors’ focus fully with narrower base names included in the daily activity. Bulgarian Stock Exchange (BSE, BGN 8.05, +4.55%), Smart Organic (SO, BGN 21.20, +3.92%) and Telematic Interactive (TIB, BGN 22.20, +6.73%) were among top daily advancers, while Bianor Holding (BNR, BGN 5.15, -5.50%), Pe...

Morning Bulletin - 2 December 2024

The Bulgarian market was mixed on Friday but a narrow range of names registered significant deviations in otherwise quiet session. The major indexes settled with losses as SOFIX (846.60, -0.20%) erased part of previous day gain, following the negative price actions in Agria Group (AGH, BGN 19.70, -2.48%) and First Investment Bank (FIB, BGN 3.80, -4.04%), while the BGBX40 (166.09, -0.13%) and BGTR30 (850.17, -0.03%) performed slightly better, supported by Petrol (PET, BGN 0.89, +23.61%) and Sirma...

Morning Bulletin - 26 November 2024

Morning Bulletin - 11 November 2024

The Bulgarian stock market closed the volatile weak on a downbeat note with little changes from Monday opening. All major indexes booked losses in range between 0.34% and 0.01%, reflecting the negative price actions of First Investment Bank (FIB, BGN 4.00, -4.76%) and Doverie (DUH, BGN 8.04, -3.13%), though the bias came from low volumes in widened spreads. Roughly one third of the indexes constitutes remained untraded on Friday as the volume only of few names, like Monbat (MONB, BGN 2.64, +4.76...

Morning Bulletin - 31 October 2024

The Bulgarian equity market had a mixed showing on Wednesday, though ultimately the main indexes were up in range from 0.39% to 0.74%. SOFIX (841.39, +0.40%) rebounded from its 200-day MA mainly supported by First Investment Bank (FIB, BGN 3.66, +5.17%) recovery after the announcement of Q3 financial data, which couldn’t reach the previous year results for the same period on the other hand. BGREIT (211.42) was the exception, following the pull back of the real estate sector and settled 0.41% low...

Weekly bulletin - 21 October - 28 October 2024

The lack of investors’ enthusiasm and the negative trend on the Bulgarian stock market became more visible during the past week and all major indexes finished with losses. The local benchmark SOFIX decreased by 0.8% to settle at 847.18, while the broad ones – BGBX40 (167.02, -1.6%) and BGTR30 (853.24, -1.8%) performed worse. Speedy (SPDY, BGN 224.00, +3.7%) led the list of gainers within our list of selected companies, followed by the SOFIX members Sirma Group Holding (SGH, BGN 1.08, +1.9%) and ...

Morning Bulletin - 24 October 2024

The trading activity on the Bulgarian equity market was poor on Wednesday, though the main indexes settled on positive territory under the support of low-volume traded Bulgarian Real Estate Fund (BREF, BGN 3.94, +2.60%) and Sirma Group (SGH, BGN 1.08, +2.86%). BGTR30 (860.25, -0.24%) alone settled with losses under the weight of Chimimport (CHIM, BGN 0.68, -5.56%) and Texim Bank (TXIM, BGN 3.24, -10.00%) as the bid order books weakened compared to previous sessions. The daily turnover closed to ...

Weekly Bulletin - 7 October - 11 October 2024

The Bulgarian stock market continued its movement from the previous weeks with no clear direction, mixed trades and poor turnover. The local benchmark SOFIX added 0.1%, closing at 855.40, while BGBX40 (170.21, +1.2%) and BGREIT (208.71, +1.1%) showed some positive mood. Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones in our list of selected securities and 3 ended unchanged. Our top performer was Speedy (SPDY, BGN 224.00, +16.1%), followed by the industrial Stara Planina Hold (SPH, BGN 10.20, +7.4%) an...

Morning Bulletin - 10 October 2024

There was not a lot of conviction on either side of the tape on Wednesday. The market breath was negative, but modest so, and the volumes were below-average. BGBX40 (169.80) closed with 0.14% loss, while SOFIX (861.74, -0.16%) underperformed led by the bank sector, represented by Central Cooperative Bank (CCB, BGN 1.62, -2.41%) and First Investment Bank (FIB, BGN 4.08, -1.92%). The trading activity was on broader than previous session base but remained below 3-months average.

Weekly bulletin - 9 September - 13 September 2024

The lack of investors’ enthusiasm and the negative trend on Bulgarian stock market continued during the past week, as all major indexes finished with moderate losses. The local benchmark SOFIX decreased by 0.3% to settle at 865.95 and the broad ones – BGBX40 (169.31, -0.3%) and BGTR30 (866.70, -0.3%) performed similarly. The top gainer within our list of selected companies and a SOFIX member – Bulgarian Real Estate Fund (BREF, BGN 3.34, +7.7%) supported the sector index BGREIT ( 202.74, +1.2%). ...

Weekly bulletin - 2 September - 5 September 2024

The Bulgarian stock market continued the negative movement from the previous one, but remained relatively stable, while uncertainty and volatility returned to global financial markets. The local benchmark SOFIX retreated -0.2% to settle at 864.43 and the broad ones – BGBX40 (169.38, -0.5%), BGTR30 (867.42, -0.3%) performed a little bit worse. The weekly top performer within our list of selected companies was Trace Group Hold (T57, BGN 6.00, +12.1%), followed by Monbat (MONB, BGN 3.04, +6.3%) and...