Belgian telcos: Telenet small positive net adds, good financials, guidance up. Kinepolis: US Cinemark strong, 5% growth in US tickets, consumption per visitor. KPN: VodafoneZiggo 2Q25 very weak, guidance maintained. PostNL: 2Q25 beats underlying slightly; FY25 guidance reiterated, EU court appeal
Alfen: Preview - muddling through? Belgian telcos: Competition Authority investigation on Proximus/Orange Belgium MoU. Brunel International: 2Q25 below, 3Q25 outlook cut, cost savings protect FY25 estimates. Euronext: Another record set of results. Fugro: Sharper V-shape? GBL: Weak NAV performance, as expected. KBC Ancora: Cooperative CERA increasing its stake to 51.24%, using excess cash. UCB: Renewed US threats to cut drug prices. Umicore: 1H25 and guide broadly in-line, new S...
We upgrade our 2026 Bimzelx sales to be €0.9bn higher than consensus with conservative assumptions & and are now 11% above consensus on 2026 group sales & 19% on EBITDA. We upgrade our already above-consensus ‘27 EBITDA by 5%. Using our proprietary product-by-product Contribution Analysis, we show that the gross margin is highly sensitive to Bimzelx growth. We analyse the galvokimig data, which looks very strong Vs Dupi. Whilst UCB pipeline readouts & Moonlake risk will dominate specialists’ tho...
UCB's growth continues with 1H25 earnings increasing to € 3.49b, beating CSS expectations by approx. 8%. We note that Bimzelx performed significantly higher vs. expectations bringing in € 799m (CSS: € 615m) continuing its solid growth momentum. The company updated its FY25 guidance to revenue of at least € 7b based on a strong outlook for the remainder of the year. We reiterate our €214 TP and Accumulate.
AB InBev: 2Q25 results. Air France-KLM: Nice beat, let's see how FY25 finishes. AMG: Uptrend continues in 2Q25 with 23% EBITDA beat and guidance up to +US$200m. Aperam: Slight 2Q25 EBITDA beat, 3Q25 seen down QoQ. Arcadis: EBITA margin held up well in 2Q25, order intake mixed. Ayvens: 2Q25 results. Azelis: Soft but largely in-line 2Q25 with EMEA offsetting weaker APAC. Bekaert: 1H25 miss and lowered outlook to result in c.5% consensus downside. Corbion: Taking it to the wire. dsm...
Aalberts: Light 1H performance, lowers FY25 outlook. Acomo: Hot chocolate. BAM Group: Solid 1H25 performance. BE Semiconductor Industries: 2Q25 results, light at the end of the tunnel. Econocom: 1H25 REBITA in line, net profit hit by €18m loss on discontinued. Orange Belgium: Better 1H25, guidance increased but MSA hurt perception. RELX: 1H25 results – powering ahead. UCB: 1H25 Preview: focus on US expansion.
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 27 January 2025, 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: First hydronic flow control takeover in US; Ahold Delhaize: Preview 2Q25; EVS: Wins 2026 world cup contract Big Event Rental; Exor: A tad more Philips; Via Transportation reviving IPO plans; Heijmans: 1H25 preview; looks to be on track; KPN: 2Q25 preview; Montea: €24m acquisition in Dutch logistics hotspot; Ontex: Peer Essity 2Q25 results; RELX: 1H25 preview; Sligro: Weak 1H25 calls for 7.5% downgrade to consensus at EBITDA level; Events Calendar
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