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Givaudan SA recently reported its full-year 2025 results, with sales of CHF 7,472 million and net income of CHF 1,071 million, and announced an annual dividend of CHF 72.00 per share payable on March 25, 2026. Despite slightly lower net income and earnings per share than the previous year, the decision to raise the dividend highlights management’s willingness to return more cash to shareholders. We will now examine how Givaudan’s decision to increase its annual dividend despite softer...

As the eurozone economy continues its modest recovery, with improved consumer and business confidence, European markets have shown resilience amidst global trade and geopolitical concerns. In this environment, dividend stocks can offer stability and income potential, making them an attractive option for investors looking to navigate the current market dynamics.

Sensirion Holding AG has launched the SCD53, a highly intrinsically stable CO₂ sensor designed to maintain long-term accuracy without manual recalibration or exposure to outdoor air, while offering integrated humidity, temperature and optional pressure compensation in a compact, easily integrated package. By eliminating reliance on automatic baseline calibration and enhancing robustness against dust, vibrations and mechanical stress, the SCD53 directly targets challenging applications such...

As the European markets navigate a landscape marked by earnings optimism amidst trade and geopolitical concerns, the pan-European STOXX Europe 600 Index has shown resilience with modest gains. Against this backdrop, identifying stocks that are trading below their estimated worth can offer potential opportunities for investors seeking value in an environment where confidence is strengthening and economic recovery continues at a steady pace.

Galderma recently announced that the U.S. FDA has accepted its resubmitted Biologics License Application for RelabotulinumtoxinA, a neuromodulator for treating moderate-to-severe frown lines and crow’s feet in adults, following manufacturing process adjustments and backed by large phase III trial data. This milestone builds on Relfydess’s approvals in more than 20 markets and highlights Galderma’s efforts to broaden its injectable aesthetics franchise worldwide. We’ll now examine how the...

Why ARYZTA’s latest guidance is back in focus ARYZTA (SWX:ARYN) drew fresh attention after its 2025 sales and trading statement call on 22 January, alongside new earnings guidance for 2026 that points to revenue growth and improved performance for the year. For you as an investor, that combination of an updated outlook and a recent company communication creates a new reference point for reassessing ARYZTA’s current valuation, recent share price moves and the risks around its 2026 targets. See...

Idorsia has recently announced an exclusive license and supply agreement with EMS S.A. to register and commercialize its insomnia medicine QUVIVIQ (daridorexant) across Latin America, while also presenting long-term data on lucerastat suggesting disease-modifying potential in Fabry disease at the WORLDSymposium. Together, these developments highlight Idorsia’s push to expand QUVIVIQ into new geographies and progress lucerastat toward a defined regulatory path in a rare disease setting. We’ll...

In January 2026, BlackRock and Partners Group launched a first-of-its-kind multi-alternatives separately managed account on the Morgan Stanley wealth platform, giving advisors streamlined access to diversified private equity, private credit, and real assets through three outcome-aligned strategies. This structure is designed to remove common barriers to private market access by consolidating seven evergreen private market funds into a single, operationally simple solution for financial...

Cosmo Pharmaceuticals N.V. recently completed a private placement of 937,086 treasury shares, equivalent to about 5.3% of its outstanding shares, with Capital Group’s SMALLCAP World Fund, using only existing treasury stock and therefore avoiding dilution for current shareholders. The deal brings a globally recognized institutional investor into Cosmo’s shareholder base while providing additional financial flexibility to support its MedTech AI, dermatology, gastroenterology, and CDMO...

Sika recently expanded its global manufacturing network by opening five new plants in the United States, Argentina, Colombia, Bangladesh, and Tanzania to increase production capacity and reinforce its supply chain in key regions. This expansion underscores Sika’s emphasis on being closer to customers in growth markets, enhancing supply reliability and responsiveness across diverse construction material needs. We’ll now examine how this push to boost production capacity in key growth markets...

Adecco Group (SWX:ADEN) is back in focus after launching a global HR and talent consulting platform under its LHH brand. The move puts more weight on advisory services ahead of the upcoming earnings release. See our latest analysis for Adecco Group. The LHH launch comes as Adecco’s CHF23.20 share price sits slightly lower year to date, with a 4.3% 90 day share price return and an 11.5% 1 year total shareholder return, suggesting recent momentum has picked up after a weaker multi year...

ams-OSRAM’s ongoing turnaround has involved restructuring and moving away from low-margin LED activities toward automotive and industrial optical semiconductor applications, with management stressing operational improvements and debt reduction as priorities. An interesting angle is how investors and analysts are closely watching AI-driven demand for optical sensors as a potential earnings catalyst, while still highlighting considerable execution and leverage risks. Next, we’ll examine how...

As you might know, Roche Holding AG ( VTX:ROG ) recently reported its annual numbers. It was a pretty mixed result...

BD and Ypsomed Holding (SWX:YPSN) are expanding their collaboration around a new 5.5 mL BD Neopak XtraFlow Glass Prefillable Syringe, tailored for Ypsomed’s YpsoMate 5.5 large volume autoinjector platform. See our latest analysis for Ypsomed Holding. Despite the expanded BD partnership around large volume injectors, Ypsomed Holding’s 1 day share price return of 0.16% comes after a softer patch, with a 30 day share price return of 6.71% and a 1 year total shareholder return of 12.36%. This...

HIAG Immobilien Holding (SWX:HIAG) has drawn attention after issuing new guidance indicating that its 2025 consolidated net profit is expected to be 50% to 55% higher than the 2024 figure of CHF 75.2 million. See our latest analysis for HIAG Immobilien Holding. The updated profit outlook arrives after a solid run in HIAG Immobilien Holding's share price, with a 30 day share price return of 4.89%, a 90 day share price return of 13.09% and a 1 year total shareholder return of 45.44%, which...

Adecco Group’s LHH brand recently launched a global HR and talent consulting business, aiming to expand its higher-value advisory and support offerings. This move signals a push toward more consultative, margin-rich services that could reshape how Adecco balances traditional staffing with broader workforce solutions. Next, we’ll examine how this LHH consulting launch influences Adecco’s investment narrative, particularly its push into higher-margin HR services. Trump's oil boom is here -...

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Mitsubishi Electric Corporation and Landis+Gyr Group (SWX:LAND) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to work together on grid edge intelligence and energy transition solutions, initially targeting North American utilities. See our latest analysis for Landis+Gyr Group. The Mitsubishi Electric agreement lands after a recent Q3 sales or trading statement call and comes as the share price sits at CHF54.3, with a 7 day share price return of 6.68% but a 1 year total shareholder return of 8.23%...

In January 2026, BELIMO Holding AG reported its 2025 results, revealing accelerated sales growth of 23.3% in local currencies and CHF 1,121 million in sales. This sharp step-up in growth relative to the prior year highlights how BELIMO’s offering is gaining traction across its key end markets. We’ll now examine how this acceleration in sales growth shapes BELIMO’s investment narrative and what it could mean for investors. The end of cancer? These 29 emerging AI stocks are developing tech...

Shareholders of ABB Ltd ( VTX:ABBN ) will be pleased this week, given that the stock price is up 10% to CHF66.66...

How Roche Holding (SWX:ROG) Just Framed Its FY 2025 Story Roche Holding (SWX:ROG) opened FY 2025 with first half revenue of CHF31.8b and basic EPS of CHF9.31, setting the tone with headline numbers that put both the top line and per share earnings clearly on the radar for investors following this latest update. Over the recent reporting periods, revenue has moved from CHF30.8b in the first half of 2024 to CHF31.6b in the second half and then to CHF31.8b in the first half of 2025. Basic EPS...

In late January 2026, Barry Callebaut reported a 22% decline in cocoa division sales volume for the quarter ended November 30, citing weak global demand and a tilt toward higher-return product segments against a backdrop of abundant cocoa supplies and pressured prices. This combination of softer end-consumer appetite for chocolate and a deliberate focus on more profitable cocoa uses signals an important shift in how Barry Callebaut is balancing volume and value across its business. We will...

There wouldn't be many who think SoftwareOne Holding AG's ( VTX:SWON ) price-to-sales (or "P/S") ratio of 1.7x is worth...

The board of Givaudan SA ( VTX:GIVN ) has announced that it will be paying its dividend of CHF72.00 on the 25th of...