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Earlier this month, AUTO1 Group SE announced it had upsized and extended its inventory asset-backed securitisation programme, increasing total used-car inventory financing capacity by 45% to €1.60 billion, including up to €1.30 billion in senior notes from its bank group and up to €300 million in junior notes it will fund itself, with the revolving period now running until November 2027. This larger, longer-dated funding pool could be important for supporting AUTO1 Group’s pan-European...

In early December 2025, Mercedes-Benz Group AG disclosed that it had repurchased a total of 3,620,874 shares under its ongoing buyback program, while also announcing that LG Energy Solution will supply it with electric vehicle battery cells for seven years starting in 2028 under a new long-term agreement. By locking in a non-Chinese battery supply partnership with LG Energy Solution ahead of stricter US and EU rules, Mercedes-Benz is bolstering both its electric vehicle rollout plans and its...

Why KION GROUP Is Back on Investors Radar KION GROUP (XTRA:KGX) has quietly staged a powerful comeback, with the share price more than doubling over the past year while earnings and revenue growth have started to catch up. See our latest analysis for KION GROUP. That backdrop helps explain why, even after a small recent pullback, the 90 day share price return of 13.09 percent and one year total shareholder return of 98.69 percent suggest momentum is still firmly building. If KION's run has...

BMW announced that Milan Nedeljković, currently head of production and a board member since 2019, has been appointed CEO to succeed Oliver Zipse after the company’s May 13, 2026 annual general meeting, while Zipse retires after leading the launch of the Neue Klasse electric vehicle strategy. This handover from the architect of BMW’s current EV push to the executive who managed Neue Klasse production brings fresh focus to how BMW executes its next phase of electrification and manufacturing...

SCHOTT Pharma KGaA (XTRA:1SXP) has wrapped up FY 2025 with fourth quarter revenue of €247.6 million and basic EPS of €0.22, capping a trailing twelve month stretch that delivered €986.2 million in revenue and €0.97 in EPS. The company has seen quarterly revenue hover between €229.8 million and €256.5 million through FY 2025, with EPS ranging from €0.19 to €0.30, while trailing net income for the period came in at €146.5 million, pointing to solid but slightly thinner margins versus a year...

Aroundtown SA recently issued a GBP 400 million 7‑year senior unsecured bond, hedged into euros, while launching a tender offer targeting the cash buyback of up to €870 million of shorter‑dated, higher‑coupon bonds to extend and rebalance its debt maturity profile. This coordinated refinancing move sheds light on how Aroundtown is actively reshaping its liability structure and interest costs ahead of upcoming redemptions. We’ll now examine how this new long‑dated bond and associated...

If you are wondering whether Siemens Energy is still a smart buy after its big rebound, or if you are already late to the party, this breakdown will help you separate genuine value from hype. The stock has climbed 1.0% over the last week, 10.4% over the past month, and 133.2% year to date, resulting in a 142.5% gain over 1 year and 615.2% over 3 years. Much of this momentum has been driven by ongoing restructuring efforts and investor optimism around stabilising its troubled wind business,...

Carl Zeiss Meditec (XTRA:AFX) has investors’ attention after reporting solid revenue growth for fiscal 2024/25, helped by its Ophthalmology segment and the consolidation of DORC, alongside a constructive outlook for margins. See our latest analysis for Carl Zeiss Meditec. Despite the upbeat revenue and margin outlook, the stock’s 1 year total shareholder return of minus 16.9 percent and 3 year total shareholder return of roughly minus 64.4 percent show that sentiment has been weak. However,...

Vonovia SE has announced that Katja Wünschel will become Chief Development Officer in June 2026, succeeding Daniel Riedl, while the Supervisory Board has also extended Chief Human Resources Officer Ruth Werhahn’s contract to September 2029. The combination of a new development chief from the renewable energy sector and long-term continuity in HR leadership points to an emphasis on project execution, modernization and workforce resilience at a time of industry-wide skills shortages. We’ll now...

If you are wondering whether Deutsche Post is still worth considering after its strong run, or if the smart money has already moved on, you are in the right place to explore what the current price really implies. The stock has climbed 3.1% over the last week, 4.0% over the past month, and is now up 38.5% year to date and 39.8% over the last year. That naturally raises the question of whether further upside remains or whether risks are building. Much of this momentum has been supported by...

Wondering if Commerzbank’s massive run up has already priced in the upside, or if there is still value on the table? This breakdown is for you. The stock has pulled back slightly over the last month, down 1.3%, but that comes after a huge 121.3% gain year to date and a staggering 600.6% rise over five years, which naturally raises questions about what is driving this rally. Recent headlines have focused on Commerzbank’s push to streamline its business, strengthen its capital position, and...

Rheinmetall recently secured a significant order from the Dutch Ministry of Defence to supply Skyranger 30 air-defense systems between late 2028 and 2029, reinforcing its role in European ground-based air protection. This contract underscores how Rheinmetall’s specialized air-defense technology is becoming increasingly embedded in NATO supply chains, potentially strengthening its long-term order visibility and bargaining power with governments. We’ll now examine how this Dutch Skyranger 30...

11880 Solutions AG ( ETR:TGT ) shareholders that were waiting for something to happen have been dealt a blow with a 26...

FamiCord AG ( ETR:V3V ) shares have had a really impressive month, gaining 28% after a shaky period beforehand. Looking...

Key Insights FamiCord's significant private companies ownership suggests that the key decisions are influenced by...

Legendary fund manager Li Lu (who Charlie Munger backed) once said, 'The biggest investment risk is not the volatility...

The latest rally in Merck KGaA (XTRA:MRK) comes as investors latch onto upbeat forecasts for the global lateral flow assay components market, which is expected to expand steadily through 2030 on stronger diagnostic demand. See our latest analysis for Merck KGaA. Short term momentum has turned more positive, with an 11.6 percent 3 month share price return taking Merck KGaA to about 119 dollars. However, the 1 year total shareholder return of minus 15.3 percent shows investors are still...

The latest leg of Hensoldt (XTRA:HAG) story is being driven by hardware, not headlines, as the first PEGASUS surveillance aircraft has landed in Germany, kicking off the mission system integration phase. See our latest analysis for Hensoldt. That milestone lands against a sharp pullback in the 1 month share price return of 18.09% and 3 month share price return of 23.58%, even though the year to date share price return still exceeds 100%. The momentum looks more like a healthy cooldown than a...

Bayer (XTRA:BAYN) has packed several clinical and regulatory milestones into just a few days, and the stock is now trading in the context of a much busier innovation story than markets saw earlier this year. See our latest analysis for Bayer. That flurry of trial starts and regulatory filings seems to be resonating with investors, with Bayer’s 1 month share price return of 32.45% feeding into an 87.38% year to date share price gain, even though the 3 year total shareholder return of negative...

A recent industry report highlighted strong projected growth for the global bioadhesives market, driven by demand for eco-friendly solutions in construction, woodworking, and medical applications, with Europe, and particularly Germany, expected to hold the largest and fastest-growing share. As one of the leading suppliers of sustainable adhesive technologies, Henkel KGaA is positioned to participate in this expansion of bio-based, lower-impact bonding solutions across multiple end...

secunet Security Networks (XTRA:YSN) is back on investors radar after NATO tapped its Secure Inter Network Architecture for the HERMES mobile command project, a collaboration led alongside IT services provider CGI. See our latest analysis for secunet Security Networks. The NATO HERMES contract arrives as momentum in the shares has picked back up, with a 10.27% 1 month share price return helping lift the stock to €186.8 and contributing to a 58.84% year to date share price gain. The 1 year...

On 5 December 2025, Springer Nature and Brazil’s federal agency CAPES announced a three-year Transformative Agreement starting in 2026, enabling researchers at more than 400 institutions to publish an average of 6,000 Open Access articles a year in Springer hybrid journals. This significantly expands a prior pilot covering only part of Brazil’s output and underscores the country’s outsized role in Latin American research and Open Access adoption. Next, we will consider how this large-scale...

Earlier this month, Continental entered exclusive talks to sell its French ContiTrade retail operations, including more than 130 BestDrive outlets and two retreading facilities, to ASC Investment while keeping the network under a franchise model. This move advances Continental’s shift toward a fully franchised distribution structure in France, potentially lightening capital needs while preserving brand reach and service coverage. We’ll now examine how this portfolio reshaping, alongside...

Elmos Semiconductor SE, in early December 2025, announced it will showcase a broad range of automotive-focused semiconductor innovations at CES 2026, including intelligent motor control ICs, smart eFuses, advanced ultrasonic sensing kits, OLED lighting solutions, and a compact quantum random number generator for secure in-vehicle communication. By combining AI-enhanced ultrasonic sensing, intelligent power management, and quantum-grade cryptography in real-world demonstrators, Elmos is...