XTRA:MBG
XTRA:MBGAuto

Is Mercedes-Benz’s Share Buyback and LG Battery Deal Altering The Investment Case For Mercedes-Benz Group (XTRA:MBG)?

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...
XTRA:ENR
XTRA:ENRElectrical

Has Siemens Energy’s 615% Three Year Rally in 2025 Run Ahead of Fundamentals?

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,...
XTRA:AFX
XTRA:AFXMedical Equipment

Carl Zeiss Meditec (XTRA:AFX) Valuation After Strong FY 2024/25 Revenue Outlook and Margin Improvement Guidance

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,...
XTRA:HEN3
XTRA:HEN3Household Products

Does Bioadhesives Market Growth Strengthen The Bull Case For Henkel KGaA (XTRA:HEN3)?

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...
XTRA:SPG
XTRA:SPGMedia

How Investors Are Reacting To Springer Nature KGaA (XTRA:SPG) CAPES Open Access Deal In Brazil

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...
XTRA:CON
XTRA:CONAuto Components

How Investors Are Reacting To Continental (XTRA:CON) Shifting French Retail To Franchising After Aumovio Spin-Off

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...
XTRA:DTG
XTRA:DTGMachinery

How Investors Are Reacting To Daimler Truck Holding (XTRA:DTG) Upgrading LiDAR For Level 4 Freightliner Cascadia

Daimler Truck recently announced that its autonomous Freightliner Cascadia trucks will receive upgraded LiDAR sensors from Innoviz Technologies, with Torc Robotics integrating the technology as part of its push toward Level 4 autonomous operation. This sensor collaboration deepens Daimler Truck’s commitment to combining LiDAR, radar and camera systems to enhance safety and operational capabilities in its autonomous freight platform. We’ll now examine how this LiDAR upgrade for Level 4...
XTRA:HLAG
XTRA:HLAGShipping

Is Hapag-Lloyd Attractively Priced After 2025 Shipping Slowdown And Red Sea Disruptions?

Wondering if Hapag-Lloyd at around €122.90 is a bargain or a value trap right now? This article will walk you through what the current price is really telling us. The stock has bounced 6.6% over the last week and 4.8% over the past month, but is still down 24.3% year to date and 15.7% over the last year, which hints at shifting sentiment and possibly changing risk perceptions. Recent headlines have focused on container shipping demand normalising after the post pandemic surge. At the same...
XTRA:DB1
XTRA:DB1Capital Markets

Deutsche Börse (XTRA:DB1) Valuation: Assessing the Stock After Its Strategic Digital Assets Partnership With Kraken

Deutsche Börse (XTRA:DB1) just took a meaningful step deeper into digital assets, unveiling a wide ranging strategic partnership with Kraken that links its core trading, custody, and derivatives infrastructure directly with crypto markets. See our latest analysis for Deutsche Börse. Despite the buzz around this Kraken tie up, Deutsche Börse’s €219.5 share price has logged a 5.28 percent 1 month share price return but remains slightly down year to date. Its 5 year total shareholder return of...
XTRA:A1OS
XTRA:A1OSIT

3 European Dividend Stocks Yielding Up To 6.9%

As European markets show mixed performance, with the pan-European STOXX Europe 600 Index rising slightly on hopes of interest rate cuts in the U.S. and UK, investors are keenly observing economic indicators such as inflation and GDP revisions. In this context, dividend stocks become an attractive option for those seeking steady income streams amidst market fluctuations. A good dividend stock often combines a reliable payout history with strong fundamentals, making it a potential anchor in...
XTRA:RHM
XTRA:RHMAerospace & Defense

Rheinmetall’s 2025 Surge After 741.5% Three Year Rally

If you are wondering whether Rheinmetall is still a smart buy after its massive run up, or if the value has already been priced in, you are not alone. The stock has risen 166.6% year to date and 741.5% over 3 years, even after a recent 9.9% pullback over the last month and a 6.0% rebound in the past week. Investor sentiment has been shaped by ongoing geopolitical tensions and sustained government commitments to boost defense spending in Europe and beyond. In addition, Rheinmetall continues...
XTRA:TUI1
XTRA:TUI1Hospitality

How Investors Are Reacting To TUI (XTRA:TUI1) Record Earnings And €250 Million Airline Cost Cuts

TUI recently reported the highest annual earnings in its history, supported by a 5% rise in customer bookings to 34.7 million and 4.4% revenue growth, while also planning €250 million of cost cuts in its airlines and markets division after higher expenses and Boeing delivery delays. This combination of record profitability, strong travel demand and restructuring signals how TUI is trying to protect margins while addressing operational pressures in its airline-heavy model. We’ll now examine...
XTRA:HOT
XTRA:HOTConstruction

Why HOCHTIEF (XTRA:HOT) Is Up 5.7% After €169 Million Vulcan Energy Lithium Deal Expansion

In early December 2025, Vulcan Energy announced it had expanded its partnership with HOCHTIEF Group, appointing Sedgman and HOCHTIEF Infrastructure as Engineering, Procurement and Construction Management contractor for the Lionheart lithium extraction and central processing plants, alongside a planned €169 million investment that would make HOCHTIEF a cornerstone shareholder. This move deepens HOCHTIEF’s push into critical minerals and the energy transition value chain, giving it an...
XTRA:DHER
XTRA:DHERHospitality

Delivery Hero (XTRA:DHER) Is Up 21.8% After Launching Strategic Review Of Portfolio And Capital Allocation – Has The Bull Case Changed?

Delivery Hero recently confirmed that it is reviewing capital allocation and exploring options such as partnerships, asset sales, and other structural moves after large shareholders criticized its financial performance and portfolio strategy, following an approximate 53% share price drop over the past year that left the group valued at about €5.20 billion (US$6.10 billion). An important wrinkle is that investors and potential industry buyers are said to be particularly interested in...
XTRA:SAP
XTRA:SAPSoftware

Is SAP’s AI and Cloud Push Enough to Support Its Current Share Price?

Wondering if SAP at around €210 is a bargain or a bubble? You are not alone, and this breakdown is going to tackle that value question head on. Over the last week the stock has inched up about 1.0%, but that is against a tougher backdrop of a 2.6% decline over 30 days and roughly 12.0% down year to date, after still being up more than 100% over three years. Recently, SAP has stayed in the spotlight as investors focus on its push to embed AI into its core enterprise software and its ongoing...