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PACE cost program shifts the focus for Wacker Chemie (XTRA:WCH) Wacker Chemie (XTRA:WCH) has launched its largest cost reduction program, PACE, after reporting 2025 results in line with expectations but under pressure from weak demand, lower capacity utilization and unfavorable currency effects. See our latest analysis for Wacker Chemie. The PACE announcement comes after a mixed run for investors, with the share price at €68.65, a 1-day share price return of 1.70% but a year to date share...

In January 2026, OHB SE raised its earnings guidance for 2026 and 2027 and issued new 2028 targets, projecting revenues of about €1,400 million, €1,700 million and €2,000 million respectively, with EBIT margins around 8–9%. This multi-year outlook gives investors clearer visibility into OHB’s expected scale and profitability, highlighting management’s confidence in the company’s future operations. Next, we’ll examine how OHB’s higher multi-year revenue and margin guidance reshapes the...

Merck KGaA (XTRA:MRK) has put its Electronics business and semiconductor focus in the spotlight after appointing Benjamin Hein as sector chief executive and executive board member, succeeding incoming group CEO Kai Beckmann. See our latest analysis for Merck KGaA. Merck KGaA’s leadership reshuffle in the Electronics segment comes as the share price sits at €125.55, with a 90 day share price return of 10.67% and a 1 year total shareholder return of a 12.66% decline, suggesting recent momentum...

secunet Security Networks has released preliminary 2025 results showing revenue and order intake at the upper end of its outlook, driven by strong growth in the Public Sector and Defence&Space activities alongside improving trends in the Business Sector. The Management Board’s expectation of further revenue and earnings growth for 2026 underscores how public-sector security demand is increasingly shaping secunet’s business profile. We’ll now look at how secunet’s strong Defence&Space...

Thrive partnership shifts focus toward proactive IT support TeamViewer (XTRA:TMV) has announced a new partnership with managed services provider Thrive, integrating its Digital Employee Experience capabilities into Thrive’s ServiceNow based NextGen platform to support earlier issue detection and more automated IT operations. See our latest analysis for TeamViewer. Despite the Thrive partnership highlighting TeamViewer’s role in remote connectivity and automation, recent share price momentum...

In late January 2026, Siemens was highlighted across several industry reports for advancing robotics for data centers, AI-driven construction analytics, innovative electric control panels, and modular battery energy storage systems. These developments underscore how Siemens is embedding automation, AI, and grid-support technologies across infrastructure and energy markets, reinforcing its role as a key technology enabler. We’ll now examine how Siemens’ push into modular battery energy...

When close to half the companies operating in the Consumer Services industry in Germany have price-to-sales ratios (or...

It might be of some concern to shareholders to see the KION GROUP AG ( ETR:KGX ) share price down 13% in the last...

With a price-to-earnings (or "P/E") ratio of 12.5x Grenke AG ( ETR:GLJ ) may be sending bullish signals at the moment...

Some say volatility, rather than debt, is the best way to think about risk as an investor, but Warren Buffett famously...

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

Hannover Rück (ETR:HNR1) has had a rough month with its share price down 10%. However, stock prices are usually driven...

Most readers would already be aware that Aurubis' (ETR:NDA) stock increased significantly by 42% over the past three...

YOC AG ( ETR:YOC ), is not the largest company out there, but it received a lot of attention from a substantial price...

Deutsche Telekom recently advanced its full fiber-to-the-home rollout, continued an active share buy-back program, and prepared for its late-February 2026 earnings update covering capital expenditure, partnerships, and dividend policy. An interesting angle for investors is how progress on fiber expansion and copper network retirement plans could influence long-term infrastructure economics and customer retention. With recent share price gains in the background, we’ll now examine how Deutsche...

Bayer announced that the main results from its global Phase III OCEANIC-STROKE trial of investigational anticoagulant asundexian in secondary stroke prevention, which previously met its primary efficacy and safety endpoints, will be presented as late-breaking data at the American Stroke Association’s International Stroke Conference in New Orleans in early February 2026. The scale of OCEANIC-STROKE, enrolling over 12,300 patients worldwide, underlines Bayer’s ambition to expand its...

India’s new trade deal with the EU, which sharply cuts import duties on high end European cars, has pushed Bayerische Motoren Werke (XTRA:BMW) into focus as investors reassess its exposure to the Indian luxury segment. See our latest analysis for Bayerische Motoren Werke. Alongside the India tariff headlines and a new share buyback that saw 296,602 shares repurchased in January 2026, Bayerische Motoren Werke’s €87.42 share price sits between a weaker year to date share price return of 9.24%...

Deutsche Bank (XTRA:DBK) has wrapped up FY 2025 with fourth quarter revenue of €7.3b and basic EPS of €0.38, capping off a trailing twelve month run that totals €30.4b in revenue and €3.16 in EPS. This came alongside earnings growth of 121% and a net profit margin of 20.3% versus 9.9% a year earlier. Over recent quarters, revenue has ranged from €7.3b to €7.8b while quarterly basic EPS has moved between €0.38 and roughly €1.00. Together, these figures provide a clearer view of how higher full...

Nemetschek (XTRA:NEM) is in focus after reporting fiscal 2025 results that exceeded its already raised revenue and profitability targets, with currency adjusted revenue growth of 22.6% and revenue passing the €1b mark. See our latest analysis for Nemetschek. Even with the strong 2025 report and AI focused acquisitions such as Firmus AI, Nemetschek’s recent share price performance has been weak. The 30 day share price return is 20.31% and the 1 year total shareholder return shows a decline of...

SAP SE reported its fourth-quarter and full-year 2025 results on January 29, 2026, with revenue rising to €9,684 million for the quarter and €36.80 billion for the year, alongside full-year net income of €7,327 million and new 2026 guidance targeting €25.8 billion–€26.2 billion in cloud revenue at constant currencies. While SAP highlighted record total cloud backlog of €77 billion and the growing role of SAP Business AI in cloud orders, investors focused on 2026 cloud revenue and backlog...

Henkel KGaA (XTRA:HEN3) has confirmed it is in talks with Wendel SE about a potential acquisition of Stahl Holdings B.V. The discussions are ongoing and no agreement has been reached at this stage. The news highlights a possible shift in Henkel's business mix if a transaction eventually proceeds. Henkel KGaA, trading at €72.98, is back in focus as investors weigh what a possible Stahl acquisition could mean for the group. The stock shows mixed longer term performance, with a 21.6% gain over...

Heidelberg Materials (XTRA:HEI) is back in focus after fresh projections for global cement and construction stone markets highlighted long term growth drivers related to urbanization, infrastructure spending, and demand for lower carbon building materials. See our latest analysis for Heidelberg Materials. At a share price of €230.6, Heidelberg Materials has seen a 13.54% 90 day share price return and a very large 5 year total shareholder return, while short term momentum has cooled after the...

India’s move to sharply cut import duties on European cars has pushed Mercedes-Benz Group (XTRA:MBG) into the spotlight, as investors weigh what easier access to one of the world’s largest auto markets could mean. See our latest analysis for Mercedes-Benz Group. Alongside India’s tariff cuts, investors have been weighing the wider backdrop for Mercedes-Benz Group. A 1-year total shareholder return of 4.94% contrasts with a year-to-date share price return of negative 7.48% and a 5-year total...

Friedrich Vorwerk Group SE recently reported that it closed fiscal 2025 very successfully, with revenue and EBITDA coming in well above its own forecasts, helped by favorable weather, strong project execution, and healthy joint venture contributions. The company also emphasized its historically strong capital base and sharply higher employee headcount, which together provide a reinforced platform for pursuing future project opportunities. We will now examine how this earnings beat, supported...