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After a strong five year run, with BNP Paribas returning 193.5%, the stock now trades close to where the intrinsic value estimate from the Excess Returns model and traditional earnings multiples both suggest it looks about right rather than obviously cheap. The 193.5% five year return puts BNP Paribas firmly in the camp of large banks that have already delivered substantial gains, which can limit the margin of safety at today’s price. Recent profit growth and expansion in markets like...

The half-year results for Compagnie Générale des Établissements Michelin Société en commandite par actions ( EPA:ML...

The interim results for LVMH Moët Hennessy - Louis Vuitton, Société Européenne ( EPA:MC ) were released last week...

PAULIC Meunerie SA ( EPA:ALPAU ), might not be a large cap stock, but it received a lot of attention from a substantial...

Shareholders might have noticed that Rexel S.A. ( EPA:RXL ) filed its half-year result this time last week. The early...

SMCP S.A. ( EPA:SMCP ), is not the largest company out there, but it received a lot of attention from a substantial...

Soft earnings didn't appear to concern SEB SA's ( EPA:SK ) shareholders over the last week. We think that the softer...

Bureau Veritas reported past-half-year 2026 sales of €3,361.2 million, modestly above last year, while net income and earnings per share from continuing operations declined versus the prior period. Alongside these results, the company reshaped its leadership team to drive its LEAP | 28 plan, adding new executive roles focused on corporate development, commercial performance, and operational excellence. We’ll now explore how the refreshed executive team and LEAP | 28 execution could influence...

Slovenia’s rise as a premium cycling hotspot, helped by stars like Tour de France champion Tadej Pogačar, is doing more than filling bike lanes. It is drawing higher spending visitors, new tour concepts, and fresh investment interest across travel and leisure. For investors who track how real world trends feed into listed companies, this is a theme worth watching. This article looks at how that cycling tourism story links back to the stock market and highlights three stocks from a travel and...

Why Rémy Cointreau Stock Is Back on Investors’ Radar Rémy Cointreau (ENXTPA:RCO) is in focus after first quarter sales reached €223.2 million compared with €220.8 million a year earlier, and the company reaffirmed its 2026-27 earnings margin guidance. See our latest analysis for Rémy Cointreau. Rémy Cointreau’s latest trading update comes as the stock has shown strong short term momentum, with a 30 day share price return of 14.11% and a year to date share price return of 35.04%, even though...

Métropole Télévision stock has drifted sideways in recent weeks despite a wide gap between its current €12.10 share price and a much higher discounted cash flow estimate in the market. Today's half year 2026 earnings drop investors straight into a sentiment clash. Headline revenue for the half year sat in the mid hundreds of millions of euros, while the trailing 12 month net profit margin of 7.9% sits well below last year’s 11.4%. The key question for you now is simple. Is the market calmly...

Interest in STMicroelectronics (ENXTPA:STMPA) has picked up after the company reported strong second quarter results, issued fresh guidance for the rest of 2026, and highlighted its expanding exposure to AI data center hardware. See our latest analysis for STMicroelectronics. Despite the upbeat guidance and growing AI data center exposure, STMicroelectronics' recent share price performance has cooled, with the 7 day share price return down 26.39% and the 30 day share price return down 32.53%,...

The market walked into Kering’s H1 print with the stock at €292.85, after a solid run over the past quarter, pricing in a cleaner story than the recent loss-making year would suggest. The headline today is margin repair. Recurring operating margin reached 12.8% on €7.2b of revenue and free cash flow from operations came in at €2.6b, helped by one offs but still strong in the core. The question now is whether that margin and cash rebuild justifies a share price that already sits well above one...

Verallia Société Anonyme went into this earnings print with the stock under pressure in recent months and a P/E of 47.8x that already asked investors to pay up for the story. The market reaction around €18.57 now collides with an earnings picture where net margin sits at 1.5% and profit has been hit by a one off loss of €151.9m. The short term verdict looks uncomfortable. The bigger question for you is whether this margin squeeze and heavy debt load are temporary irritants or signals that the...

Deezer stock went into this earnings print trading on a low P/E of 6.3x and sitting below some analyst fair value estimates. That set up a familiar value story in streaming audio. The headline this time is simple. Deezer produced a profitable trailing twelve months with €22.792m in net income and positive earnings per share. For a company long treated as a perpetual cash burner, a full year in the black is the number that matters most. The rest of the release, from revenue trends to balance...

Bourse Direct went into this earnings release with the stock quietly climbing, up around 8% to 11% over the past week and month, and trading on a P/E of 12.8x that sits below peers and the broader industry. The headline from these H1 2026 numbers is profit strength. Net profit margin stands at 26.3% and earnings over the past year are higher by 19.8%. For investors, the immediate question is whether a market that still prices Bourse Direct below an estimated fair value of around €6.30 has...

Mercialys stock comes into this earnings season treading water, roughly flat over one month after a small gain over the past week and a slip over three months. The market seems undecided. The earnings print is less hesitant. Half year results show recurring cash generation holding up, with half year Funds From Operations in the mid tens of millions of euros and an upgraded full year recurring net income target per share. For a retail focused real estate investment trust, that upgrade is the...

Gaztransport & Technigaz stock came into the H1 print with a mixed backdrop. The price had slipped roughly 6.9% over three months yet edged higher over the past week and month. Expectations were set by a rich P/E of 16.1x and a story built on premium margins and liquefied natural gas infrastructure demand. The earnings headline is about profit power holding up. H1 2026 revenue of €387m and net income of €210m kept profitability firmly in focus, backed by an EBITDA margin of 68.1%. A €1.9b...

Lagardere’s stock closed at €18.4 after a slightly positive week and a softer month, even as the earnings story pointed investors toward a different question. Is this a slow growth grind that justifies caution, or a misunderstood cash generator hiding in plain sight? The headline this time is not revenue or earnings per share. It is balance sheet pressure versus valuation. Net profit margin sits around 2.2% and net debt near €1.7b, yet the P/E of 12.5x and a share price far below an internal...

Recent comments from airline executives about delayed next generation narrowbody jets have pushed Airbus (ENXTPA:AIR) into focus for many investors. The stock is drawing attention as the market reassesses long term aircraft replacement timelines. See our latest analysis for Airbus. Against this backdrop of delayed next generation narrowbodies, Airbus has seen firm interest in its existing portfolio, including a fresh Memorandum of Understanding with Philippine Airlines for additional...

Orange stock went into this earnings print looking subdued, with the share price roughly flat over the past month and slightly softer over three months. The emotional reset today is all about one thing. Reported earnings look very strong on a trailing basis, helped by a one off gain of about €1.9b that pushed net margin far above the prior year. Yet the valuation still sits on an 11.5x P/E and a 4.37% dividend yield, which keeps the spotlight on how much of this profit story investors treat...

Soitec stock has surged very strongly year to date, yet the company still scores poorly on broad valuation checks. This suggests the current price may leave limited room for error. Soitec is up 299.6% year to date, which puts recent gains front and center when judging whether the share price already reflects high expectations. Growing interest in Soitec’s Photonics-SOI products for AI data centers can support higher growth assumptions, while the recently agreed tax settlement and its cash...

Engie (ENXTPA:ENGI) stock is in focus after NTT DATA announced a long term renewable energy partnership with the French utility. The collaboration aims to support decarbonized power for global data centers and AI infrastructure. See our latest analysis for Engie. Despite the new partnership news, Engie’s latest share price of €26.16 follows a period where the share price fell 6.9% over 90 days, but the 1 year total shareholder return is 40.42%. This suggests recent momentum has cooled after...

EssilorLuxottica Société anonyme (ENXTPA:EL) is in focus after its first half 2026 earnings, with higher sales, net income and earnings per share, alongside a small immediate share price decline. See our latest analysis for EssilorLuxottica Société anonyme. The first half 2026 results are set against a weaker share price backdrop for EssilorLuxottica Société anonyme, with the stock down 36.48% on a year-to-date share price return and a 34.41% decline in the 1-year total shareholder return...