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In December 2025, Société BIC said it would discontinue Rocketbook and its Skin Creative tattoo businesses Inkbox and Tattly, winding down their operations by the first quarter of 2026 after reviewing their performance against group ambitions. This exit from digital writing and tattoo products marks a clear refocus on BIC’s core categories and a tightening of its portfolio discipline. We’ll now examine how BIC’s decision to exit Rocketbook and Skin Creative-tattoo activities reshapes its...

Bureau Veritas (ENXTPA:BVI) has slipped about 8% over the past month, extending its year-to-date decline. This naturally raises the question: has the market now overshot to the downside on this testing and certification specialist? See our latest analysis for Bureau Veritas. With the share price now around €25.88 after an 11% year to date share price decline, short term momentum is clearly fading, even though the three and five year total shareholder returns remain comfortably positive. If...

Forvia (ENXTPA:FRVIA) just moved to redeem €200 million of its €700 million 3.75% 2028 notes, a proactive debt trim that can lighten future interest costs and subtly reshape the balance sheet. See our latest analysis for Forvia. The redemption move comes after Forvia began a strategic review and potential sale of parts of its interiors business. The market has taken notice, with a roughly 52% year to date share price return, but a still muted 3 year total shareholder return suggests that...

Recently, DEME secured offshore wind installation contracts in Poland for the BC-Wind project, a roughly 390MW development led by Ocean Winds, the joint venture between EDP Renewables and ENGIE, with offshore installation scheduled for 2027–2028. Around the same time, ENGIE’s sponsored ADR received an earnings-based rating upgrade from Zacks, highlighting growing confidence in its underlying business momentum. We’ll now examine how progress on the BC-Wind offshore project, together with the...

Why CMA CGM's Move Jolted Air France-KLM Shares The latest jolt in Air France-KLM (ENXTPA:AF) came from outside the cockpit, with major shareholder CMA CGM announcing a three year equity linked bond tied to its entire 8.8% stake. This structure effectively puts a timer on potential share issuance. That helps explain why the stock slid around 9% as investors quickly repriced dilution risk, future selling pressure, and the balance between short term volatility and long term value. See our...

Wavestone (ENXTPA:WAVE) just posted half year earnings that quietly shift the narrative, as net income and earnings per share grew while sales were essentially flat, giving investors a cleaner read on profitability. See our latest analysis for Wavestone. The market seems to be rewarding that earnings momentum, with a roughly 16 percent 1 month share price return and about 35 percent year to date share price gain. The 1 year total shareholder return near 37 percent suggests solid, building...

Earlier this month, Accor SA promoted long-time executive Karelle Lamouche to CEO for Europe and North Africa, giving her oversight of the group’s premium, midscale and economy brands across the region. Lamouche’s near three-decade tenure at Accor, from hotel general manager to global leadership roles, signals both continuity and potential operational change in one of the company’s most important geographies. We’ll now examine how Lamouche’s appointment to lead Europe and North Africa could...

Dassault Aviation société anonyme (ENXTPA:AM) just deepened its partnership with India based Dynamatic Technologies, handing it responsibility for manufacturing and assembling the complete rear fuselage of the Falcon 6X business jet. This matters for supply chain resilience, cost base, and long term growth positioning. See our latest analysis for Dassault Aviation société anonyme. That deeper tie up with Dynamatic comes as the latest share price, at €272.2, has cooled from its recent highs...

Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield (ENXTPA:URW) is back in focus after a flurry of boardroom changes, with long time chairman Jean-Marie Tritant stepping down and deal veteran Kathleen Verelst stepping up as Chief Investment Officer. See our latest analysis for Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield. Those leadership moves come as investors have already pushed Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield’s share price to €91.4, with a strong year to date share price return of 24.3 percent and a three year total shareholder return of...

Warren Buffett famously said, 'Volatility is far from synonymous with risk.' So it seems the smart money knows that...

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Rubis (EPA:RUI) has had a rough month with its share price down 2.9%. But if you pay close attention, you might gather...

If you are wondering whether Kering is still a bargain after its recent rebound, or if the easy money has already been made, this deep dive is for you. The stock is up 25.6% year to date and 25.2% over the last year, even after a softer recent patch with a 7.6% drop over the past month and only a 0.2% gain in the last week, hinting at shifting sentiment and risk perceptions. Investors have been reacting to headlines around the luxury sector, including concerns about slowing demand in key...

Wondering if Alstom is a quietly mispriced opportunity or a value trap in plain sight? Let us break down what the market is really implying about this stock right now. Alstom's share price has climbed 5.6% over the last week and 10.6% year to date, though it is still down 42.5% over five years, a mix that hints at shifting sentiment and fresh expectations. Recent headlines have focused on Alstom's progress on major rail and rolling stock contracts, as well as ongoing efforts to streamline...

Earlier this week, Barclays upgraded Pernod Ricard from “equal-weight” to “overweight,” citing the spirits group’s improved positioning in the U.S. and India alongside reduced exposure to China. The bank’s more optimistic stance emphasizes emerging benefits from India’s trade agreement with the UK and long-term opportunities linked to new consumption patterns, including ride-hailing and robotaxis in Pernod Ricard’s largest market. We’ll now examine how Barclays’ upgraded view, especially...

Earlier this week, Thales launched its AI Security Fabric, introducing runtime protections for agentic AI, LLM-powered applications, enterprise data, and identities against threats such as prompt injection, data leakage, model manipulation, and insecure RAG pipelines. This move positions Thales as an early provider of end-to-end security for enterprise AI ecosystems, with further enhancements planned in 2026 to deepen its AI-focused cybersecurity offering. We’ll now examine how this new AI...

How Has SPIE Performed For Shareholders? Before diving into valuation models and fair value estimates, it is worth grounding the discussion in what really matters to investors: the actual returns SPIE has generated over different time frames. SPIE shares have delivered strong gains for long term holders, with the stock up 109.8% over three years and 200.8% over five years, far ahead of what many investors would expect from an industrial services business. That kind of compounding sets a high...

What is moving Sanofi stock today Sanofi (ENXTPA:SAN) shares have drifted lower over the past month even as revenue and net income continue to grow, creating an interesting disconnect between the stock price and the underlying business. See our latest analysis for Sanofi. At around €83.32, the recent pullback in Sanofi’s share price, including a weak 1 month share price return, sits against a still positive multi year total shareholder return. This suggests that momentum has cooled, but the...

Earlier this month, STMicroelectronics and the European Investment Bank agreed a €500 million financing tranche as part of a €1 billion credit line to support high-volume semiconductor manufacturing and R&D across key sites in Italy and France. This ninth financing agreement between the two parties, bringing total EIB support to about €4.20 billion, underlines how STMicroelectronics sits at the center of Europe’s push for semiconductor competitiveness and strategic autonomy, particularly...

If you are wondering whether Schneider Electric is still a smart buy at today’s price, or if most of the upside has already been captured, you are not alone. This article will walk through what the current market is really pricing in. Despite a strong multi year run, with the stock up roughly 121% over five years and almost 90% over three, the more recent picture has flattened out, with the share price roughly flat over 7 days and slightly negative over the last month and year to...

Earlier this week, Renault Group and Ford announced a landmark partnership to co-develop two Ford-branded electric cars on Renault’s Ampere platform, produced in Northern France and targeting early 2028 showroom arrivals, alongside a Letter of Intent to collaborate on light commercial vehicles in Europe. This tie-up combines Renault’s EV manufacturing ecosystem and Ford’s brand and software ambitions, potentially reshaping Europe’s mass-market EV and van landscape through shared scale, cost...

A US jury has hit Michelin North America, part of Compagnie Générale des Établissements Michelin Société en commandite par actions (ENXTPA:ML), with a $220 million verdict over a fatal tire failure, sharpening investor focus on legal and reputational risk. See our latest analysis for Compagnie Générale des Établissements Michelin Société en commandite par actions. The verdict lands after a choppy spell for Michelin, with the latest share price at $28.05 and a year to date share price return...

If you are wondering whether Capgemini at around €147.60 is a bargain hiding in plain sight or a stock that has already had its moment, you are not alone. Over the last month the share price has climbed 9.4%, including a 2.1% gain in the past week, even though it is still down 5.8% year to date and about 3.2% over the last year. Recent headlines have focused on Capgemini doubling down on AI driven consulting and cloud transformation deals, alongside expanding partnerships with hyperscalers...

If you have ever wondered whether Airbus is still a buy after its strong multiyear run, this breakdown will help you evaluate whether the current price still makes sense for long term investors. The stock is down around 1.4% over the last week and 8.5% over the past month, but it is still up 21.2% year to date and about 23.8% over the last year, continuing a multiyear climb of 86.1% over 3 years and 133.3% over 5 years. Recent headlines have focused on Airbus securing new aircraft orders and...