French Chemicals Stock News

In January 2026, Dassault Aviation société anonyme raised its 2025 net sales guidance to over €7 billion, signaling stronger anticipated revenue than previously communicated. This upward revision highlights management’s increased confidence in the company’s order visibility and demand outlook across its defense and business aviation programs. We’ll now explore how this higher 2025 sales guidance could influence Dassault Aviation’s existing investment narrative and expectations for future...

In late 2025, data from the UK used-car market showed that popular secondhand electric vehicles lost significant value, with the Renault Zoe among the models experiencing some of the sharpest price declines as manufacturers cut prices on new EVs to meet regulatory sales targets. This rapid drop in used EV prices raises questions about residual values and consumer confidence in Renault’s electric line-up at a time when the group is investing heavily in its transition to battery-powered...

Why Thales Stock Is Back in Focus After CES 2026 Thales (ENXTPA:HO) is back on investors’ radar after CES 2026 recognition for a Samsung security chip that embeds Thales’ post quantum ready operating system and cryptographic libraries to protect connected devices. See our latest analysis for Thales. Thales’ €261.6 share price sits on the back of a 15% 1 month share price return and 11% year to date share price return, while its 1 year total shareholder return of about 79% points to strong...

Vinci (ENXTPA:DG) is back in focus after a consortium led by its construction arm secured a contract worth more than €200 million to overhaul the Romainville Bobigny household waste treatment plant near Paris. See our latest analysis for Vinci. At a share price of €117.45, Vinci’s short term share price returns have been slightly negative in recent weeks, but the 1 year total shareholder return of 19.18% and 5 year total shareholder return of 75.16% point to a stronger longer term picture...

Orange has in early January 2026 successfully priced a US$6.00 billion multi-tranche US dollar bond issue, spanning maturities from 2029 to 2056 with fixed coupons between 4.00% and 5.75%, to fund general corporate purposes including refinancing debt linked to its planned full acquisition of MasOrange. The more than very large oversubscription and the issuer’s first US dollar deal since 2016 highlight both strong credit-market appetite for Orange paper and a deliberate move to broaden its...

If you are wondering whether Sanofi’s current share price lines up with its underlying worth, you are not alone. This article is here to unpack that question clearly. Sanofi’s share price closed at €80.78, with returns of a 4.3% decline over 7 days, 1.6% decline over 30 days, 1.9% decline year to date, 14.1% decline over 1 year, 0.4% gain over 3 years and 20.8% gain over 5 years, which may have some investors reassessing the balance between risk and opportunity. Recent news coverage around...

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Why Société Générale Société anonyme (ENXTPA:GLE) Is On Investors’ Radar Société Générale Société anonyme (ENXTPA:GLE) has been drawing attention after a strong past 3 months total return of about 31%. This has prompted investors to reassess how its current share price compares with underlying fundamentals. See our latest analysis for Société Générale Société anonyme. That recent 31.1% 90 day share price return, alongside a very large 1 year total shareholder return of about 153%, suggests...

Recent share performance and business profile Kering (ENXTPA:KER) has seen its share price decline over the past week and month, while still showing a positive total return over the past year. Its performance has been weaker when you look at the past 3 years and 5 years. The group reported annual revenue of €15,763.0m and net income of €729.0m. Revenue and net income growth data are available for investors who want to compare its recent results with other luxury names. See our latest analysis...

74Software stock snapshot after recent price moves 74Software (ENXTPA:74SW) has been on investors’ radar after a recent pullback, with the share price sitting at €38.40 and short term returns over the past week and month both in decline. See our latest analysis for 74Software. While the recent 1 week and 1 month share price returns are in decline, the 90 day share price return of 4.35% and 1 year total shareholder return of 41.7% point to momentum that has eased but not reversed. If...

A consortium of market infrastructure and trading firms recently completed a third wave of transactions on the Canton Network, using tokenized commercial bank deposits via LSEG Digital Settlement House and tokenized collateral such as European government bonds and U.S. Treasuries for on-chain intraday repo across multiple currencies and borders. Euronext highlighted that this work is part of a broader industry push to build tokenization and on-chain infrastructure while staying aligned with...

Ayvens issues new fixed income notes Ayvens (ENXTPA:AYV) has launched a fixed income offering of €750 million in 3.0% non convertible notes due April 18, 2030, a funding move that can matter for both equity and bond investors. See our latest analysis for Ayvens. The bond issue comes as Ayvens’ share price sits at €11.86, with a 30 day share price return of 9.92% and a 1 year total shareholder return of 85.34%, suggesting momentum has recently been building from a relatively strong base. If...

Veolia Environnement (ENXTPA:VIE) is back in focus after completing a record €2.5b bond placement across three new tranches, issued on terms that drew strong oversubscription and highlighted robust investor appetite. See our latest analysis for Veolia Environnement. While the new €2.5b bond placement has reinforced confidence among credit investors, the equity story looks more measured. The share price is at €29.84 with a modest 1.1% 1 month share price return, alongside a stronger 1 year...

If you are wondering whether ABIVAX Société Anonyme is priced attractively right now, it helps to separate the recent excitement from what the numbers actually say about value. The share price last closed at €103.60, with returns of 4.4% over 7 days, 10.1% over 30 days and a very large gain over the past year, although year to date the stock shows a 9.9% decline. These moves have come as ABIVAX Société Anonyme continues to attract attention in the French pharmaceuticals and biotech space,...

In January 2026, Air France-KLM placed €650 million of 5-year senior unsecured notes under its Euro Medium Term Notes program at a fixed 3.875% annual coupon and 4.033% yield, extending the average maturity of its debt. The issue drew more than 150 institutional orders and a very large peak orderbook, enabling the company to secure its lowest-ever credit spread and upsize the deal while planning to redeem higher-coupon sustainability-linked bonds. We will now examine how this successful €650...

If you are wondering whether Hermès International Société en commandite par actions still justifies its premium share price, you are not alone. This article focuses squarely on what you might be paying for today. The stock last closed at €2,236.00, with returns of 4.6% over 7 days, 3.6% over 30 days, 6.3% year to date, an 8.9% decline over 1 year, 42.5% over 3 years and 165.6% over 5 years. Recent headlines around Hermès have continued to highlight the brand's position in global luxury and...

In early January 2026, Samsung Electronics’ System LSI Business announced CES 2026 recognition for its new post-quantum-ready security chip, which embeds Thales’ secure operating system and quantum-resistant cryptographic libraries to protect connected devices from both current and emerging quantum-enabled cyber threats. This collaboration highlights Thales’ role at the core of next-generation hardware-based security, positioning its technology as a key layer for long-term protection of...

Media reports around Eurazeo (ENXTPA:RF) potentially exiting its investment in French beauty retailer Aroma-Zone, after several years of store expansion, have put fresh attention on how this holding fits into the group’s portfolio. See our latest analysis for Eurazeo. The Aroma-Zone headlines arrive as Eurazeo’s share price has edged higher in the very short term, with a 1-day share price return of 1.14% and 7-day share price return of 3.00%. This sits against a 90-day share price return...

Bernstein’s downgrade of TF1 (ENXTPA:TFI) from Outperform to Market Perform, tied to weaker visibility on France’s economy and softer TV advertising assumptions for the fourth quarter, has refocused attention on the broadcaster’s risk and income profile. See our latest analysis for TF1. TF1’s share price has eased in recent months, with a 1-day share price return of 0.96% contrasting with a 90-day share price return showing a 6.71% decline. The 1-year total shareholder return of 16.16% points...

Recently, Syctom awarded a consortium including VINCI Construction subsidiary Chantiers Modernes Construction and Suez a €237,000,000 contract to renovate the Romainville-Bobigny waste treatment plant near Paris, alongside executive appointments and fresh treasury share purchases at VINCI. These developments arrive just as several major banks cut their analyst ratings on VINCI over concerns about French tax exposure, expiring concessions, and reinvestment risks. Against this backdrop, we’ll...

In early January 2026, reports indicated that EssilorLuxottica and Meta Platforms were considering significantly increasing production capacity for their AI-powered Ray-Ban smart glasses to meet strong demand. This potential scale-up in smart glasses output highlights EssilorLuxottica’s push deeper into technology-enabled eyewear, expanding beyond traditional lenses and frames into AI wearables. We’ll now examine how this potential ramp-up in AI-powered smart glasses production could...

While Mon Courtier Energie Groupe S.A. ( EPA:ALMCE ) might not have the largest market cap around , it received a lot...