French Chemicals Stock News

Recent commentary on Safran has highlighted rising opportunities in advanced aerospace and defense technologies, including eVTOL systems, long-range missiles, UAVs, and sustainable propulsion solutions, alongside expansion efforts in Asia Pacific and South America. This clustering of growth themes across next-generation aircraft, non-air breathing systems, and government-focused programs underlines how broadly Safran is positioned across emerging aviation and defense niches. We’ll now...

What Ipsos’ new plan and guidance mean for shareholders Ipsos (ENXTPA:IPS) has paired a multi year AI and acquisitions investment plan of more than €1b with confirmed 2025 guidance of about €2,525m revenue and 0.6% organic growth, giving investors clearer near term reference points. See our latest analysis for Ipsos. The recent Investor Day plan and confirmed 2025 guidance appear to have supported a pick up in momentum, with Ipsos showing a 7 day share price return of 5.17% and a 30 day...

Fnac Darty has expanded its Product Passport to all large household appliances, using unique QR codes to give customers access to life-cycle and repair information, with a goal of equipping more than 1 million products by the end of 2026. This broad rollout underlines how the group is using traceability and repairability tools to deepen its circular-economy positioning and sustainability credentials in Europe. We will now examine how this expanded Product Passport program shapes Fnac Darty’s...

Recent shifts in analyst views on Air France-KLM (ENXTPA:AF), including new coverage, an upgrade, and a downgrade from major banks, have put the airline’s debt and liquidity profile firmly in focus for investors. See our latest analysis for Air France-KLM. At a share price of €10.685, Air France-KLM has seen a 12.95% year-to-date share price decline and a 5.53% one-month share price fall. Its one-year total shareholder return of 43.73% contrasts with a 56.58% total shareholder return loss...

Wendel (ENXTPA:MF) has confirmed discussions with Henkel regarding a potential acquisition of its subsidiary, Stahl Holdings B.V. The talks focus on a possible sale of Stahl, a chemicals-focused asset within Wendel's portfolio. This development signals a possible reshaping of Wendel's holdings if an agreement is reached. For you as an investor looking at ENXTPA:MF, these talks highlight how Wendel manages and rotates its portfolio. Stahl operates in specialty chemicals, an area tied to...

It is doubtless a positive to see that the EKINOPS S.A. ( EPA:EKI ) share price has gained some 48% in the last three...

L'Oréal plans to open a global beauty tech centre in Hyderabad, India, focusing on AI and analytics for its worldwide operations. The company is expanding its role in animal-free cosmetics safety, with a senior L'Oréal executive appointed Chair of the ICCS Board. These moves highlight L'Oréal's push into technology and ethical testing as it refines its long term direction. For investors watching ENXTPA:OR, these announcements sit alongside a current share price of €386.25 and multi year...

What recent returns say about Atos (ENXTPA:ATO) Atos (ENXTPA:ATO) has drawn fresh attention after a strong share price move, with the stock showing double digit returns over the past month and past 3 months. This has prompted investors to reassess its fundamentals. See our latest analysis for Atos. That strong 30 day share price return of 29.26% sits alongside a 12.96% share price return over 90 days and a €59.2 latest share price. At the same time, the 1 year total shareholder return of...

Airbus (ENXTPA:AIR) has been awarded a contract from Eutelsat to build 340 additional OneWeb low Earth orbit satellites, bringing the total order to 440 units. The new satellites will include upgraded digital processing capabilities to support Eutelsat's global connectivity plans. Airbus is also expanding partnerships, including work with Advent Technologies on advanced fuel cell systems and with PsiQuantum on quantum computing for aerospace use cases. For you as an investor, this news...

Vinci (ENXTPA:DG) has secured a €237 million contract linked to the Romainville Bobigny household waste treatment plant, underscoring new business for its construction arm in waste handling, biowaste, and river freight logistics. See our latest analysis for Vinci. These new waste and biowaste projects come after a period where Vinci’s 1 year total shareholder return of 19.58% contrasts with a slightly negative share price return year to date of 2.97%. This suggests long term holders have...

How Sodexo’s recent share performance frames today’s opportunity Sodexo (ENXTPA:SW) has been under pressure, with the share price showing a 19% decline over the past 3 months and a 37% decline over the past year. This comes despite revenue of €24.1b and net income of €695m. See our latest analysis for Sodexo. The recent 1 day share price return of a 1.1% decline and 90 day share price return of an 18.8% decline, alongside a 1 year total shareholder return of a 36.5% decline, points to fading...

Recent share performance context Kering (ENXTPA:KER) has been under pressure recently, with the share price showing a 1 day return of about 2% lower and a roughly 5% decline over the past week. Over the past month the stock is down about 9%, extending to roughly a 17% decline over the past 3 months, while the 1 year total return sits near 9% and the 3 year total return reflects a decline of about 46%. See our latest analysis for Kering. At a share price of €274.95, Kering’s short term share...

What the Cash Advance launch means for Worldline investors Worldline (ENXTPA:WLN) is drawing fresh attention after partnering with YouLend to launch Cash Advance, a data driven embedded financing product that gives small and medium sized businesses faster access to funding across Europe. See our latest analysis for Worldline. Despite fresh attention around Cash Advance, Worldline’s share price return has been weak, with a 6.86% decline over 30 days and a 41.13% decline over 90 days. The 1...

If you are wondering whether Compagnie Générale des Établissements Michelin Société en commandite par actions is priced attractively right now, looking closely at its current valuation can help you work out how much upside or downside you are comfortable with. The share price, which last closed at €31.12, has returned 3.5% over the past week, 11.4% over the past month, 8.6% year to date, and a 4.0% decline over the last year, while the 3 year and 5 year returns sit at 21.5% and 30.5%...

Valeo recently announced it has secured a major car interior lighting solutions program from a premium global automaker, using TactoTek’s In-Mold Structural Electronics technology to integrate lighting and electronics into a single smart structure. This win brings Valeo’s interior lighting order intake since 2024 to nearly €1.00 billion, underlining how embedded electronics are becoming central to future car interiors. We’ll now examine how this large IMSE-based interior lighting contract...

Danone (ENXTPA:BN) has initiated a targeted recall of certain infant formula batches following updated guidance from food safety authorities. The recall focuses on specific products and batches, with the company working with regulators to identify and remove affected items from distribution channels. Danone has emphasized that the action is precautionary and aligned with evolving food safety standards in the infant nutrition category. For you as an investor, this matters because infant...

Safran is expanding its presence in electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft, long range missiles, and unmanned aerial vehicles. The company is targeting growth in Asia Pacific and South America, with a focus on sustainable technologies and electric propulsion. This shift highlights new potential revenue sources in both civil and defense markets for ENXTPA:SAF. Safran, traded as ENXTPA:SAF, is drawing attention as it leans into areas such as eVTOLs, long range missiles, and UAVs,...

Why Ubisoft’s reset is back in focus for shareholders Ubisoft Entertainment (ENXTPA:UBI) has moved to reset its organization and game portfolio, cancelling and delaying titles, closing studios and cutting financial targets after years of pressure from tougher competition. This overhaul, framed as a bid to sharpen creative focus and improve efficiency, has been met with a sharp selloff in the shares. This has left investors weighing execution risks against the scale of the planned reset. See...

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SA Catana Group ( EPA:ALCAT ) has announced that on 5th of March, it will be paying a dividend of€0.13, which a...

Key Insights Significant control over Interparfums by public companies implies that the general public has more power...

Piscines Desjoyaux SA ( EPA:ALPDX ) has announced that on 10th of March, it will be paying a dividend of€0.66, which a...

TotalEnergies (ENXTPA:TTE) and Bahrain's Bapco Energies launch an equally owned oil trading joint venture in the Middle East. TotalEnergies signs a joint study agreement with BluEnergies to assess deepwater exploration prospects offshore Liberia. TotalEnergies, a major integrated energy company, is adding fresh weight to its oil trading and upstream activities with these two moves. The partnership with Bapco Energies gives the group a larger trading footprint in a region that is central to...