Additional European Equity News

Airbus (AIR FP) - Jan-July: won 167 gross orders, 22 net orders; delivered 344 aircraft - 32 A350's, 147 A320 NEOs and 112 A321 NEOs. (Newswires)

BHP (BHP LN) - Two proposed resolutions to amend the Co's constitution and on climate change are to be considered at the AGM. (Newswires) 

Capita (CPI LN) - H1 adj. revenue GBP 1.58bln, in-line with prev.; adj. PBT GBP 45.3mln. The order book as of June 30th was GBP 6.7bln. (Newswires)

HelloFresh (HFG GY) - Q2 prelim. revenue EUR 1.56bln vs exp. EUR 1.41bln, adj. EBITDA EUR 158mln vs exp. EUR 155mln. (Newswires)

Hikma Pharmaceuticals (HIK LN) - HY revenue USD 1.216bln vs prev. USD 1.132bln, pre-tax profit USD 285mln vs prev. 265mln. Still benefiting from investments made to build a pipeline of new medicines. FY21 expectations for branded businesses and injectables guidance unchanged; Generics revenue is expected to be in the range of USD 810-830mln and core operating margin expected to be in a range of 22-24%. (Newswires)

LSE (LSE LN) - H1 underlying total income GBP 3.1bln vs prev. GBP 1.03bln, adj. operating profit GBP 1.17bln vs prev. 0.45bln, interim dividend GBP 0.25/shr vs prev. GBP 0.233/shr. Confident in attaining FY21 targets. (Newswires)

Maersk (MAERSKB DC) - Q2 revenue USD 14.2bln and EBITDA USD 5.1bln, in-line with the August 2nd prelim. announcement. Q2 EBIT USD 4.08bln vs prev. USD 4.1bln. Reiterates August 2nd guidance. To acquire Visible SCM and B2C Europe. Q3 outlook is strong. (Newswires)

Vonovia (VNA GY) - CEO says they will not make another offer for Deutsche Wohnen (DWNI GY) if the current EUR 53/shr offer is unsuccessful. (Newswires)

BUNZL (BNZL LN) DOWNGRADED TO NEUTRAL FROM OUTPERFORM AT DAVY RESEARCH

COMPASS (CPG LN) UPGRADED TO OVERWEIGHT FROM EQUALWEIGHT AT MORGAN STANLEY

MEGGITT (MGGT LN) DOWNGRADED TO MARKET PERFORM FROM OUTPERFORM AT BERNSTEIN

06 Aug 2021 - 07:05- EquitiesEconomic Commentary- Source: Newsquawk