Additional European Equity News
Airbus (AIR FP) - Etihad Airways CEO says they are ordering 15 A330-900 craft; via acquisitions from Airbus and leases from Avalon. In other news, the Flydubai chair says an MOU will be signed for 150 A321 aircrafts, with an Airbus official saying that this is a landmark order as this is the first order from Flydubai. (Newswires)
Convatec (CTEC LN) - Novo Holdings announces its intention to sell approximately 155mln ordinary shares; approx. 7.8% of Convatec's share capital. (Newswires)
Diploma (DPLM LN) – FY (GBP): Revenue 1.52bln (exp. 1.51bln), adj. Operating Profit 342mln (exp. 330mln). FY26 Outlook: organic revenue growth of 6%, significantly weighted to H1; operating margin of around 22.5%. (Diploma)
European Banking Names - ECB's Buch (supervisory) spoke to the FT saying that "looking more favourably" at waivers to overcome domestic hurdles "could be a useful step", in the context of overruling national restrictions that prevent the movement of capital across the bloc. (FT)
FirstGroup (FGP LN) - H1 (GBP): Adj. revenue 833.6mln (prev. 639.6mln Y/Y), adj. pretax profit 76.1mln (prev. 70 1mln Y/Y), sees modest adj. EPS growth in FY26 and expects FY26 adj. net debt between 125-135mln. (FirstGroup)
Imperial Brands (IMB LN) - FY (GBP): Revenue 32.17bln (prev. 32.4bln Y/Y), operating profit 3.49bln (prev. 3.55bln Y/Y), sees FY26 adj. operating profit between 3-5% and low-single-digit tobacco revenue growth. Performance in FY26 will be weighted to the second half of the year. (Imperial Brands)
Nexans (NEX FP) - Co. has launched a share buyback programme, covering a maximum of 128k shares. (Nexans)
Softcat (SCT LN) - The co. reports double-digit operating profit growth Y/Y in Q1. (Softcat)
UK Stocks - UK's CMA has launched an investigation into multiple businesses over online pricing practices and has issued advisory letters to 100 firms. Of note for StubHub (STUB) and Wayfair (W). (Newswires)
WPP (WPP LN) - Havas (HAVAS NA) CEO said that the Co. is not in talks with WPP. (Newswires)
UK Homebuilders - The FT reports that the UK Government's homebuilding plans may be at risk, amidst budget cuts. (FT)
18 Nov 2025 - 07:05- EquitiesEU Research- Source: Newsquawk
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