Oddo BHF maintains its 'neutral' opinion on Carrefour and adjusts its price target from 17.5 to 16 euros to 'factor in a slightly more cautious perception of the stock, both operationally and reputationally', pointing to the controversies surrounding franchisees in France.

With Bercy demanding a €200 million fine in this case, the analyst sees three main risks: attractiveness to prospective franchisees, questioning of the business model, and reputational/CSR risk with investors.

The Group is struggling to significantly reverse the negative trend in market share in value terms, in a competitive context that is still exacerbated in France", he adds, judging the EBIT growth guidance for France to be very "challenging".

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