Summary

● The company has solid fundamentals for a short-term investment strategy.


Strengths

● The company returns high margins, thereby supporting business profitability.

● Predictions on business development from analysts polled by Thomson-Reuters are tight. This results from either a good visibility into core activities or accurate earnings releases.

● The group usually releases upbeat results with huge surprise rates.

● The company is one of the best yield companies with high dividend expectations.

● For the last few months, EPS revisions have remained quite promising. Analysts now anticipate higher profitability levels than before.


Weaknesses

● Stock prices approach a strong long-term resistance in weekly data at EUR 30.63.

● According to Thomson-Reuters' forecast, revenue growth prospects are expected to be very low for the next fiscal years.

● Most analysts agree on a negative opinion with regard to the stock. Indeed, the average consensus issues recommendations to underperform or sell.

● The three month average target prices set by analysts do not offer high potential in comparison with the current prices.