BASF Action Forum

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- UBS raises its price target for NVIDIA from USD 150 to USD 185. Buy. $NVDA (+2,32 %)

- METZLER raises the price target for MUNICH RE from EUR 535 to EUR 543. Buy. $MUV2 (-2,42 %)

- GOLDMAN lowers the target price for NOVO NORDISK from DKK 1040 to DKK 1025. Buy. $NOVO B (-2,39 %)

- GOLDMAN upgrades MTU from Neutral to Buy and raises target price from EUR 276 to EUR 400. $MTX (-1,71 %)

- GOLDMAN upgrades BASF from Neutral to Buy and raises target price from EUR 45 to EUR 53. $BAS (-3,65 %)

- DEUTSCHE BANK RESEARCH raises the price target for FRESENIUS SE from EUR 42 to EUR 44. Buy. $FRE (-0,79 %)

- DEUTSCHE BANK RESEARCH raises the price target for EMBRACER from SEK 24 to SEK 28. Hold. $TH9A

- DEUTSCHE BANK RESEARCH raises the price target for AMADEUS IT from EUR 62 to EUR 65. Hold. $AMS (-1,25 %)

- DEUTSCHE BANK RESEARCH raises the price target for NEMETSCHEK from EUR 85 to EUR 100. Hold. $NEM (-0,68 %)

- WARBURG RESEARCH raises the price target for DÜRR from EUR 32 to EUR 33. Buy. $DURYY

- HAUCK AUFHÄUSER IB upgrades CANCOM from Hold to Buy. Target price EUR 32. $COK (-1,21 %)

- ODDO BHF upgrades GENERALI to Neutral. Target price EUR 26.10. $G (-0,53 %)

- METZLER raises the price target for HEIDELBERG MATERIALS from EUR 131 to EUR 138. Buy. $HEI (-2,58 %)

- BERENBERG raises the price target for FLATEXDEGIRO from EUR 16 to EUR 18. Buy. $FTK (-0,47 %)

- BERENBERG raises the price target for FREENET from EUR 29 to EUR 32. Buy. $FNTN (-1,63 %)

- JPMORGAN raises the target price for HEIDELBERG MATERIALS from EUR 108 to EUR 149. Overweight. $HEI (-2,58 %)

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- UBS lowers the price target for MUNICH RE from EUR 560 to EUR 540. Buy. $MUV2 (-2,42 %)

- ODDO BHF downgrades MODERNA to Outperform. Target price USD 86. $MRNA (+2,24 %)

- UBS downgrades VALE from Buy to Neutral and lowers target price from USD 14 to USD 11.50. $VALE (-2,31 %)

- DZ BANK lowers target price for DEUTZ from EUR 6.80 to EUR 5.80. Buy. $DEZ (-2,91 %)

- DZ BANK lowers the price target for BECHTLE from EUR 51 to EUR 45. Buy. $BC8 (-0,71 %)

- BERENBERG lowers the target price for ESTEE LAUDER from USD 87 to USD 76. Hold. $EL (-3,12 %)

- RBC lowers the target price for ASOS from GBP 4.60 to GBP 4. Sector Perform. $ASC (+0,96 %)

- RBC lowers the price target for EVOTEC from EUR 12 to EUR 11.60. Outperform. $EVT (-7,41 %)

- RBC lowers the price target for VESTAS from DKK 222 to DKK 156. Outperform. $VWS (-3,47 %)

- BERENBERG lowers the price target for SUSS MICROTEC from EUR 80 to EUR 75. Buy. $SMHN (+1,66 %)

- JEFFERIES downgrades NEL from Hold to Underperform and lowers target price from NOK 5.50 to NOK 3. $NEL (-1,72 %)

- RBC lowers the price target for BMW from EUR 81 to EUR 80. Sector Perform. $BMW (-0,59 %)

- JEFFERIES lowers the price target for KNAUS TABBERT from EUR 26 to EUR 20. Hold. $KTA (-2,6 %)

Hello everyone

I'm also making my first post 😄.

I hope you are all doing well.

My current buy candidates are:

$ASML (+0,06 %)

$SSUN Samsung stock I never find 😅

$NESN (-1,69 %)

$P911 (-1,04 %)

I still follow some of them:

$OR (-1,95 %) under 305€

$LIN (-0,37 %) under 385€

$MCD (-0,74 %) under 355$

$CVX (-0,37 %) under 135$

$BAS (-3,65 %) under 42.50€

What do you think?

What are your buy candidates?

Greetings from Switzerland.

As every Sunday, the most important dates for the coming week, as well as the most important news from the past week.

Also as a video:

https://youtube.com/shorts/kN6Y9oi8X6s?si=9LEl0Zmz4UONwyZQ

Monday:

$MBG (-0,93 %) Mercedes is the leader in autonomous driving in Germany, in terms of approvals by the KBA. Now they want approval for autonomous driving up to 95 km/h. So far, Mercedes' Drive Pilot has only been approved in traffic jams. Mercedes is also planning to obtain approval for driving at speeds of up to 130 km/h by the end of the decade. With this approval, Mercedes would reach level 3 of autonomous driving.

https://www.handelsblatt.com/mobilitaet/ratgeber-service/mercedes-benz-autobauer-will-automatisiertes-fahren-bis-95-km-h-anbieten/100072205.html

Tuesday:

China 🇨🇳 lowers interest rates, although this is accompanied by a devaluation of the national currency.

Real estate plays a key role in the Chinese economy. The move ultimately shows just how bad things currently are for the Chinese economy. Many of the economic developments in Germany are also attributable to the Chinese economy.

https://www.handelsblatt.com/finanzen/banken-versicherungen/banken-chinas-zentralbank-will-wirtschaft-mit-zinssenkung-staerken/100072542.html

The ifo business climate index fell again to 85.4 points. Despite this, the DAX briefly broke through the 19,000 point mark. The main reason for this is the euphoria caused by the measures in China. The data on the current assessment may already be out of date on the day of publication.

https://www.handelsblatt.com/politik/konjunktur/konjunktur-ifo-index-sinkt-erneut-wirtschaft-immer-staerker-unter-druck/100072604.html

Wednesday:

The US Department of Justice is investigating possible price fixing at $SAP (-0,16 %) SAP and Carahsoft Technology. Deals with the military and other government agencies are being investigated. Carahsoft is a dominant procurer of technology for the government.

https://www.manager-magazin.de/unternehmen/tech/sap-us-justiz-ueberprueft-geschaefte-von-softwarekonzern-hinsichtlich-moeglicher-preisabsprachen-a-473cd992-d0ac-4ec1-b45a-dad60d5c74a0

Thursday:

$BAS (-3,65 %) BASF deviates from its dividend policy and cuts the dividend to an expected 2.25 euros. So far, the dividend has been increased, or at least maintained in bad years. However, the economic downturn is now dragging on for some time and the pressure to reduce the dividend has increased. This is because BASF will also be cutting jobs at its main plant in Ludwigshafen.

https://www.swr.de/swraktuell/rheinland-pfalz/ludwigshafen/wie-geht-es-weiter-bei-der-basf-100.html

The Swiss National Bank is also lowering its key interest rate by 25 basis points. The key interest rate in Switzerland is therefore already between 1.0 - 1.25 %. Despite the significantly lower interest rates, the CHF is appreciating.

https://www.nzz.ch/finanzen/hypotheken-mieten-sparkonten-das-sind-die-folgen-des-zinsentscheids-der-snb-ld.1849796

Although Powell said nothing about interest rates or economic policy in his speech, the markets rose. The fact that he said nothing initially suggests that the Fed will stick to its current course of interest rate cuts.

https://www.investors.com/market-trend/stock-market-today/dow-jones-sp500-nasdaq-powell-speech-micron-stock-mu/

Friday:

$VOW (-1,76 %) VW is cutting its forecast again. Turnover is expected to be 320 billion euros and thus below the previous year. The return on sales is expected to be 5.6%. However, VW's valuation on the stock market is already so favorable that this will not change our opinion of VW. The entire group is valued at 45 billion euros.

https://www.handelsblatt.com/unternehmen/industrie/verkaufskrise-volkswagen-kassiert-erneut-die-prognose/100073856.html

Most important dates in the coming week:

Monday: 14:00 Inflation data (DE)

Thursday: 16:00 Economic data (USA)

Friday: 14:30 Employment data (USA)

What other important dates can you think of?

Week in review 28.09.

New all-time highs for DAX, Dow Jones, S&P 500, Gold, GE Vernova, Meta, Netflix, SAP, Vistra Corp, Walmart 👑🥇 $LYY7 (-1,87 %)
$CSPX (-0,01 %)
$ABX (-1,84 %)
$GEV (-6,15 %)
$META (+0,4 %)
$NFLX (+2,19 %)
$SAP (-0,16 %)
$VST (-2,14 %)
$WMT (+1,1 %)

New 52-week highs for 3M, Air Products, Alibaba, Arista Networks, Barrick Gold, Bank of Nova Scotia, BlackRock, Caterpillar, Constellation Energy, DuPont, HSBC, Infosys, Live Nation, McDonald's, Palantir, PayPal, Public Storage, Royal Bank of Canada, Royal Caribbean, Sea Ltd, Spotify, Tangier 💵📈 $PLTR (-0,28 %)
$9988 (-2,85 %)
$BABA (-3,57 %)
$BLK
$CAT (-0,67 %)
$BNS (-0,08 %)
$STZ (+1,17 %)
$DD (-0,95 %)
$HSBA (-2,13 %)
$HSBC (-1,88 %)
$INFY
$LYV (+0 %)
$MCD (-0,74 %)$PUB
$PUB
$RCL (+2,02 %)
$SEA (+0 %)
$SKT (+0,46 %)

Bitcoin with new 1-month high, +22% in three weeks since the low on 07.09. from 52k$ to 66k$, +150% in 12 months📉📈 $BTC (-0,48 %)

PayPal's own stablecoin PYUSD (crypto) is growing strongly and is now one of the top 100 cryptos by market capitalization at 95th place 💰 $PYPL (-0,29 %)

Palantir with inclusion in the S&P 500 on Monday #PLTRgang 🤜🤛👊✊ $PLTR (-0,28 %)

Uber is working with Google's Waymo (Alphabet) and wants to offer robotaxis for a surcharge 🚗🤖 $UBER (+0,18 %)
$GOOGL (+1,13 %)
$GOOG (+1,15 %)

After the ECB and FED, China has also turned on the money printer *brrr brrr*, plus a big economic stimulus program, China stocks therefore have their best week in 10 years, car and luxury stocks with Chinese business are therefore rising 🖨🇨🇳 $MC (-3,23 %)
$P911 (-1,04 %)
$BMW (-0,59 %)
$MBG (-0,93 %)

AMD CEO and Nvidia CEO confirm continued high demand for AI chips 🧠🤖, Nvidia CEO does not want to sell any more of his own shares for the time being. $AMD (-2,45 %)
$NVDA (+2,32 %)

Upcoming Playstation 6 with AMD chip again, but AMD will leave the high-end graphics card market for PC gamers and try to scale more strongly in the mid and lower segments. Nvidia would then have a monopoly 🎮 $SONY (-3,34 %)
$6758 (-1,67 %)

Super Micro suspected of accounting fraud. US justice is apparently already investigating according to an insider, -62% share price in three months 🔍👮 $SMCI

AI needs a lot of electricity and nuclear power plants are being reactivated in the USA. In Germany, it's the other way around due to the world's stupidest energy policy. US electricity provider shares, uranium mines - shares and ETFs are rising. ⚛️⚡️ (see podcast episode 57 "Buy High. Sell Low." pinned to my profile at the top) $URNM
$URA (+0,96 %)
$UEC (-1,62 %)

Micron with good quarterly figures and +13% share price, semiconductor stocks rally 💻📈 $MU (-3,75 %)

Costco - quarterly figures mixed, EPS exceeds estimates but sales worse than expected, share price falls slightly 🛒 $COST (+0,38 %)

McDonald's increases quarterly dividend by 6% to 1.77$. Since the first dividend payment in 1976, the payout has been increased 48 years in a row. 🍟🍔 $MCD (-0,74 %)

Investigation initiated against Visa 💳 and SAP 💻 in the USA for illegal price fixing $V (-0,03 %)
$SAP (-0,16 %)

Oil price falls again, Shell & Co. on the way to 1-year low 🛢⛽️ $SHEL (-0,63 %)
$GB00B03MM408
$RDS.A

Meta releases VR glasses Quest 3s for €330 from 15.10.24 📱👓

Intel launches AI accelerator "Gaudi 3" as an alternative to Nvidia's H100. IBM, Google & Dell as first customers. 🧠 $INTC (-2,95 %)

US debt level climbs above 35 trillion dollars for the first time 🖨💵

Ubisoft share price collapses due to postponement of "Assassin's Creed: Shadows", -70% 1-year performance 🎮📉 $UBI (-0,07 %)

DHL raises outlook / growth forecast until 2030 and increases letter postage by 10.5% in Germany from 2025 📦✉️📯 $DHL (-1,76 %)

BASF struggles with high energy prices and weak demand, threat of plant closure and dividend cut 🇩🇪📉 $BAS (-3,65 %)

Adidas (+28%) significantly better than Nike (-18%) since the beginning of the year ⚽️🏀👟 $ADS (-2,05 %)
$NKE (+0,26 %)

Takeover poker at Commerzbank by Ital. Unicredit continues 🏦🇮🇹🇩🇪 $CBK (-2,23 %)
$UCG (-1,02 %)

Jefferies issued a buy recommendation for BioNTech and sees the antibody BNT327 against cancer as a potential massive sales driver. 👨‍⚕️⚕️💊 $DE000A0V9BC4

Mutares -14% because shortseller Gotham City raises serious allegations against the SDAX member: Ponzi scheme, false accounting and circular business model 🔍👮 $MUX (-3,44 %)

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BASF announced that it intends to float its Agriculture Solutions division on the stock market.

$BAS (-3,65 %)
$BASF
$BASFY (-3,62 %)

https://www.handelsblatt.com/unternehmen/industrie/chemiekonzern-basf-will-agrargeschaeft-an-die-boerse-bringen/100073091.html

#news
#stocks
#basf

$BAS (-3,65 %) already up 5% today. Bought more last week 🫡🚀

Detailed BASF share analysis
$BAS (-3,65 %)

Quarterly figures & performance

Outlook & dates

Market environment

Global diversification

Ratings

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Spin-off of exhaust catalysts

Expansion of battery materials

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02.09.2024

STOXX-50 under review + USA without stock market trading today + German elections in Thuringia and Saxony, without surprise + VARTA in negotiations with creditors + Is the FED lowering more than expected? Soon we will have more clarity

German Post $DHL (-1,76 %) and BASF $BAS (-3,65 %) about to leave the Stoxx-50 - Kering to leave the Euro-Stoxx-50 The weakness of the German economy is now also reflected in the indices: in addition to Reckitt Benckiser, Deutsche Post and BASF will probably also have to leave the Stoxx-50 with effect from September 23. The shares of the British stock exchange operator LSE and the bank shares Intesa Sanpaolo and BBVA are likely to move up. Kering will probably have to make way for Engie shares in the Euro Stoxx 50. However, VW's survival in its class was also not entirely assured shortly before the end of the counting period.

25 or 50 basis points - more clarity after the labor market report

As the reporting season for the first half of the year has come to an end, impetus can now be expected primarily from the macro side. The highlights in the coming week will be the Federal Reserve's economic report on Wednesday and the major US labor market report for August on Friday. Following this, there will be more clarity as to whether the US Federal Reserve will cut key interest rates by 25 or 50 basis points at its next meeting on September 18.

The Swabian battery manufacturer Varta $VAR1 (-8,19 %) is still wrestling with some of its creditors over changes to its restructuring concept, according to insiders. Some of the promissory note creditors have demanded improvements in their favor, and the company has subsequently improved the concept twice, two people familiar with the negotiations told Reuters news agency on Friday. The ball is now in the creditors' court: they have until today to approve the proposal, said one of the insiders. Varta did not want to comment on this.

It ended August, which was weak in the meantime, with a plus of a good two percent. JPMorgan expert Greg Fuzesi considers the election results in the federal states of Thuringia and Saxony to be "difficult, but not dramatic". After all, it is close to the previous polls. The electoral success of the AfD in Thuringia and the second place in Saxony are a poor testimony to the federal traffic light system. The SPD, Greens and FDP's performance was correspondingly poor. However, according to Fuzesi, this is unlikely to have a direct impact on their federal policy. In addition, the AfD is likely to be excluded from forming a government because other parties are refusing to form coalitions

Monday: Stock market dates, economic data, quarterly figures

ex-dividend of individual stocks

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Quarterly figures / Company dates USA / Asia

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Quarterly figures / Company dates Europe

No time specified:

- Heidelberg Materials, SdK Investor Forum

- Rheinmetall, Bank of America Virtual Industrials Back to School Conference, New York

Stock market holiday USA and Canada

Economic data

• 09:45 IT: Purchasing Managers' Index/PMI manufacturing August previous: 47,4
• 09:50 FR: Purchasing Managers' Index/PMI manufacturing (2nd release) August PROGNOSIS: 42.1 1st release: 42.1 previous: 44.0
• 09:55 DE: Purchasing Managers' Index/PMI Manufacturing (2nd release) August FORECAST: 42.1 1st release: 42.1 previous: 43.2
• 10:00 EU: Purchasing Managers' Index/PMI manufacturing Eurozone (2nd release) August FORECAST: 45.6 1st release: 45.6 Previous: 45.8
• 10:30 UK: Purchasing Managers' Index/PMI Manufacturing (2nd release) August 1st release: 52.5 previous: 52.1
• 15:45 US: Purchasing Managers' Index/PMI Manufacturing (2nd release) August PROGNOSIS: 48.1 1st release: 48.0 previous: 49.6
• 22:05 CH: Review of the composition of the Stoxx-50, Euro-Stoxx-50 and Stoxx-600

Have you ever thought about how companies actually get their ticker symbols?

Of course, you can make it as easy as Okta and $OKTA (+0,11 %) or just take Meta $META (+0,4 %) , $UBER (+0,18 %) , $SAP (-0,16 %) etc. or you can be clever like Porsche with $P911 (-1,04 %) or Salesforce with $CRM (-0,17 %) and advertise the product with your own ticker.

But then there are also companies that omit a letter from their name for no reason, such as $BAS (-3,65 %) , $PEP (+0,08 %) or $TSLA (-6,59 %) and there are really crazy ones that simply use $AAPL (+0,17 %) instead of $APPLE or $BAYN (-13,03 %) instead of $BAYER. Steve Jobs can't tell me that there was nothing better than writing Apple with two A's back then.

And of course there are $AFX (-2,89 %) and $KO (+0,08 %) the ticker has nothing to do with the actual name.

Finally, there is also the faction that simply uses the classic $C (-0,78 %) , $O (-0,83 %) , $V (-0,03 %) or $F (-0,38 %) which at least makes sense because it really is much shorter.